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Hong Kong’s RTHK to partner with state-owned media group, air more mainland China-produced shows, city leader says

  • Chief Executive Carrie Lam says RTHK will show more programmes produced by CCTV to ‘nurture a stronger sense of patriotism’
  • Lam says RTHK will also produce more of its own programming aimed at promoting national security and Greater Bay Area development

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Chief Executive Carrie Lam attends an event on Monday marking the local launch of a slate of programming by China Media Group. Photo: K. Y. Cheng
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Hong Kong leader Carrie Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor has revealed that public broadcaster RTHK will seek to build a long-term partnership with state-owned China Media Group and screen more television programmes produced across the border to boost patriotism in the city.
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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 city’s chief executive was speaking at an event marking the local launch of a slate of China Media Group programmes tied to the recent 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party.

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.”

TV31 was set to run a programme titled Awarding Ceremony of July 1 Medals on Monday featuring an event last month in which President Xi Jinping bestowed commendations on outstanding party members and veterans of wars.

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On Tuesday, TV31 will run The Great Journey, a show that marks major moments in the history of the party.

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