Reports by Domestic Free Television Programme Service Licensees

Annual Reports on Positive Programmes

• Annual Report Submitted by Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) (2016)¹

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  TVB is required under the First and Second Schedules to its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with the requirements to provide six types of positive programmes, i.e. documentary programmes, current affairs programmes, children's programmes, programmes for young persons, programmes for senior citizens and arts and culture programmes. TVB is also required under the Third Schedule to its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with the requirements to provide additional positive programmes (i.e. arts and culture programmes and programmes for senior citizens) or government programmes (Radio Television Hong Kong programmes).

• Annual Report Submitted by HK Television Entertainment Company Limited (HKTVE) (2016)²

  2	HKTVE is required under the First Schedule to its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with the requirements to provide four types of positive programmes, i.e. children's programmes, programmes for young persons, programmes for senior citizens and arts and culture programmes.

Annual Reports on Independent Local Productions and Local Productions

• Annual Report Submitted by TVB (2016)³

  3	TVB is required under its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with its proposal regarding programmes of independent local productions and local productions respectively.

• Annual Report Submitted by HKTVE (2016)⁴

  4	HKTVE is required under its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with its proposal regarding programmes of independent local productions and local productions respectively.

Annual Reports on High Definition Programmes

• Annual Report Submitted by HKTVE (2016)⁵

  5	HKTVE is required under its licence to submit annual reports on compliance with its proposal regarding high definition television programmes.

Reports by Sound Broadcasting Service Licensees

Annual Reports on Positive Programmes⁶

• Annual Report Submitted by Hong Kong Commercial Broadcasting Company Limited (2016)
• Annual Report Submitted by Metro Broadcast Corporation Limited (2016)

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  Sound broadcasting service licensees are required under Condition 28.1 of the licence to submit annual reports on compliance with the requirements to provide five types of positive programmes, i.e. current affairs programmes, children's programmes, programmes for young persons, programmes for senior citizens and arts and culture programmes.