Hong Kong Shuguang News Agency, October 29 (Wire) — The Hangzhou Representative Office of China Morning Post Press Co., Ltd. has recently completed all statutory registration procedures and officially commenced operations in the historic land of Wu and Yue. Based in Qiantang (Hangzhou) and taking the land of the two Zhe (Zhejiang) as a key fulcrum for a nationwide layout, the Representative Office serves as a new exchange link for information connectivity and cultural integration between Hong Kong, Macao, and the mainland.

The reporter learned that the Representative Office has lawfully obtained the Registration Certificate for Permanent Representative Offices of Foreign (Regional) Enterprises issued by the Zhejiang Provincial Administration for Market Regulation, possessing the legal entity qualification to carry out business liaison, information exchange, cultural promotion, and other work. To strictly abide by relevant laws and regulations and ensure the transparency of establishment information, the establishment announcement of the Representative Office has been published in Zhejiang Legal Daily, Zhejiang Workers’ Daily, and China Business Herald. Completing the statutory public notice through authoritative and credible media platforms within the province has also laid a solid foundation for the Representative Office to subsequently conduct various businesses nationwide in compliance with regulations.

Niu Zejian, President and Publisher of China Morning Post, stated that the lawful establishment of the Hangzhou Representative Office of China Morning Post Press Co., Ltd. of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region is a brand-new starting point for China Morning Post to uphold integrity and practice earnestly, and also an important mark for media professionals in the new era to fulfill their mission of the times. As a media outlet that has weathered eighty years of vicissitudes, witnessed the changes of the times, and connected the hearts of people at home and abroad, the newspaper will always use its pen and ink as a bridge, deeply cultivate the cultural soil of cross-Strait humanities, and record the vivid practices of cross-Strait economic integration and cultural mutual learning with objective and detailed reporting; with gentle yet powerful narratives, it will cultivate the emotional consensus of “cross-Strait family ties.” Looking ahead, the newspaper will use the Qiantang Representative Office as a fulcrum to convey the voice of the nation and home, contribute media strength to promoting cross-Strait integrated development and assisting the cause of peaceful reunification of the motherland, and write a media answer sheet belonging to the new era.

When asked why Hangzhou was chosen, Gao Wen, Editor-in-Chief of Hong Kong China Morning Post, said in an interview that the Representative Office’s settlement here is not accidental but stems from a deep appreciation of the cultural roots of the land of the two Zhe that have stretched for thousands of years. The land of Wu and Yue has a prosperous and profound cultural heritage; the long-standing Confucian thought, Zhouyi philosophy, filial piety and righteousness, and loyalty and justice have been inherited and continued here. This humanistic heritage, steeped in thousands of years, is a key link for uniting the emotions of Chinese people worldwide and disseminating Chinese cultural heritage. Looking back at the long river of Chinese civilization, the two Zhe regions are the core region for the inheritance and promotion of Chinese cultural heritage. Rooting the Representative Office here is both a tribute to fine traditional Chinese culture and a hope to use Qiantang as the origin to promote Chinese culture widely to the whole country and overseas.

The establishment of the Hangzhou Representative Office is another major strategic move by China Morning Post Press Co., Ltd. of Hong Kong following the establishment of the Jinan Representative Office in October 2025.

When discussing why Hangzhou was chosen, Gao Wen, Executive President and Editor-in-Chief of China Morning Post, said in an interview that the Representative Office’s settlement here is not accidental but stems from a deep appreciation of the cultural roots of the land of the two Zhe that have stretched for thousands of years. The land of Wu and Yue has a prosperous culture and profound accumulation; the long-standing Confucian thought, Zhouyi philosophy, filial piety and righteousness, and loyalty and justice have been inherited and continued here. This humanistic heritage, steeped in thousands of years, is a key link for uniting the emotions of Chinese people worldwide and disseminating Chinese cultural heritage. Looking back at the long river of Chinese civilization, the two Zhe regions are the core region for the inheritance and promotion of Chinese cultural heritage. Rooting the Representative Office here is both a tribute to fine traditional Chinese culture and a hope to use Qiantang as the origin to promote Chinese culture widely to the whole country and overseas.

Next, the Hangzhou Representative Office will, within the framework of legal compliance, actively connect with government and enterprise units and cultural institutions in the two Zhe regions and across the country. On the one hand, it will help the splendid excellent culture of the mainland set sail and go global through the Hong Kong platform; on the other hand, it will introduce cutting-edge industry dynamics from Hong Kong, Macao, and overseas into the mainland, facilitate cross-regional two-way exchanges, deepen multi-field collaborative cooperation between the mainland and Hong Kong, and fulfill the era’s responsibility of a Chinese-language media outlet.