RTHK operates five digital terrestrial television channels. TV31 is its varied flagship service and TV32 is an information channel; TV33, TV34 and TV35 relay CCTV-1, CGTN Documentary and CGTN respectively. Use both the RTHK number and the relayed service name when that distinction matters.
Two RTHK programme services
RTHK’s performance pledge describes TV31 through news, current affairs, education, arts, culture and minority interests. Its mixture includes programmes made in-house, commissioned work, acquired material and Radio-on-TV. TV32’s information remit includes news, press conferences, Legislative Council meetings, public events, weather and traffic information.
Those descriptions give a practical way to distinguish a crafted programme from coverage of a proceeding or event. A remembered interview or cultural series may belong to a named TV31 programme, while a meeting or live public announcement needs the event name and date as well as TV32.
Three numbers identify relayed services
The current RTHK corporate description confirms five television channels and three relays. The performance pledge maps TV33 to CCTV-1, TV34 to CGTN Documentary and TV35 to CGTN. An RTHK channel number can therefore describe the local television route while a different broadcaster supplies the programmes being relayed.
Keep both identities when searching or asking about a listing. “TV34 / CGTN Documentary” is more precise than either number or corporate family name alone. It prevents the relay route from being confused with an original RTHK documentary or with CGTN’s general English news service.
Match the original date and kind of programme
For a meeting, press conference or public event, record the event title and exact date. For a programme series, use its full title and episode. A news report about a Legislative Council meeting is different from the complete meeting coverage, even when both discuss the same subject.
Consult the current official television timetable for a planned showing. RTHK’s site separates TV and radio destinations, so preserve that media type when you follow a link. An audio programme displayed through Radio-on-TV also deserves its own programme title; a still image or familiar presenter is insufficient to identify an edition.