ing ▁different ▁issues ▁in ▁relation ▁to ▁other ▁countries ▁In iti ate ▁reform ▁for ▁soci etal ▁progress ▁ ▁Development ▁The ▁ma iden ▁broadcast ▁of ▁' Ori ental ▁Hor izon ' () ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁sign ified ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁broadcast ▁of ▁comment ary ▁programme ▁on ▁current ▁affairs . ▁One ▁year ▁later , ▁on ▁April ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 9 4 , ▁a ▁similar ▁programme ▁F ocus ▁Report (), ▁which ▁means ▁a ▁talk ▁show ▁on ▁the ▁h ott est ▁topics , ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁At ▁the ▁prime ▁time ▁of ▁ 9 p . m . ▁on ▁May ▁ 1 7 , ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁first ▁episode ▁of ▁News ▁Pro be -- ▁" H ong z hi ▁Ban " () ▁was ▁broadcast . ▁The ▁programme ▁' News ▁Pro be ' ▁is ▁produced ▁as ▁a ▁result ▁of ▁the ▁on going ▁development ▁of ▁such ▁kind ▁of ▁programme . ▁The ▁found ers ▁of ▁' News ▁Pro be ' ▁expected ▁this ▁programme ▁to ▁report ▁in ▁a ▁much ▁detailed , ▁in - depth , ▁objective , ▁system atic ▁and ▁author itative ▁way . ▁ ▁During ▁the ▁past ▁development al ▁years , ▁the ▁production ▁team ▁found ▁a ▁position ▁for ▁the ▁program . ▁News ▁Pro be ▁is ▁thus ▁a ired ▁as ▁an ▁investig ative ▁document ary , ▁not ▁only ▁a ▁comment ary ▁one . ▁ ▁The ▁reason ▁of ▁setting ▁up ▁this ▁position ▁is ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁vast ▁compet itions ▁from ▁other ▁news ▁program mes ▁in ▁C CT V .