The first English weekly in Guangzhou

　　In 1997, before Hongkong’s handover to China, instructed by Guangzhou Committee of the Communist Party of China and Guangzhou City People’s Government, Guangzhou Daily Press Group officially launched Guangzhou Morning Post, the first and only English weekly in South China.

　　 GZMP is the only press appointed by the Information Office of the Guangzhou government for publicity overseas. In 2004, GZMP played an important role and significantly contributed to the success of Guangzhou’s bidding for the 2010 Asian Games.

　　 In 2002, Zhao Qizheng, director of China’s State Council Information Office, visited Guangzhou, and he highly praised GZMP and Guangzhou Today (another English magazine published by GZMP) as two of the best issues for publicity overseas.

　　 The leaders of Guangzhou Committee of the Communist Party of China and Guangzhou City People’s Government have always shown great concerns to the development of GZMP. Since 2003, GZMP has been a must-have on the desks of all the relevant leaders.

　　 Since 2004, with the intensive support from Guangzhou Daily Press Group, the “Five-year (2003-2008) development plan of GZMP” has been implemented at a faster pace.

　　 In 2005, under the instruction of Lin Shusen, Secretary General of Guangzhou Committee of the CPC, and Zhang Guangning, Mayor of the Guangzhou City, the Guangzhou Daily Press Group is determined to speed up the development of GZMP, making it the most authoritative and first-class English Daily in South China as soon as possible.

　　 A paper attractive to talents

　　 Since the launch of GZMP, the circulation has been increasing. Now it has enjoyed a wide readership covering Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta. Besides, GZMP has now established friendly and cooperative relationships with many prominent joint ventures.

　　 GZMP’s target readers, which include foreign experts staying in Guangzhou, high-ranked executives taking English as a second language and college students proficient in English, are mostly talented persons of the society.

　　 To meet the different requirements of readers with different English education background, GZMP has designed a series of weekly publications including the White-Collars Weekly, College Weekly, Senior Secondary School Weekly, Junior Secondary School Weekly, Primary School Weekly and Kids Weekly. These publications are well appreciated by readers of all levels to be the best choices for enhancing English reading comprehension and appreciation.

　　The editorial staff of GZMP is a galaxy of talents. Ninety percent of the editors are postgraduates or with degrees granted by universities abroad. With the joint efforts of these brilliant and creative people, GZMP has therefore become a high quality newspaper.

　　 The most aspired English Daily to be out soon

　　 With a bright blueprint in hand, GZMP is planning to develop from an English weekly into an English Daily in the soonest time to meet the strong appeals of 1.5 to 2 million English readers in cosmopolitan city of Guangzhou and the Pearl River Delta.

　　Guangzhou Morning Post, as the first English Daily targeted at high-end readers in South China, is opening a new age of English medium in Guangzhou. Let’s join our efforts and share the bright future.