Hello Singapore

Hello Singapore (Chinese: 狮城有约) is a news/current affairs programme produced by MediaCorp Channel 8. It is hosted by a rotating team of presenters composed of a news presenter and one from a team of the four hosts consisting of Good Morning Singapore hosts Lim Yi Chyi and Kenneth Kong together with Guo Liang and You Yi. The show, which covers topics from life issues to social news from Singapore also includes exciting lifestyle news and information.^[1] The show replaced the current weekday broadcast of Singapore Today as well as half of the 7.00pm drama timeslot, airing weekdays from October 20, 2014, 6.30pm to 7.30pm, live, premiering together with socio-drama 118.^[2]

A repeat telecast of "Crosstalks" and the topic of the day will also be available the next weekday, 9.30am to 10.00pm.

Background

The series is a weekday news/current affairs programme that will better reflect the sentiments and concerns of Singaporeans, combining news, current affairs and live discussions. It also features news coverage around the world and in-depth analyses of current affairs, through pre-recorded segments and live discussions with invited experts and guests.

Presenters

• MediaCorp Channel 8 news presenters - Zhao Quan Yin and Evelyn Lam
• Guo Liang
• You Yi (Iriana Halim)
• Lim Yi Chyi (QiQi) (also host of "Tales from the River")
• Kenneth Kong (Jian Wen) (also host of "Three Secrets of Every Job")
• Jeffrey Low (Jun Wei) (also host of "Revisiting Memories" and "Discovering the Red Dot")

Segments

• 6.30-6.45pm - Singapore News (part 1) and Weather Forecast
• 6.45-7.00pm - Crosstalks 十分访谈
• 7.00-7.15pm - Singapore News (part 2) and Weather Forecast
• 7.15-7.30pm - Topic of the day
  • Monday: Revisiting Memories 重温旧梦
  • Tuesday: Life's Little Lessons 生活小学堂
  • Wednesday: Three Secrets of Every Job 行行三不知
  • Thursday: Singapore Arts 狮城话艺
  • Friday: Discovering the Red Dot 发现小红点

Topics may be pre-empted or run on another day in the event of special reports or Crosstalks.

Other Topics (no fixed day / segment)

• After News (part 2) or Topic of the day - SG50 狮城·50

Previous topics

• Tales from the River 山叔讲古 (Thursdays)

Changes during National Mourning

To respect the passing of the founding father Lee Kuan Yew, who died of pneumonia at 3.18am on 23 March 2015 (Monday), like all other Channel 8 news programmes, the opening sequence has changed. From 23 to 27 March 2015, the opening graphics were toned down and music from the sequence was replaced by melancholic music. The 23 to 26 March episodes were hosted by Lim Yi Chyi and Focus presenter Chun Geuk Lay, while the 27 March episode was hosted by Kenneth Kong and Jeffery Low. There were two or three segments as shown below.

• Segment 1 - News and Weather Forecast
• Segment 2 - Crosstalks and Weather Forecast (3 segments)
• Segment 3 (3 segments) - Special report

Trivia

• Guo Liang's first current affairs programme.
• You Yi's comeback current affairs programme after she left Good Morning Singapore in 2013.
• Guo Liang and You Yi's first pair-up was on the 20 October 2014's episode.
• Kenneth Kong and Lim Yi Chyi's first pair-up was on the 23 October 2014's episode.
• Kenneth Kong and You Yi's first pair-up was on the 27 October 2014's episode.
• Guo Liang and Lim Yi Chyi's first pair-up was on the 31 October 2014's episode.
• Lim Yi Chyi and You Yi's first pair-up was on the 25 December 2014's episode.
• Jeffrey Low and You Yi's first pair-up was on the 19 January 2015's episode.
• Jeffrey Low and Lim Yi Chyi's first pair-up was on the 23 January 2015's episode.

Accolades

See also

• MediaCorp Channel 8

References