If “ Hong Kong Connection ” were a tree, how old would it be? It was on 5 March, 1978 that the documentary series first went on the air in Chinese. As the series continues, its staff are determined to go on uncovering and delving into every local and international topic that concerns the people in Hong Kong, whether it be political, economic, educational, commercial, environmental or technological. A tree plays an important environmental role in refreshing the air that we breathe and holding from the earth on which we stand. It is Hong Kong Connection's mission to provide the public with information and anal...
Latest episodes
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23 min
To jab or not to jab?
In order to protect public health and gradually bring the society back to normal, the government has launched a citywide Covid-19 vaccination programme to provide all Hong Kong cit…
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23 min
Cats Just Around The Corner
Stray cats in Hong Kong have witnessed the urban development of the city and accompanied people through their ups and downs. In recent years, more and more people have become aware…
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23 min
Food In The Time Of Covid
Many people became unemployed or underemployed amid the pandemic. It is difficult for people without social security assistance or regular food assistance to make ends meet. There…
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23 min
Operation Parents
In early February, the Education Bureau announced that measures for restricting classroom teaching would be relaxed. After Chinese New Year, at most one-third of students at second…
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23 min
Historic Treasure Hunt
The Roman-style architecture of the cistern at Bishop Hill came to light during demolition work. The public attention drawn to it made it become a Grade 1 historic building spared…
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23 min
A Declaration
180,000 civil servants in Hong Kong were required to take an oath or sign a declaration to uphold the Basic Law and swear allegiance to the Hong Kong Special Administration Region…
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After the Lockdown
The government imposed lockdown in four streets in the Jordan district in late January and conducted mandatory Covid-19 tests on the residents. This episode records this unpreceden…
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26 min
Don’t let the Truth be Buried
Alex Chow Tsz-lok, a 22-year-old student of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, fell to death in Sheung Tak Carpark in Tseung Kwan O on November 4, 2019, becoming t…
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23 min
How Far Can We Go
While the current District Councils dominated by the pro-democracy camp have passed not even half of their 4-year term, it has been rumoured that District Councillors would be requ…
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23 min
Unemployment Wave
Between November 2020 to January 2021, almost 250,000 people became unemployed, close to the unemployment record after the outbreak of SARS in 2003. The pandemic has led to a local…
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23 min
The Dance will Go On?
The dance cluster, Hong Kong’s largest Covid-19 infected group with over 730 cases of infection, has led to the fourth wave of the pandemic. Through talking to the dance instructor…
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23 min
Not One Less
The anti-extradition law protests in the summer of 2019 has led to a new wave of emigration, changing the future of many families. Amid the political turmoil, many people have chos…
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23 min
1Q44 and I
Through the daily life of a caregiver and the care-receivers, we take a look at their hardship and the lack of support to them from the society. Full-time caregiver Janice got marr…
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23 min
The Yuen Family
A single family with four different political stances: pro-establishment, centrist, moderately pro-democratic and radical pro-democratic. This episode takes a look into the politic…
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23 min
Get Set... Go!
The pandemic has greatly hit the life and the livelihood of Hong Kong athletes. Most of the local and international competitions have been postponed or even cancelled. Nevertheless…
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23 min
Indefinite Wait
The Covid-19 pandemic has lasted for more than half a year. Elderly care homes have stopped allowing visitors since the third wave of the pandemic broke out. As the elderly have a…
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23 min
Content Farm
Over a period of time, many websites and Facebook pages have appeared as news media while using exaggerated titles to spread fake news. Through tracing the source codes of these we…
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23 min
The Theme Park has Come to a Pause
Ocean Park is faced with financial difficulties on the 43rd year of its operation in Hong Kong. After being offered a $5.4 billion bailout by the government in May, it has closed a…
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23 min
Teaching on a Tightrope
As anti-extradition protests took place not only on the streets but also in schools, the Education Bureau has received more than 200 complaints about teachers’ misconduct related t…
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23 min
Patriotism & Education
The Education Bureau stresses it’ll reinforce the cultivation of students’ national identity. 23 years after the Handover, what’s being done?