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Hong Kong musical greats help radio DJ ‘Uncle Ray’ celebrate his 95th birthday – and 70 years in the business

Radio DJ “Uncle Ray” Cordeiro is an institution in Hong Kong, and his comforting voice has been broadcast across the city’s airwaves for 70 years. Cordeiro’s 95th birthday came in the same year that he reached that broadcasting milestone, and he celebrated at a party with icons of the Hong Kong music scene including Maria Cordero, Teddy Robin and Danny Summer.Uncle Ray began his career with Radio Rediffusion at the age of 25 in 1949, and he joined Radio Television Hong Kong (RTHK) in 1960. Ten…

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