Published : 19/11/2024

On November 19, 1967, Hong Kong's first free television station, "Television Broadcasts Limited'' (無綫電視, TVB), began broadcasting.

After the cable television "Rediffusion Television" (麗的映聲) began broadcasting on May 29, 1957, Hong Kong entered the "television era."

With the rapid development of television broadcast technology, the Hong Kong Government actively considered introducing wireless television from mid-1961 and completed the legislative process on November 4, 1964, granting a 15-year commercial wireless television broadcasting license with a 5-year monopoly period.

At the time, there were eight consortia participating in the bid for the license.

Ultimately, the rights were obtained by "Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB)," formed by British-funded Hutchison, Swire, and Chinese-funded entities such as Hysan and Shaw Brothers.

After more than a year of preparation, TVB, with one Chinese channel and one English channel, officially began broadcasting.

TVB's first TV drama was called "Fun Hong Kong Style" (太平山下), which also aired on the launch day at 10 p.m.

It was a situation comedy with only one episode per week and a duration of just half an hour, depicting the life of an urban middle-class family.