Sudden Weekly
Sudden Weekly (Chinese: 忽然一週) was a women's magazine published in Hong Kong by Jimmy Lai's Next Media Limited from 1995 until 2015.[2] The magazine featured articles on celebrities and targeted women.[2] It ceased publication on 7 August 2015.[2][3]
| Publisher | Next Media |
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| Paid circulation | 77,588/week Jul–Dec 2014 avg [1] |
| First issue | 6 August 1995 |
| Final issue | 7 August 2015 |
| Based in | Hong Kong |
| Website | sudden |
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| Traditional Chinese | 忽然一週 | ||||||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 忽然一周 | ||||||||||
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Scoops
Issue 493 of the magazine (dated 7 January 2005 but delivered to newsstands on the night of 6 January) carried a story that included photographs of Director of the Chief Executive's Office Lam Woon-kwong with a woman outside a hotel in Tokyo and an interview with his wife of nearly 30 years. Lam resigned on the same evening, citing "in view of the media report on my private affairs, I tendered my resignation to the chief executive today".[4]
References
- "Annual Report 2014-2015" (PDF). HKEX news (in Chinese). Next Media. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
- Eric Cheung (21 July 2015). "A 'harsh winter' for print media? Layoffs as Sudden Weekly to cease publication in August". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- Isaac Cheung (21 July 2015). "HK gossip mag Sudden Weekly to cease publication after 20 years". Hong Kong Coconuts. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- Leung, Ambrose (7 January 2005). "Tung's top aide resigns over Tokyo photos with female friend". South China Morning Post. Alibaba. Retrieved 11 May 2017.
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