Sudden Weekly
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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.
History and profile
Sudden Weekly was founded by Next Media in 1995.[1] The magazine featured articles on celebrities and targeted women's.[1] It ceased publication on 7 August 2015.[1][2]
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".[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b c 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.
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