HONG KONG ANNUAL REPORT, 1954
gramme training. Arrangements were in hand for two programme assistants to attend a staff training course with the BBC in 1955.
Equipment
There were no large alterations or additions to equipment. The studio centre comprises two suites of three studios each (one suite for each section), a concert hall, and a recording suite capable of handling 78 and 33 r.p.m. disk, and 7 i.p.s. tape recording (all continuous recording) and non-continuous high quality 30 i.p.s. tape recording.
Mobile recording is carried out with two trans- portable mains-driven tape recorders, and with two battery-operated portable tape recorders. These two machines have, in the last eighteen months, consider- ably improved outside broadcast techniques in the Colony.
The three transmitters are situated at Hung Hom, and are fed by land lines from Electra House. There are also a large number of permanent land lines to outside broadcast points.
Programmes
The scope of broadcasting was considerably en- larged in 1954. Wherever possible, within the limita- tions of the hours of broadcasting, the aim has been to provide the impact of live outside broadcasts, rather than recordings, and to increase not only the number but also the quality of feature programmes in both English and Chinese. Features and talks were pro- duced, in both languages, on industry, agriculture,
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