Rate Card
Licence Scheme for Distributing Photocopies of Articles to Clients
(Not Applicable to newspaper clipping companies/agencies)


Newspapers Monthly fee
Per Very Low Usage Client *
(HK$)
Monthly fee
Per Low Usage Client *
(HK$)
Monthly fee
Per Medium Usage Client *
(HK$)
Monthly fee
Per High Usage Client
(HK$)
am730 $57.5 $115 $230 $383.3
China Daily Hong Kong Edition $45  $90 $180 $300 
Headline Daily $62.5  $125 $250 $416.7
Hong Kong Commercial Daily $62.5 $125 $250 $416.7
Hong Kong Economic Journal $61.3 $122.5 $245 $408.3
Hong Kong Economic Times $80 $160 $320 $533.3
Lion Rock Daily $61.3 $122.5 $245 $408.3
Ming Pao Daily News $71.9 $143.8 $287.5 $479.2
Sing Pao $59.6 $119.3 $238.5 $397.5
Sing Tao Daily $62.5 $125 $250 416.7
South China Morning Post & Sunday Morning Post N/A   $200.8 $401.5 $669.2 
The Standard $62.5  $125 $250 $416.7
Ta Kung Pao $61.3 $122.5 $245  $408.3
Wen Wei Po $61.3 $122.5 $245 $408.3

(Publications are listed in alphabetical order)

(Effective for the period from 15 November 2023 to 14 November 2024)

  • A “High-usage Client” in respect any Selected Newspaper means a client of the Licensee to whom the Licensee may distribute photocopies of unlimited number of Articles extracted from such Selected Newspaper, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence.
  • A “Medium-usage Client” in respect of any Selected Newspaper means a client of the Licensee to whom the Licensee may each month distribute photocopies of not more than 60 Articles extracted from such Selected Newspaper, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence.
  • A “Low-usage Client” in respect of any Selected Newspaper means a client of the Licensee to whom the Licensee may each month distribute photocopies of not more than 30 Articles extracted from such Selected Newspaper, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence.
  • A “Very Low-usage Client” in respect of any Selected Newspaper means a client of the Licensee to whom the Licensee may each month distribute photocopies of not more than 10 Articles extracted from such Selected Newspaper, on and subject to the terms and conditions of this Licence.