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''News at 7:30'' was launched on 19 November 1967, and is one of the longest running newscasts in Hong Kong, alongside [[News at 6:30]] on its sister channel, [[TVB Jade]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}
''News at 7:30'' was launched on 19 November 1967, and is one of the longest running newscasts in Hong Kong, alongside [[News at 6:30]] on its sister channel, [[TVB Jade]].{{citation needed|date=February 2022}}


In the wake of the [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]], several news anchors resigned in protest of TVB's handling of the protests, and in fear of increasing government censorship<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Jeremy Nuttall Vancouver |date=2020-08-22 |title=‘When are they coming for the journalists?’ Canadians in Hong Kong feel chill from China’s national security law |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/when-are-they-coming-for-the-journalists-canadians-in-hong-kong-feel-chill-from-china/article_694dff64-40f8-5075-91bd-d85e6145fc94.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>. These included long-time anchors Chris Lincoln, Sonya Artero, Tony Sabine, and James Aitken.
In the wake of the [[2019–2020 Hong Kong protests]], several anchors resigned in protest of TVB's handling of the protests, and in fear of increasing government censorship<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bureau |first=Jeremy Nuttall Vancouver |date=2020-08-22 |title=‘When are they coming for the journalists?’ Canadians in Hong Kong feel chill from China’s national security law |url=https://www.thestar.com/news/canada/when-are-they-coming-for-the-journalists-canadians-in-hong-kong-feel-chill-from-china/article_694dff64-40f8-5075-91bd-d85e6145fc94.html |access-date=2023-10-02 |website=Toronto Star |language=en}}</ref>. These included long-time anchors Chris Lincoln, Sonya Artero, Tony Sabine, and James Aitken.


== Special news ==
== Special news ==

Revision as of 21:39, 2 October 2023

News At Seven-Thirty
七點半新聞報道
GenreNews programme
Created byTVB News
Country of originHong Kong
Original languageEnglish
Production
ProducerTVB
Production locationHong Kong
Running time25 minutes
Original release
NetworkTVB Pearl
Release19 November 1967 (1967-11-19) –
present
Related
News at 6:30

News At Seven-Thirty (Chinese: 七點半新聞報道; Jyutping: cat1 dim2 bun3 san1 man4 bou3 dou6, also known as News At 7:30), is the flagship evening news program of the Hong Kong television channel TVB Pearl. It is presented in English, and is broadcast daily at 07:30 PM.

History

News at 7:30 was launched on 19 November 1967, and is one of the longest running newscasts in Hong Kong, alongside News at 6:30 on its sister channel, TVB Jade.[citation needed]

In the wake of the 2019–2020 Hong Kong protests, several of the show's principal anchors resigned in protest of TVB's handling of the protests, and in fear of increasing government censorship[1]. These included long-time anchors Chris Lincoln, Sonya Artero, Tony Sabine, and James Aitken.

Special news

  • Early Nightly World News (1 December 1988 - 30 May 1993)
  • News Line (31 May 1993 - 8 July 1995)

Presenters

The show was typically presented by one male and one female anchor. However, since July 2022, it has been presented by only one anchor, currently Melissa Gecolea.

  • Former presenters:
    • Chris Lincoln (1996 - 2018)
    • Sonya Artero (2010 - 2019)
    • Chris Gelken (2010 - 2013) (d. 2013)
    • Tony Sabine (2011 - 2021)
    • James Aitken (2013 - 2022)
    • Etienne Lamy-Smith (2011 - 2013)
    • Jeff Tang (2012 - 2019)
    • Ray Rudowski (1996 - 2000)
    • Peter Koveos (2018 - 2022)
    • Caleb Loong (2016 - 2022)
    • Mark Niu (1996 - 1998)
    • Derek Johnson
    • Jenny Lam (1991 - 2012)
    • Diane To (2010 - 2017)
    • Priscilla Ng (2008 - 2012)
    • Keina Chiu (2018 - 2022)
    • Elmy Lung (2016 - 2019)
    • Diana Lin (1988 - 2007)
    • Wah Chen (1994 - 1997)
    • Chee-May Chow (1997 - 2000)
    • Betty Liu
    • Teressa Siu
    • Marylois Chan
    • Louisa Lim
    • Deborah Kan
  • Incumbent presenters:
    • Melissa Gecolea (2020 - )
    • Daniel Rowell (2020 - )
    • Sharon Tang (2017 - )
    • Jacky Lin (2019 - )

References

  1. ^ Bureau, Jeremy Nuttall Vancouver (22 August 2020). "'When are they coming for the journalists?' Canadians in Hong Kong feel chill from China's national security law". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2 October 2023.