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wave and 91 mc/s VHF/FM. In addition to the head of service there is a staff of seven producers and five announcers. A consider- able number of residents also act as programme contributors. The service is intended to appeal not only to European listeners in the Colony but also to the many Chinese who turn to Radio Hong Kong for their news, information and entertainment. Music, both light and serious, forms 60 per cent of the programmes. The highlight of the year was undoubtedly the visit of the London Philharmonic Orchestra which gave five public concerts in the new City Hall, under Sir Malcolm Sargent. Radio Hong Kong broadcast all the concerts as well as special solo and chamber music recitals by leading members of the orchestra. Other out- standing serious music broadcasts during the year were by Orazio Frugoni, Beryl Kimber, Mildred Miller, the Stross Quartet and the NHK Symphony Orchestra. Apart from recorded classical music and visits by international artistes, Radio Hong Kong broad- cast a considerable number of recitals by local musicians. One evening each week the AM and FM services diverge and this permits broadcasts of full length operas on the FM service while more general programmes are maintained on the AM transmission.
The various tastes of the public in the vast field of light music are catered for by a great number of record programmes of all types--request programmes, light orchestral concerts, personal choice programmes, 'pop' music and jazz can all be heard regularly. There are also broadcasts by an ever increasing number of musicians and entertainers who visit Hong Kong from all parts of the world. Outstanding in 'the past year were broadcasts by Frank Sinatra, Bobby Rydell, Bobby Vee, the Blue Diamonds and Tito Puente.
A large number of talks on a great variety of subjects were broadcast during the year. Many were commissioned from local contributors and either formed part of a series or were incorporated into one or other of the many magazine programmes which Radio Hong Kong broadcasts each week. Behind the Headlines, in which Hong Kong-based news correspondents discuss important political developments throughout the world, continued to be lively and informative. The programme is a useful adjunct to the news bulletins and Radio Hong Kong is able to command the personal