15 Facts About RTHK

1.

GOW, the predecessor to RTHK, was established in 1928 as the first broadcasting service in Hong Kong.

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2.

At that time, RTHK did not have its own television broadcast transmitters.

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3.

In 1986, RTHK headquarters moved across the road to the former Commercial Television studios, which were renamed Television House.

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4.

In December 1994, RTHK launched its website and made its television productions, as well as content from its seven radio channels, available online.

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5.

In March 2017, as the Hong Kong government decided to terminate DAB services in Hong Kong, RTHK said that it would integrate the existing DAB programmes into existing AM and FM radio channels.

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6.

Since 2020, RTHK programmes are no longer broadcast on TVB channels.

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7.

RTHK primarily produces public affairs programmes such as Hong Kong Connection, Headliner, A Week in Politics, Media Watch, Pentaprism, Access, The Pulse and Police Report .

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8.

RTHK has received multiple awards for its reporting on the 2019 Hong Kong protests, such as from the 50th US International Film and Video Festival, the 2020 New York TV and Film Awards, and the 24th Human Rights Press Awards.

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9.

RTHK won an award for an episode of Hong Kong Connection about the 2019 Yuen Long attack, but declined the award and said it would not accept any awards during its "transition period" under its new director.

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10.

RTHK was criticised by the Audit Commission of the Hong Kong Government for its problems on complying with regulations on staff management.

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11.

RTHK's stood to be dismissed if she rejected the extension.

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12.

RTHK claimed that it was to align the YouTube channel with RTHK's policy of only making content available for one year since the date of broadcast on their own website.

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13.

Days before the 32nd anniversary of the Tiananmen massacre, RTHK journalists were informed that no political story would be allowed to air.

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14.

RTHK management said three episodes of Hong Kong Connection, Hong Kong Stories, and LegCo Review "were not impartial, unbiased and accurate".

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15.

On 29 June 2021, RTHK let go of veteran Allan Au Ka-lun, ending 11 years of him hosting the Open Line Open View program.

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