Senior South China Morning Post journalist Quinton Chan was last night named local journalist of the year in English.
Judges at the annual Society of Publishers in Asia press awards commended him for writing 'great investigative pieces that challenge the government and reflect real digging as well as commitment to the public interest'.
His stories displayed 'great breadth with a good selection of issues important both to the civic life of Hong Kong and the personal lives of Hong Kong residents.'
The panel said Chan made very effective use of high-quality sources to bring out exclusive and revealing information on these issues.
The South China Morning Post and the Sunday Morning Post cemented their reputation for newspaper excellence by carrying off nine accolades.
The Post was named winner in three other categories: news photography, newspaper design, and environment reporting.
It received honourable mentions for special issues and sections, editorial cartoons, design, business reporting, and in the scoop award for exclusive reporting.