 In China, CCTV-1 broadcasts clocks at 5 seconds before the beginning of news programs at noon (since 2016), 7pm (since 1988) and 10pm (since 1994).Clocks are also broadcast on New Year's Eve every year at 10 seconds before midnight to announce the beginning of the New Year since 1984.In Hong Kong, clock idents were used in between programmes, especially news bulletins, although they were not used during closedowns or start-ups.