SCMP’s Lam Ka-sing wins Business Reporter of the Year honour at Hang Seng University’s 7th Business Journalism Awards

Lam also won silver in the Best Property Market Reporting (Text) category for his story about Hong Kong’s retail landlords luring restaurants to fill vacant space

Iris Ouyang won silver in the Best Technology News Reporting (Text) for her feature about how large luxury brands are staking territory in the metaverse

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The Post’s Deputy Business Editor Peggy Sito, Senior Reporter Lam Ka-sing and Reporter Iris Ouyang at the 7th Business Journalism Awards presented by the Hang Seng University’s School of Communications on April 27, 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.

Published: 8:10pm, 27 Apr 2023Updated: 10:28pm, 27 Apr 2023

Lam Ka-sing, a senior reporter at the South China Morning Post, was recognised as the Business Reporter of the Year at the 7th Business Journalism Awards by the Hang Seng University of Hong Kong (HSUHK).

Lam, who joined the Post full time in 2018, received the top honour from the university’s School of Communication, in an annual award competition that attracted more than 300 entries in nine award categories in text, video and audio journalism.

The panel of judges comprised 60 professionals from different fields, selecting the winning entries based on news value and impact, originality and exclusivity, reportorial quality, storytelling and writing skills.

Hong Kong’s youth should consider pursuing careers in journalism, due to promising job prospects in the industry, said Deputy Financial Secretary Michael Wong Wai-lun, the guest of honour at the awards.

The Post’s senior reporter Lam Ka-sing was recognised as the Business Reporter of the Year at the 7th Business Journalism Awards presented by the Hang Seng University’s School of Communication on April 27, 2023. Photo: Yik Yeung-man.

“A good business report should not only present factual information, but also offer analytical perspectives for readers,” Wong said, adding that the government’s Information Services Department should streamline its reporting by delivering “one message at a time, instead of overwhelming readers with excessive content”.

News organisations will not be replaced by technology or the rapid development of artificial intelligence (AI), since commentators on social media still rely on a large volume of news content from these traditional outlets, highlighting the importance of the quality and reliability of news content, Wong said.

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