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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.
Chief Executive John Lee on Friday said his three-day visit to Hainan had yielded a lot of "fruitful gains", including meeting political and financial heavyweights and joining the world's largest free-trade agreement. Lee spoke to reporters after attending the annual Boao forum in Hainan which concluded on Friday. Wrapping up his trip, Lee said the…
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Law Society hails meaningful NSL talks in capital
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The head of the Law Society on Friday said its week-long visit to Beijing has allowed for "meaningful exchanges" with central authorities on the Basic Law and the national security law here. Chan Chak-ming was speaking in Beijing after leading the professional body's first delegation to the capital since 2019. The group visited the Hong Kong and Ma…
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Women in spotlight as HK Sevens kicks off
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The action in the Hong Kong Sevens got under way on Friday, with the women's teams taking centre stage in the early action. It's the first time in the tournament's 45-year history that both men's and women's competitions have taken place simultaneously and the women were up first, with France defeating Japan 38-7 in the opening game. Amid drizzle a…
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'More help on way for SAR's 900 foster families'
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Director of Social Welfare Charmaine Lee on Friday said the government would offer more support to families who foster children and encourage more people to become foster parents as part of its response to a child abuse scandal. Lee made the comments a day after the release of a review into childcare services in Hong Kong, which was set up in the w…
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China an 'anchor' of global recovery: Premier Li
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Premier Li Qiang on Thursday said the nation would take up its responsibility as the world's second-largest economy and act as an "anchor" for global peace and recovery. He made the remarks at the official opening ceremony of the annual Boao Forum in Hainan, an event dubbed Asia's version of the World Economic Forum in Davos. Addressing leaders and…
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'Lunchtime crowd control for tour groups is working'
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The executive director of the Hong Kong Tourism Association, Timothy Chui, said on Thursday that he has seen an obvious improvement in To Kwa Wan since new crowd control measures were imposed for mainland tour groups. Travel agencies and restaurants earlier agreed to introduce a booking system so that multiple tour groups don't arrive at the same t…
A man has died and seven people required hospital treatment after a fire broke out in a Tai Po flat in the early hours of Thursday. Firefighters were called to Tung Sau Square at around 3am and put out the blaze in about 45 minutes. A man who was found unconscious at the scene was sent to Nethersole Hospital, where he was later pronounced dead. Sev…
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Taxi driver dies in blaze after airport highway crash
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A fiery crash in the early hours of Thursday left a taxi driver dead and forced the closure of a stretch of the major road to the airport for six hours. The taxi driver who was left trapped in his burning cab was pronounced dead, while the driver of one of two trucks involved was also injured. Police say the accident began with a truck driven by a …
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More electrical appliances to get energy labels
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Authorities announced on Wednesday that they will introduce mandatory energy efficiency labels for more electrical appliances from September. The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department said that from September 1, the Mandatory Energy Efficiency Labelling Scheme will include gas cookers, LED lights and instantaneous gas water heaters. The dep…
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Scheme for importing carers can be mirrored: govt
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The government could bring in non-local construction and transport workers under a scheme similar to the one used to import carers to Hong Kong, labour secretary Chris Sun said on Wednesday. The plan, which will be introduced in June, allows all care homes to recruit staff outside the SAR to tackle a manpower crunch in the industry. At a Legislativ…
The Travel Industry Authority said on Wednesday that the tourism and catering sectors have promised to adopt a slew of measures to minimise the impact of mainland tour groups on the community, especially in the Kowloon City area. This comes after residents in the neighbourhood complained about crowded streets, noise and litter left by visitors join…
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Nashville school shooter bought seven guns legally
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The 28-year-old former student who killed three children and three adults at a Christian grade school in Nashville on Monday was under a doctor's care for an "emotional disorder" and had purchased seven guns ahead of the shooting, the city's police chief said on Tuesday. New details about Audrey Elizabeth Hale emerged hours after police released ha…
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Clashes erupt in France at anti-Macron protests
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New clashes erupted in France on Tuesday between protesters and police as tens of thousands took to the streets to show their anger against President Emmanuel Macron's pension reform which has sparked the biggest domestic crisis of his second mandate. The day of action is the tenth since protests began in mid-January against the law, which includes…
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Israeli parties to open talks on justice reforms
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Israel's far-right government and opposition parties were set to open talks on Tuesday evening on controversial judiciary reforms that sparked a general strike and mass protests, the presidency said. Scepticism remained high ahead of the negotiations on the reforms that would curtail the authority of the Supreme Court and give politicians greater p…
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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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The Ocean / Stunning Sports (20-9-2020)
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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...Por 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...Por 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...Por 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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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What’s that Animal / The World of Lux 23-8-2020
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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 ...Por 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. ...Por 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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Time Travel / What’s That Animal 2-8-2020
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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...Por 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....Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Ancient tombs / The Olympic games 19-7-2020
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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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Stunning Sports / Fantastic Food 12-7-2020
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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....Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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The history of Medicine / The World of Lux 5-7-2020
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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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Fantastic Food / Fun Science (28-6-2020)
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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 ...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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The lowest point on land / Salt (21-6-2020)
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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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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What’s that animal / The World of Lux (14-6-2020)
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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...Por 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 ...Por 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 ...Por 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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Space / Wacky world of English (18-5-2020)
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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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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Stunning Sports / Wacky Words (10-5-2020)
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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...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
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The hottest mountains / Lesser known wonders (19-4-2020)
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On todays’ show we’ll start with some Great Geography where we explore some of the hottest mountains on the planet. Then we’ll be joined on The Sunday Stage by some students just like you. After that we’ll go back in time to learn about some of my favo...Por Radio Television Hong Kong
