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of about 2,000 square feet, one of 900 square feet and one other of 200 square feet. The station has 13 camera chains, modern tele-cine-camera chains with double channels for both 16 mm and 35 mm films on each network and a full array of studio and outside broadcasting equipment.
Programmes, produced in air-conditioned studios, include many 'live' presentations, particularly on the Chinese channel. Education and quiz programmes form an important part of the station's activities but Cantonese opera, popular music programmes, variety shows, children's features and topical interviews are also included in the schedule. Popular filmed television shows and outstanding cultural and documentary features are imported from the United Kingdom and America. Rediffusion television programmes give about 75 hours of entertainment weekly on the two channels and a number of the shows are commercially sponsored. During that part of the day when the television service is not transmitting, one sound channel provides subscribers with a direct running report from the floor of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. A special musical programme for members of the Colony's large Indian community is also broadcast on this sound channel every Sunday morning.
More than 97 per cent of the television staff are locally-trained Chinese. The rental fee is $55 a month, including receiving unit and all maintenance. For subscribers who have their own television sets the monthly rental is $25 which covers the programme fee, licence and full maintenance. A special Hotelevision service is also provided for the Colony's many hotels and the television network is now being extended to Tsuen Wan and Sha Tin in the New Territories.
FILM INDUSTRY
It is estimated that Hong Kong is now the second largest film producing territory in the world. During 1963 the Colony's 120 film companies produced 261 feature films in Chinese for both local and overseas distribution. Many of these films were made on a low budget but the six major studios, using wide screen and colour techniques, make more lavish productions which won honours throughout south-east Asia. The high standards achieved by the larger studios is reflected by the fact that Shaw Brothers won awards for technical excellence at the 10th Asian Film Festival