The Pulse (TV programme)
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The Pulse | |
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Presented by |
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Country of origin | Hong Kong |
Original language | English |
Production | |
Executive producer | Diana Wan |
Running time | 21–22 minutes |
Production company | RTHK |
Original release | |
Network | RTHK TV 31 |
Release | 7 January 2005 |
The Pulse is a Hong Kong weekly
The show originally aired on both TVB Pearl and RTHK TV 31, the show ceased its broadcast on TVB in 2017.[2]
Incidents
Bruce Aylward interview
On 28 March 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic, Bruce Aylward, senior advisor to the Director General of World Health Organization (WHO), was interviewed in The Pulse by Yvonne Tong.[3] In the video interview, Tong asked Aylward about Taiwan's status in the WHO and inquired as to whether it might be readmitted to the WHO after being denied entry by Beijing. However, Aylward claimed not to hear the question, and then terminated the video call.[3][4]
Tong then called once again to pose questions about Taiwan and its handling of COVID-19. Aylward responded by following China's official position that Taiwan is indeed part of China, a politically charged claim. “Well, we’ve already talked about China. And when you look across all the different areas of China, they’ve actually all done quite a good job,” he responded.[5] He then quickly ended the interview.[4]
The interview
References
- ^ "Stephen Vines, Author at Hong Kong Free Press HKFP". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ "TVB axes broadcasts of RTHK's English news programme The Pulse and arts show The Works". Hong Kong Free Press HKFP. 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2020-03-28.
- ^ a b "The Pulse: Coronavirus situations in New York city, London and Lombardy, Italy & interview with WHO Bruce Aylward". RTHK. Interview by Yvonne Tong. RTHK VNEWS. 16:35 to 20:59. Archived (MPEG4) from the original on 28 March 2020. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
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: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Grundy, Tom. "Video: Top WHO doctor Bruce Aylward pretends not to hear journalist's Taiwan questions, ends video call". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ "香港電台電視 the Pulse".
- ^ ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ "RTHK rejects govt complaint over Taiwan interview". RTHK News. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
- ^ Wong, Rachel (16 April 2020). "Hong Kong broadcaster rejects WHO claim that interview with top doctor was 'distorted'". Hong Kong Free Press. Retrieved 4 May 2020.