PRESS, PUBLIC RELATIONS, BROADCASTING AND FILMS
Chinese Language (ZEK: 2KW on 640 kilocycles)
Weekdays & Saturdays: 0800-0900; 1130-1400;
Sundays: 1200-2330.
1800-2330.
Public Holidays: 0800-2330.
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The short wave transmitter (ZBW 3: 2 KW on 9.52 megacycles) radiates English and Chinese pro- grammes alternately throughout the day. Weekly pro- grammes are broadcast in French and Portuguese over ZBW, whilst Cantonese, Kuoyu and Swatow are the main languages on the Chinese station. The short wave transmitter radiates all news bulletins put out by Radio Hong Kong in both English and Chinese languages. The period 1400 - 1800 on Saturdays and Sundays on the English station continues to be taken up by programmes for H.M. Forces serving in Hong Kong. At the end of the year there were 44, 159 wireless licence holders, an increase of 1,861 over 1953. There were no alterations in the permanent staff of the English section which includes one senior programme assistant and two programme assistants who are responsible for all programme planning and compilation, and who direct and train the considerable number of part time announcers and programme contributors. In the Chinese section, one programme assistant, and three new pro- gramme assistants were recruited, bringing the pro- gramme staff strength up to five in this section.
The technical training of new staff in both sections. was carried out by the engineers of Cable and Wireless Limited, who gave three lectures on the broadcasting chain, microphone technique and sound recording, and also by the programme staff who gave general pro-
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