The Government today released the Governance & Management of Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) Review Report and outlined the major findings and recommendations on improvement measures.

The review seeks to ensure that RTHK, as both a public service broadcaster and a government department under the Charter of RTHK, fully achieves its public purposes and mission, and complies with all applicable government rules and regulations.

The report covers six areas, namely mechanisms for editorial management and complaints handling, performance measurement and evaluation, management of RTHK's workforce, financial management, stores and procurement, as well as information technology management.

In view of the public concern about RTHK's programmes and repeated breaches of the relevant codes of practice issued by the Communications Authority, the Commerce & Economic Development Bureau established a dedicated team last July to review the broadcaster’s governance and management.

The bureau has passed the review report to RTHK's management for follow-up. The station has been requested to draw up priority reform measures, an action plan and a timetable to fully implement the recommendations.

It added that RTHK should seek advice from the RTHK Board of Advisors and other stakeholders.

Click here for the review report.