The two commercial stations,Television Broadcasts Limited (TVB) and Asia Television Limited (ATV),are each licensed to broadcast one Cantonese and one English-language channel until 2002.

• 两家商营电视台，即电视广播有限公司(简称"无线电视")及亚洲电视有限公司(简称"亚洲电视")获发牌照，各自营办一个中文台和一个英文台，牌照将于二零零二年届满。