With the success of “Hopscotch” aired in 1976, more children’s TV shows were produced over the years afterwards, such as “430 Shuttle”, “Lightning Fax Machine”, etc.
At first, TV broadcasters produced children’s shows merely for fulfilling the requirement of the service license. Children’s TV shows provided him opportunities in lyrics writing and performance of children’s songs, and enabled him to develop further opportunities in lyrics writing such as songs for Cantonese dramas in variety show “Enjoy Yourself Tonight”.Ĭheng Kok-kong began to take an interest in writing children’s songs for children’s TV shows in the 1970s. He suggested the director to feature children’s songs in the show, and recommended himself for writing and rehearsing for those songs. Then, he got the chance to engage in the production of a children’s TV show. He first participated in a recreation and leisure TV show in 1971 for handicraft skills demonstration. As a primary school teacher, he loved writing children’s songs, with educational elements imprinted in the lyrics.
Children’s TV shows and songs show children’s life in those days and allow us to recapture precious collective memories in our pastimes.Ĭheng Kok-kong has written many songs for children over the years. Besides, they enjoyed a wider variety of childhood games and funs for their leisure time, such as playgrounds, toys, comic books, etc. Children were benefited from 9-year free education to learn and explore knowledge in different disciplines and aspects. The Government actively implemented initiatives in improving people’s livelihood, in particular, more focus was put on children welfare. The Hong Kong economy and society developed rapidly in the 1970s.
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