"No fear for wind and storm and with the emergence of the Sun, a sharp contrast will be found between black and white".

The phrase actually means "There is no need to fear trials and tribulations, for once the sun rises, all things will become clear, the righteous will shine and the wrong will hide in the shadows."

Moreover, it enclosed some souvenirs such as toys, books and fast-food restaurant discount coupons.

Over 1,000,000 people read the Sun daily and 29,000 readers subscribe its electronic newspaper.

According to Ma Ching Kwan, chairman of Oriental Press Group, the site enabled overseas Chinese to keep up with Hong Kong news.

The online content was divided into seven parts: politics, finance, entertainment, sport, technology, feature and horse racing.

orisun.com and the-sun.com.hk were struggling to secure market share as more and more newspapers and news magazines have online versions.

The Sun set up a hotline and a fax number for people to report the news happening around them.

If those news possessed potential that could arouse citizens' interest or entertain people, reporters would investigate the issue and post them on the newspaper.

The owner cited the "recent deteriorating business environment in Hong Kong" as the reason for the decision.