[RTHK] Hong Kong Connection: Not on deities or emperors, But on ourselves do we rely 鏗鏘集:不靠神仙皇帝,只靠我們自己(英語)
The powers that be in Beijing have announced a renewed resolve in tackling corruption. While it is too early to see results, rural communities are showing impatience. They are saying they can only rely on themselves.
Producer: Eric Poon
Video published on January 10, 2013. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
From a famous ophthalmologist to a capable politician, Patrick Ho was once a rising star. After leaving the SAR government as Secretary for Home Affairs, he turned himself into a civil diplomat, but was arrested in New York in late 2017 and charged with corruption and money laundering. Hong Kong Connection looks into the evidences of the trial and reconstructs the network built by Ho that covers Africa, middle America, Middle East and Eastern Europe, through a former president of the United Nations General Assembly.
Video published on March 29, 2019. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
Snake is an expensive traditional delicacy in Hong Kong, and to the elderly and people well versed in local culture and tradition, Snake King Lam, the snake shop that is over 100 years old, is a legend.
Producer: Clara Li
Video published on March 21, 2013. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
The 2015 District Council Elections finished in November, with both the establishmentarian and the pan-democratic camps celebrating victory with newcomers. Could this be the advent of a new era?
Producer: Paul Lee, Fanny Kwan
Video published on January 8, 2016. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
There are at present over 6000 rare diseases known to the medical world. For a patient of a rare disease, before treatment of any sort can begin, diagnosis itself is usually a huge challenge to the doctor.
Video published on January 22, 2015. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
If house values in Hong Kong have been rising for the past few years, then a bigger surprise would be the price of parking spaces, which have grown much faster than homes in some areas. The car parking space in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon, was sold at 6 million in June. It has become the most expensive parking space in the history of Hong Kong. The sky-high price is comparable to that of residential units.
What is the reason behind the speculation in the parking spaces? Some investors said that since the Hong Kong government launched heavy stamp duty in property market, the funds were transferred to car spaces. As a driver, our case Mr. Wong said that parking spaces are in tight supply in the territory, and the shortage of private car parking spaces is particularly severe. For instance, he and more than 500 people have to queue up, before dawn to apply for renting monthly private car parking spaces in a government car park every month.
Last year, the Police have issued 1.84 million "fixed penalty notice" to combat the illegal parking situation. But it seems that the provision of parking spaces is still a problem to the city. It all comes down to supply and demand. Can it be solved with better government town planning?
Video published on December 28, 2018. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
The 2nd World War ended in 1945 and with it, China’s 8-year war of resistance against Japanese invasion also came to an end. As Beijing commemorates victory in style this year, there are young people on the mainland, in Taiwan and in Hong Kong who are determined to learn about those bloody years.
Producer: Gillian Yau, Fanny Kwan
Video published on October 16, 2015. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
Group spokeswoman of The Tiananmen Mothers, You Weijie, is constantly on the China police's radar but that doesn’t deter her from paying visit to other members of victims in other places of mainland China. Sharing the same loss of love, You has never forgotten her husband who was shot dead three decades ago during the Tiananmen Square carnage – one of the most sensitive issues for the Chinese authorities.
The Tiananmen Mothers have relentlessly continued with their demands: to know the truth, to receive compensation for the losses, and the accountability of those responsible for the mass killings whose exact figure is still unknown. However, China, which has never provided any explanation or answered to the family members, has tried hard to silence those who want to speak about the mayhem.
Video published on December 6, 2019. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
There has been an influx of Chinese private-owned companies, generally referred to private enterprises, to be listed on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Not all of them, however, are doing business in a legitimate fashion.
Producer: Choy Yuk-ling
Video published on December 27, 2012. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.
The Legislation Council elections in the Hong Kong SAR have just concluded. Competition was bitter. Among all the battle cries and slogans, latent sentiments came to the surface.
Producer: Gillian Yau
Video published on October 18, 2012. Publisher: RTHK 香港電台.