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ZBW’s first two studios are located in the General Post Office (right) and in Gloucester Tower (back). A Marconi microphone used in the studios in the 1930s. The Chinese channel with call-sign ZEK was set up in 1934. The picture shows the working environment of the broadcasters of ZEK Chinese channel. Programme chart of ZEK in 1941. This Radio Hong Kong (RHK) Emblem used to be hung on the exterior wall of Broadcasting House which was opened in 1969.

An outdoor broadcasting van of Radio Hong Kong at the front of the Mercury House. A vacuum tube radio in the 1950s. All Foley sound effect props such as cooking utensils and ingredients for recording a radio drama General Cook are in place in 1963. An Radio Hong Kong broadcaster reports the opening of Shek Pik Reservoir on-the-spot on 28 November 1963. Radio Hong Kong’s recruitment script for voice tests.

RHK Broadcasting House at Broadcast Drive, Kowloon Tong was opened on 25 April 1969. The picture shows the original appearance of RHK Broadcasting House. At midnight of 2 April 2016, RTHK takes over Asia Television's (ATV) analogue channels, and renames them as RTHK TV31A and RTHK TV33A. 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.