News at 6:30

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News at 6:30

六點半新聞報道
Genre| News, Weather, Sport
Created by| TVB News
Country of origin| Hong Kong
Original language| Cantonese
Production
Producer| TVB
Production location| Hong Kong
Running time| 25 minutes(weekends) 1 hour(weekdays)
Release
Original network| TVB Jade
Picture format| 16:9 1080i (HDTV)
Original release| 19 November 1967 (1967-11-19) –
present
Chronology
Followed by| Weather Report
Related| News at Seven-Thirty

News at 6:30 (Chinese: 六點半新聞報道), is the evening national news programme broadcast Monday to Sunday at 18:30 in Hong Kong by television channel TVB Jade. This programme first aired on TVB Jade on 19 November 1967, with the broadcasting time of 18:30. News at 6:30 can also be watched for free on TVB News' website.

News at 6:30 has aired in high definition every day since 18 March 2013. The HD Jade [zh] channel aired an extra bulletin, News at 7 instead of News at 6:30 from 2009 to 2015.[1] The bulletin is simulcast on both SD and HD versions of Jade on Saturday and Sunday.

TVB News axes the sports bulletin on the weekday version of News at 6:30 since 3 May 2010.

## Contents

* 1 Broadcasting length
* 2 Notable presenters
* 3 References
* 4 External links

## Broadcasting length[edit]

News at 6:30 usually broadcasts for approximately an hour on weeknights and 25 minutes on weekends, followed by Weather Report.[2] On special occasions such as the Handover of Hong Kong, opening of the Hong Kong International Airport, Jiji earthquake, 11 September 2001 attacks and 2008 Sichuan earthquake, the show was extended to one hour.

## Notable presenters[edit]

* Stanley So
* Claudia Mo

## References[edit]

1. ^ Television Broadcasts Limited HD Jade Schedule (Traditional Chinese) Retrieved 1 February 2010
2. ^ 伍晃榮 (2005). 波係圓嘅. 經濟日報出版社. ISBN 978-962-678-297-2. (Balls Are Round, Ng Fong Wing, Hong Kong Economic Times)

## External links[edit]

* Official website