Here's additional information I've gleaned from a closer reading of the yacht race document I was sent. Evidently the April 19-23rd dates I gave originally were for boats heading to the Philippines *after* the Hong Kong race. The actual China Sea Hong Kong Yacht race has just started, and the weather broadcast schedule is below.
I have to presume that the times given are Hong Kong local time (see http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/city.html?n=102 for latest HK time and info). Hong Kong is UTC +8 hours, so if 0833 is UTC, then the weather forecast would be in late afternoon... not much help to the yacht crews, as they would nearly be done with racing for the day. 0833 local time makes much more sense to inform participants before setting sail. I could not find any specific information positively indicating local time rather than UTC, however.
Guy, I was sent the same information, and there is a reference to local time. Here it is:
Radio Checks/Times:
All times in these advisory notes are Hong Kong local time, which is the same as Philippines local time GMT/UTC plus eight hours.
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