Begin with the known clue
RTHK's accessible archive instructions describe searching by programme name and, optionally, a date in YYYY-MM-DD form. They also provide a channel-and-date route. A programme-name search without a date is described as showing that programme's available episodes.
Suppose a viewer remembers the programme name but not its transmission day. Start with the name route and inspect the episode list. If the viewer instead remembers watching TV31 on a particular day, use the channel-and-date route. Do not invent a programme title to make the second situation resemble the first. The two paths solve different identification problems.
Keep the broadcast date separate from the visit date
Copy the programme's official title and broadcast date once a candidate is found. The date on which you open the website is not the episode date. If a familiar title has several language versions or distinct programme pages, retain the specific record you selected.
For a worked recovery note, list the starting clue, search route, chosen channel where relevant, date and episode title. Add why the candidate matches the memory. If it does not match, retain a short rejection reason and return to the results. This is more efficient than reopening the same plausible but incorrect edition several times.
Use playback controls only after identification
The accessible player's instructions say the selected programme begins from its start and document keyboard controls for playback position. Identify the episode before moving through it. A remembered phrase can then be used as a navigation clue, but a percentage-based jump is not a verified timestamp for a quotation.
RTHK's general archive information describes a twelve-month service subject to copyright restrictions and its final availability decision. Check the actual item rather than treating that window as a guarantee for every programme.
For a channel-and-day recovery, save the selected programme title once it is identified. Future visits can then begin with the name route instead of repeating the entire channel schedule search. Keep the original channel and date as a cross-check. If two language versions appear, retain their separate records until the intended rendition is confirmed.
Questions about this guide
Which route helps when I know only the channel and day?
RTHK's instructions provide channel selection followed by the broadcast date.
Can a percentage jump be cited as an exact passage time?
No. Locate and observe the actual passage before recording a timestamp.