RTHK
Source Passport
HK-M-00001-9
Issued and maintained by MJRC
- Legal name
- Radio Television Hong Kong
- Country
- Hong Kong SAR China
- Type
- Multi-platform group
- Founded
- Not disclosed
- Editor-in-chief
- Angelina Kwan Yuen-yee (Director of Broadcasting, editor-in-chief under the RTHK Charter; in post since 6 January 2025)
- Claim
- Not claimed by the organisation
- Last verified
- Not yet
0 of 6 layers verified
Transparency
Partial
5 of 6 key disclosures on record, 0 of them checked by our researchers.
- Legal name and registration number on record, not yet checked
- Owners with influence on record, not yet checked
- Beneficial owners (the people behind the companies) not applicable
- State or public-body ownership stated on record, not yet checked
- State advertising or revenue mix on record, not yet checked
- Public contact address not disclosed
- Official websites and accounts on record, not yet checked
- State-owned
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Who is it?
Origin
Not yet verified
- Brand names Pending check
- RTHK
- Radio Television Hong Kong
- Company registration number Pending check
- (Government department of the HKSAR Government; status and relationship with the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau set by the Charter of RTHK promulgated 13 August 2010; no company registration)
- Registered address
- Not disclosed
- Public contact email
- Not disclosed
4 sources
- HKSAR Government press release 'Senior appointment (with photo)', 18 December 2024, read 2026-10-20 (Ms Angelina Kwan Yuen-yee, Administrative Officer, Deputy Secretary for Labour and Welfare (Manpower) since July 2022, to take up the post of Director of Broadcasting on 6 January 2025)
- HKSAR Government press release 'Appointments to RTHK Board of Advisors and promulgation of Charter', 13 August 2010, read 2026-10-20 (Charter of RTHK promulgated 13.08.2010; it prescribes RTHK's status as public service broadcaster and its relationship with the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau; the Director of Broadcasting, 'as the editor-in-chief', makes the final editorial decision; Board of Advisors with the Director of Broadcasting ex officio)
- HKSAR Budget, Estimates for 2026-27, Head 160 Radio Television Hong Kong, read 2026-10-20 (controlling officer: Director of Broadcasting; RTHK 'the public service broadcaster of Hong Kong', performance measured against the Charter of RTHK; Policy Area 17 under the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; estimate 2026-27 HK$1,123,859,000, revised estimate 2025-26 HK$1,532,688,000, actual 2024-25 HK$1,260,316,000; eight AM/FM radio channels, five DTT channels RTHK TV 31-35, official website rthk.hk and five mobile apps; 750 non-directorate posts at 31.03.2026)
- HKSAR Government press release 'Appointment to Radio Television Hong Kong Board of Advisors announced', 28 August 2026, read 2026-10-20 (Ms Melissa Kaye Pang appointed chairperson of the RTHK Board of Advisors from 1 September 2026, succeeding Dr Lam Tai-fai; Director of Broadcasting an ex-officio member)
Who stands behind it?
Control
Not yet verified
- Owners with influence Pending check
Owner Holding Owner type Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (RTHK is a government department) Direct State or public body - Beneficial owners
- Not disclosed
- State or public-body ownership Pending check
- Fully state-owned
- Parent group Pending check
- Government of the HKSAR (answers to the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau; Head 160 under the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development)
3 sources
- HKSAR Government press release 'Appointments to RTHK Board of Advisors and promulgation of Charter', 13 August 2010, read 2026-10-20 (Charter of RTHK promulgated 13.08.2010; it prescribes RTHK's status as public service broadcaster and its relationship with the Commerce and Economic Development Bureau; the Director of Broadcasting, 'as the editor-in-chief', makes the final editorial decision; Board of Advisors with the Director of Broadcasting ex officio)
- HKSAR Budget, Estimates for 2026-27, Head 160 Radio Television Hong Kong, read 2026-10-20 (controlling officer: Director of Broadcasting; RTHK 'the public service broadcaster of Hong Kong', performance measured against the Charter of RTHK; Policy Area 17 under the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; estimate 2026-27 HK$1,123,859,000, revised estimate 2025-26 HK$1,532,688,000, actual 2024-25 HK$1,260,316,000; eight AM/FM radio channels, five DTT channels RTHK TV 31-35, official website rthk.hk and five mobile apps; 750 non-directorate posts at 31.03.2026)
- RTHK Annual Report 2021-22, read 2026-10-20 (para. 18: 'as a government department, RTHK has to ensure...'; website rthk.hk; radio channels incl. relays of China National Radio Hong Kong Edition and Radio the Greater Bay; DTT channels incl. relays of CCTV-1 and CGTN Documentary)
Who pays?
Money
Not yet verified
- State advertising and foreign public funding
- Not disclosed
- Revenue mix Pending check
Source Share of revenue Public funding Over 50% - Named funders Pending check
Funder Type Note Government of the HKSAR (annual appropriation, Head 160) Government or public body estimate 2026-27 HK$1,123.9m; revised estimate 2025-26 HK$1,532.7m; actual 2024-25 HK$1,260.3m
Where does it appear?
Channels
Not yet verified
- Official websites Pending check
- Official social accounts
- Not disclosed
2 sources
- HKSAR Budget, Estimates for 2026-27, Head 160 Radio Television Hong Kong, read 2026-10-20 (controlling officer: Director of Broadcasting; RTHK 'the public service broadcaster of Hong Kong', performance measured against the Charter of RTHK; Policy Area 17 under the Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development; estimate 2026-27 HK$1,123,859,000, revised estimate 2025-26 HK$1,532,688,000, actual 2024-25 HK$1,260,316,000; eight AM/FM radio channels, five DTT channels RTHK TV 31-35, official website rthk.hk and five mobile apps; 750 non-directorate posts at 31.03.2026)
- RTHK Annual Report 2021-22, read 2026-10-20 (para. 18: 'as a government department, RTHK has to ensure...'; website rthk.hk; radio channels incl. relays of China National Radio Hong Kong Edition and Radio the Greater Bay; DTT channels incl. relays of CCTV-1 and CGTN Documentary)
How does it travel?
Distribution
Nothing disclosed
- Distribution partners
- Not disclosed
Who is connected?
Networks
Nothing disclosed
- Sister outlets in the same group
- Not disclosed
- Documented public-office or party roles
- Not disclosed
Change history
| Version | Date | What changed |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 November 2026 | First published |
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