We have all Grown up with the Radio

A picture for the 5th anniversary of New Generation was taken in 1979. (Back centre) Eric Ng; (Front from left) Raymond Ng, Cheung Man Sun, Blanche Tang, Elizabeth Tam, Candice Chan, Candy Chea, Deborah Mak, Albert Au. New Generation first broadcasted from 1974 and was much beloved by the youths. This programme started the trend radio programmes hosted by disc jockeys (or ‘DJs’), leading to the DJ phenomenon of that period, and was regarded as the training ground of DJs. The picture shows the hosts of Morning Suite in 1989. (From left) Dawn Tsang, David Ho, Luke Tsang, Lucina Yu and Candy Chea. Since 1985, Morning Suite has been, and still is, one of the longest-running radio programmes in Hong Kong, providing news, entertainment and information to listeners. The picture shows the hosts of Morning Suite in 2018. (From left) Ah O, Alison Hau, Ling Tsz Wei, Wilson Ching, Heidi Chu and Robin Pak. Since 1985, Morning Suite has been, and still is, one of the longest-running radio programmes in Hong Kong, providing news, entertainment and information to listeners. A glamorous performance by Leslie Cheung in the Solar Project Concert, showcasing his youthfulness in 1989. Solar Project is a special programme held every summer by Radio Television Hong Kong from 1988 to 2018 to encourage young people to make good use of their spare time and develop their creativity. RTHK is the pioneer in live public affairs phone-in programmes inviting views from the public. It started with Late Call hosted by Franklin Wong in 1969, followed by An Hour with Eddie by Eddie Au Yeung in the 1970s, later evolved into Talkabout hosted by Chu Pui Hing. The picture shows Chu Pui Hing, one of the later hosts of the morning phone-in programme An Hour with Eddie.

Radio on TV programmes were created as broadcasting technology developed and media began to converge. Since 2016, several RTHK's radio programmes are broadcast on RTHK TV31 at the same time, including Talkabout, Accountability, Healthpedia, Invest Era, and Voices from the Hall. The picture shows the radio on TV programme Invest Era, with hosts Shek Kang Chuen (left) and Kwong Man Bun (right). It was a short programme produced by RHK from 1950s to late 1960s, targeting at visitors to Hong Kong. In one of the episodes, presenter Ralph Pixton described the colourful Dragon Boat Festival in Hong Kong to the audience. A radio public announcement by the Hong Kong Government was produced and broadcast in Vietnamese to promulgate the screening policy on Vietnamese refugees to deter more boat people from coming to Hong Kong. The opening was voiced by RTHK presenter Chung Wai Ming. Hosts of the RTHK programme Horse Racing Relay include (from left) Liu Ho Yin aka Yin Chai, Ho Kei Chun aka Chun Goh, Bill Tung aka Uncle Bill, Chan Wah Tung aka Ah Tung and Ma Yan Chi. Candy Chea (centre), host of Weekend Bumper Car, interviews Lucy Ching, the first blind social worker in the Social Welfare Department.

Ocean's Choice was a very popular talk show in the 1990s. Ocean's Choice -- One Thousand and One Nights Concert, held in 1999, featuring (from left) Ocean Chan, Au Yeung Tak Fan, Richie Jen, Ma Tin and Alex Lee. My Heart Will Go On was a phone-in programme to motivate and inspire the audience hosted by Francis Mak.