PRESS, BROADCASTING AND CINEMA
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The department is divided into two main divisions-news and publicity-both staffed by specialist professional officers. The News Division operates in two main sections-press and radio news. The press section channels information to newspapers and deals with press enquiries generally, while the radio news section special- izes in the preparation of world and local news bulletins for the Colony's broadcasting and television stations. Eleven radio news bulletins in English and 12 in Chinese are prepared daily, ranging in length from full 10-minute bulletins to one-minute summaries.
The Publicity Division has local and overseas commitments, and it produces magazine and newspaper feature articles, photographs, newsreels, booklets and posters. Locally, the division is responsible for handling publicity campaigns for all government departments. The editorial section provides written material for a worldwide press syndication service and for most booklets and leaflets produced in the department. It also provides scripts and commentaries for documentary films and newsreels made by the film unit. As part of the Colony's campaign to sell more products overseas, emphasis continued to be placed on material dealing with trade and economic subjects.
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In the publications field, the main productions of the year included a booklet on Hong Kong high fashion, a commemorative fifth anniversary book on the City Hall and a series of trade promotion booklets and leaflets to back up the Colony's worldwide export drive. The photographic section supplies all photographs for the department and also carries out many photographic assignments for other government departments.
The film unit completed a 26-minute colour documentary, Report to the Gods during the year. It deals with the people of Hong Kong and features the well-known Cantonese comedian Leung Sing Bor. This was followed by a 30-minute black and white dramatic film Suicide on Hire Purchase designed as part of a Colony campaign to combat drug addiction. From June, 1967, onwards the film unit has released a monthly magazine film to local cinemas entitled Hong Kong To-day. Each issue runs from seven to nine minutes. Between 40 and 50 copies are sent to local cinemas, and there are a number of 16 mm copies for non-theatrical use. Dubbing