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Global Perspective is an annual series in which documentary makers from around the world (including RTHK) bring together stories that offer unique perspectives and thoughts on a single theme. This year's theme is "Old School, New School".
"The Sunday Smile" is a new English-language radio programme for primary school children. It gives a unique opportunity for children and parents to practice their English together. Starting from 14 December every Sunday morning from 9:00am to 9:30am, the show will feature fun educational segments, competitions with prizes, cool music, and contemporary stories.
Housing officials said short-term homes for people awaiting public flats may be allowed to operate for longer than originally intended if the land they are built on is not needed for development. The undersecretary for housing, Victor Tai, made the remark during Tuesday's Legco panel meeting to discuss transitional housing. When asked what would ha…
Hong Kong’s tourism watchdog said on Tuesday that the trade is working hard to minimise the impact of mainland tour groups on residents in Kowloon City, amid complaints that a recent surge in visitors had affected their daily lives. Tour groups have returned to the SAR after quarantine-free travel was resumed with the mainland, and residents in Hun…
Hong Kong needs to find sufficient land for its housing needs and economic development so it can be better than other places, Chief Executive John Lee said on Tuesday. "It's not about competing with ourselves, it's about competing with the rest of the world. We need to do better than others," he told reporters before going into this week's Executiv…
The man suing Gwyneth Paltrow over what he claims was a hit-and-run ski accident on a posh US slope said on Monday the accident had changed his "essence". Terry Sanderson, a 76-year-old retired optometrist, said the 2016 collision in Utah had left him with four broken ribs and lasting psychological damage. "I'm like living another life now," he tol…
Chief Executive John Lee on Tuesday said officials have a responsibility to ensure that public gatherings are not hijacked or pose a risk to public order, safety and national security. He was responding to a reporter's question, ahead of the weekly Executive Council meeting, about a demonstration on Sunday against land reclamation in Tseung Kwan O,…
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday delayed a decision on bitterly contested plans for a judicial overhaul amid fears that Israel's worst national crisis in years could fracture his coalition or escalate into violence. It was unclear how far the bill's delay to next month's new parliamentary session, after mass protests and growing labour s…
The Hungarian parliament, dominated by Prime Minister Viktor Orban's right-wing Fidesz party, ratified Finland's Nato membership Monday after months of diplomatically charged delay. A large majority of lawmakers -- 182 votes for versus six against -- approved the accession of the Nordic country into the military alliance. The vote means that 29 out…
One of Hong Kong's main power suppliers said on Monday it won't be going ahead with an increase in prices next month, while the other says it expects bills to start coming down from the middle of the year. Executives from CLP Power and Hongkong Electric made the comments as they came under pressure at a Legco panel meeting over fuel charges, an ele…
Beijing on Monday said that it was detaining a Japanese national on suspicion of espionage, after Tokyo urged the mainland to release one of its citizens. "Relevant Chinese authorities took criminal coercive measures this month against a Japanese citizen, in accordance with the law," Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a regular press brief…
Lawmakers on Monday urged the authorities to give businesses in the travel sector more time to apply for government-backed loans under a HK$2.3 billion scheme and to avoid excluding companies that are in default on their other debts. The scheme, announced in last month's budget, will allow travel agents and bus operators to borrow money to speed up…
A tourism trade representative said on Monday that there's a need for Hong Kong to operate low-cost tours, saying it doesn’t necessarily mean that they would engage in forced shopping. Last Friday, Chinese newspaper Oriental Daily reported that such tours have filled parts of Kowloon, with mainland tourists having to eat cheap takeaways on the stre…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday sacked Defence Minister Yoav Gallant, triggering mass protests, a day after Gallant broke ranks with the government and urged a halt to a highly contested plan to overhaul the judicial system. As news of the dismissal spread, tens of thousands of protesters, many waving blue and white Israeli flag…
Health Secretary Lo Chung-mau said on Sunday that his bureau will order the Hospital Authority to submit a report after part of Tuen Mun Hospital became flooded during a downpour, forcing a dozen patients to be diverted to other hospitals. The downpour on Saturday caused a backflow of rainwater which flooded parts of the Accident and Emergency Depa…
About 80 people marched in Tseung Kwan O on Sunday to protest against a reclamation plan near their home, in the first demonstration authorised by the police since the Covid-19 pandemic broke out in 2019. The protesters marched from Tiu Keng Leng Sports Centre to Tseung Kwan O Waterfront Park at around 11am, holding up a banner that said: "oppose r…
An explosion at a chocolate factory in Pennsylvania on Friday evening killed two people and left several others missing as investigators begin to determine a cause. West Reading Borough Police Department Chief of Police Wayne Holben confirmed there were two fatalities, nine people missing and several others injured by the explosion at the R.M. Palm…
I’ve got a great show for you today all about Hong Kong. We’ll be starting with a bit of history to find out just how our city started. Then we’ll have some Fun Facts as you learn a little bit about the city in which we live. And finally we’ll be endin...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ve got a great show lined up for you today, starting with a bit of Exploring Earth, as we dive deep beneath the surface of the ocean. Then we’ll be joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that we’ll have some fun on Stunning Sport...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ve got a great show lined up for you today starting with a bit of a history as we learn a bit about tea. After that, we’re joined on the Sunday Stage by students just like you. Then we’ll be enjoying some more hot tea around the world on Fantastic Fo...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off the show with a bit of Fun Facts as we learn a bit about magnets. Then we’re joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that, we’ll be playing a game of What’s that animal! And finally we’re ending the show with a...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ve got a great show lined up for you today as we explore the culture of Japan. Starting off with a musical journey into Japanese Jazz. Then we’ll be enjoying some Sushi through history on Fantastic Food. We’ll also be joined on The Sunday Stage by s...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
On today’s show we’ll be starting with a game of What’s that Animal. Where you have to guess the animal sound I’ll be playing, hint, today might be a bit easy. Then we’re joined on the Sunday Stage by students just like you. After that we’re exploring ...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off with a bit of Stunning Sports as we check out something called Speed Cubing. After that we’re joined on The Sunday Stage by students just like you. Then we’ll have some fun with Wacky Words as we learn about pesky silent letters. ...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ve got an exciting show lined up for you today, starting with some Fun Facts. As we learn a bit more about the history of Fashion. Then we’re joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that we’re enjoying a piece of chocolate on Fant...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off today’s show with a bit of Exploring Earth as we learn about Time Travel. After that We’ll be joined on The Sunday Stage by students just like you. Then we’ll have a game of What’s That Animal where you have to guess the animal so...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
On today’s show we’ll be talking a bit about ice. As we dive in the history of ice harvesting in Fantastic Food. We’ll also learn some cool facts about ice in Fun Facts. Then we’ll be joined on the Sunday Stage with some students telling a great story....저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
On today’s show, I’ll be starting by going back in time to learn a bit more about some ancient tombs. Then we’ll be joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that, we’ll learn a bit about the Olympic games on Stunning Sports. And fina...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off today’s show with a bit of Stunning Sports as we head to India to check out one of their exciting new sports. Then we’ll be joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that, we’ll test our hunger on Fantastic Food....저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
The first thing up on today's show is a trip back in time. As we learn a little bit about the history of Medicine. Then we’ll be joined on The Sunday Stage by students just like you. After that we’ll continue our medical journey on Fun Facts. And final...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ll be starting off today’s show with a bit of Fantastic Food as we get a bit spicy. Then we’re joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that we'll be joined on the Sunday Stage by students just like you. Then we’ll test the limits ...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off today’s show with a little bit of Exploring Earth as we head to the lowest point on land. After that we’ll be joined by students just like you on the Sunday Stage. Then we’ll be learning a little bit about salt on Fun Facts. And f...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ve got an exciting show lined up for you today, starting with a bit of What’s that animal, where you’ll have to guess the animal sound I’m playing. After that, we’ll have some fun on The Sunday Stage. Then we’ll be learning a bit about food on Fun Sc...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off the show with a bit of music as we learn all about ‘dat funk’. Then we’ll be joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that, we’ll learn why maps are lying to you on Exploring Earth. And finally, we’ll be ending ...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off today’s show with some Fun Facts as we learn a little bit about Dice. Then we’ll be joined once again by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that we’ll do a little bit of a dice experiment. Then we’ll be ending with ...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
I’ve got a great show lined up for you today starting with some Fun Facts as we learn a bit more about time. Then we’ll be joined on The Sunday Stage by students just like you. After that we’ll go back in time to learn how we managed to keep track of i...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
This week we'll be starting with some Fun Facts as we explore a bit of space. Then we're joined by students just like you on The Sunday Stage. After that we'll explore the wacky world of English. And finally we're ending up with an adventure in The Wor...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
We’ll be starting off today’s show with some Wacky Words as we find out why English is just so darn confusing. Then we’ll have some fun on the Sunday Stage. We’re also getting sporty on Stunning Sports. And we’ll see how Bran is doing in his competitio...저자 Radio Television Hong Kong
