Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) has won an Asia-Pacific broadcasting award at Together for Planet, People, Peace Media Awards (T4P Media Awards), organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) in support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
The awards recognise and celebrate outstanding media content in promoting sustainability, inclusivity, and peace through Media and Information Literacy (MIL) practices. It is a revamped version of ABU/UNESCO Together for Peace Awards, which were launched in 2021 by Asia – Pacific Broadcasting Union and the Bangkok Regional Office of UNESCO. The first T4P Awards were held online in 2021.
It was divided into video and audio categories, with a focus on people, peace and the planet. There were over 100 entries from 30 countries and regions across the Asia-Pacific.
The winners of the 2024 T4P Media Awards were announced during the T4P Awards Ceremony held in association with the 8th ABU Media Summit on Climate Action and Disaster Prevention, on August 7 in Bali.
RTHK Radio 5’s programme “It’s a Happy Day” won the radio award for the “Peace” category.
The show’s aim was to help people deal with stress and negative emotions during the Covid-19 pandemic.
Each of the programme’s 365 episodes was about a minute long and packed with information listeners could use to improve their mental health.
A news feature report by RTHK’s Chinese News and Current Affairs team was also nominated for a radio award under the “Planet” category. The news team interviewed Mok Ho-kwong, who is also known as “Wild Man” for his philosophy on the environment.