Hong Kong's CE Carrie Lam has revealed that @rthk_enews will seek to build a long-term partnership with state-owned #China Media Group and screen more TV programmes produced across the border to boost patriotism in the city. scmp.com/news/hong-kong…
Lam said on Monday that RTHK would “coordinate with the group’s work on Hong Kong”, and that the local broadcaster’s Chinese-language, free-to-air channel – TV31 – would be running more dramas and documentaries produced by China Central Television, or CCTV.
The programmes, she said, “offer a crucial opportunity to let Hong Kong people have a comprehensive and thorough understanding of the struggle and development of the Communist Party of China and nurture a stronger sense of patriotism”.
She went on to praise the quality of the group’s programming, adding: “I am also a fan of CCTV.”
Lam on Monday said RTHK would also produce more of its own programming aimed at promoting national security, Greater Bay Area development and the country’s 14th five-year plan “in order to help Hong Kong citizens understand Chinese culture and the country’s latest development”.
The new programming, Lam added, “would be conducive to Hong Kong’s integration into the country’s development”.
RTHK also currently relays CCTV-1 on its TV33 channel, though the content differs slightly from the mainland version.
RTHK also currently relays CCTV-1 on its TV33 channel, though the content differs slightly from the mainland version.
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