In the story headlined “Rita Fan reignites Article 23 debate” on page C3 yesterday, we wrongly stated that former legislator Rita Fan Hsu Lai-tai had insisted Article 23 of the Basic Law was “a monster as imagined by many”. What Fan actually said is that Article 23 is “not … a monster as imagined by [...]
A chart accompanying “Fund bags HK$24b on back of market rise” on B1 yesterday incorrectly showed a profit of HK$2.9 billion in bond income from Hong Kong’s Exchange Fund in the first quarter of this year. It should have shown a loss of HK$2.9 billion. Report an error
On Page 4 of Young Post, May 3, it was incorrectly reported that Benjamin Allen of La Salle College was runner-up in the “world in debating” category. In fact, Benjamin came second in the world for debating. Also, in the same article, it was reported that James Lo, of Diocesan Boys’ School, was the sole [...]
The Obama/Osama errors keep rolling in. (Read my full collection here.) The South China Morning Post distinguished itself by making the mistake in a headline and then publishing an incorrect correction: In a headline on page A2 yesterday, the US president’s first name was erroneously given instead of that of Osama bin Laden. We apologise [...]
In an article “Many accusations of spying but few facts as Karmapa accused of spying” published on February 9, a Tibetan political activist was reported as saying that Mr Shamarpa Rinpoche, a senior figure in the Karma Kagyu Buddhist sect, was trying to demonize Ogyen Trinley Dorje, who is recognised by the Dalai Lama as [...]
The headline “Look ma, no steering – and no brakes” on page A6 yesterday, and the unattributed quote in the report that the headline was based on, were inaccurate. The prototype design of the electric tram does have brakes, and there are plans to install a computer-controlled steering system and more effective combo-brakes in the [...]
A caption accompanying Saturday’s report, “Another yoga firm crashes owing customers thousands”, on page C1 erroneously described the man pictured as a Planet Yoga staff member trying to stop the media reporting on the yoga chain’s closure. He was, in fact, a customer of Planet Yoga. We apologise for the error. Report an error
The report, “From Russia with love ? for the party”, on page 6 of the Sunday Morning Post on April 18 misquoted Lilia Yanark as saying the Communist Party had destroyed Russia rather than modernising it. It should have quoted her as saying, “Russian leaders have destroyed the Communist Party instead of modernising it”. Report [...]
A report from Bloomberg*: The South China Morning Post in Hong Kong apologized on its front page for the incorrect use of Chinese characters for the name of Chinese President Hu Jintao. “The South China Morning Post sincerely apologizes for the Chinese name translation error for President Hu Jintao in yesterday’s newspaper,†the entire correction [...]
In the Sunday Morning Post two days ago, we reported the death of Malaysia’s former king Sultan Iskandar Ismail. However, the accompanying picture was of King Syed Sirajuddin, who ruled between 2001 and 2006 and who is still alive. We apologise for the error and any misunderstanding it caused. Report an error
The story headlined “HIV screening kicks off on theatrical note” on page A4 on Wednesday wrongly stated that only 56 people in Hong Kong had developed Aids since 1984. There have been 1,086 cases. Report an error
The story titled “He’s got the world on his strings” in C6 yesterday incorrectly referred to guitarist John Williams as the creator of the Star Wars and other movie scores. While the Australian musician is also a composer and arranger, the film scores are the work of the American John Williams. We apologise for the [...]
An article by Katie Lau which ran in yesterday’s Life section headlined “Divas celebrate a love that endures” incorrectly identified composer Joseph Koo Ka-fai as being deceased. The error is regretted. The celebrated musician is in fact very much alive. Report an error
The headline, “Amnesty says hundreds killed in Gambian witch-hunts”, on a report on page A10 yesterday was inaccurate. The report quoted Amnesty International as saying hundreds of people had been kidnapped in witch-hunts in The Gambia. The report said at least two were known to have died. We regret the error. Report an error
The article “Unified standard seen linking mobile world” published yesterday incorrectly stated that telecommunications executive Craig Ehrlich is married to Christine Loh Kung-wai. Statements attributed to Mr Ehrlich that he used the term “wife” to describe his relationship with Ms Loh were in fact not what he said. We apologise for any embarrassment this has [...]
In the story “Calls about child neglect up 77pc, says group” on page C3 yesterday, the increase in the number of calls related to suspected psychological abuse should have been 58.6 per cent, not “more than doubled”. The error was introduced in the editing process. Report an error
The story headlined Bombay Dreams, which appeared in the Life section on Tuesday, incorrectly identified Purnima Chaudhuri as the father of Nilanjan Chaudhuri; she is his mother. The error is regretted. Report an error
In yesterday’s Behind the News report, “Legacy of wartime pontiff still divides Catholics and Jews”, on page A16, the caption to the accompanying photograph wrongly identified Pope Benedict XVI as the pope Catholics wanted canonised despite accusations that he did little to save Jews during the Holocaust. It should have said Pope Pius XII. Report [...]
The article “Fanning Flames: There is much at stake for Beijing, as Tibetan groups fighting for autonomy have been linked to US funding”, written by Ching Cheong and published in the South China Morning Post on April 24, 2008, incorrectly referred to the Trace Foundation as having ties to the United States Department of State [...]
A White Collar item published yesterday should have said Mr Carlson Tong Ka-shing had stepped down as chairman of the stock exchange listing committee after having served his maximum term. He has not been jailed, as was erroneously inserted during the editing process. We apologise to Mr Tong and deeply regret the error. Report an [...]
The story headed “Li Ka-shing dismisses need for 10th terminal” on page A2 on Friday incorrectly stated Mr Li’s business empire spanned a string of Chinese imports. This should have read a string of Chinese ports. Report an error
