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Rediffusion ( Hong Kong ) Limited
Rediffusion House
81 Broadcast Dr
Kowloon Tong,
Hong Kong
RTV HQ in Hong Kong 1975
( The "Limo" is HM Queen Elizabeth Visiting HK.
Radio Rediffusion was established in Hong Kong in 1949 featuring the wired distribution of the highly successful Rediffusion radio channel.
In 1957, a subscription Television Service was introduced using the same HF wired distribution technique as in the UK. The service was predominantly English but a Chinese service was introduced in 1963.
By 1967 RTV had over 60,000 subscribers. The receiving equipment was generally the Televisions and Loudspeakers manufactured by Rediffusion at it's UK factories.
In 1973 Radio Rediffusion was offered a free-to-air television broadcasting license which eventually saw the end of the cable broadcast service.
The company was renamed Rediffusion Television Limited or RTV.
In 1981, Rediffusion in the sold 61% of his shares to an Australian consortium.
In July 1982, a Chinese Enterprise called Yuen-dung Company bought part of the shares. On September 24 Lai-dik Broadcast Limited was renamed as Asia Television Limited after acquiring the balance of Rediffusion shares.
Later, in 1984, the Australian consortium sold their holdings in the company.
