Since the Hong Kong government does not have its own television station, its agency Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) required the-then two domestic free television stations to broadcast their programmes and advertisements. One of the well known programmes is Educational Television (ETV) which began in 1971.
Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK), lacking a government-owned TV station, mandates that the two local free-to-air television channels broadcast their programs and commercials. ETV, one of the well-known shows, began its broadcasts in 1971.