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After School ICU (放學 ICU) is a television programme dedicated to children. Produced by TVB, the programme began airing on January 2005. It is currently on-air during the weekdays for five days a week. Television Broadcasts Limited (HKSE: 0511) , commonly known as TVB, is the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong. ... January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


This programme teaches a variety of activities, including Sports, Arts and often advises children to have a healthy diet and lifestyle. The programme's main mascot has an Onion-shaped head, who supposedly crashlanded onto Earth. A sport consists of a physical activity or skill carried out with a recreational purpose: for competition, for self-enjoyment, to attain excellence, for the development of a skill, or some combination of these. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ... For the parody newspaper, see The Onion. ... Earth, also known as the Earth or Terra, is the third planet outward from the Sun. ...


External Links

  • After School ICU Homepage (http://jade.tvb.com/kids/icu) (TVB, Chinese)

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