22. During the year, technical advice was given about several new buildings in which broadcasting facilities were likely to be required. These included the new Union Church in Kennedy Road, the City Hall, the Government Stadium at Sookunpoo and the Council Chamber of the new Colonial Secretariat. These permanent installations make the work of producing broadcasts outside the studio centre very much easier.
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PART III CHINESE PROGRAMME
23. The Chinese programme staff consists of one Senior Programme Assistant, four Programme Assistants, four Announcers, a Record Librarian and a clerk.
24. Cantonese, Kuoyu and Swatow are the three languages used in the weekly 65 hours of Chinese broadcasting. Hours of broadcasting were as follows:
Weekdays & Saturdays
Sundays
Public Holidays
0800 - 0900; 1130 - 1400;
1800 - 2330.
1200 - 2330.
0800 - 2330.
25. Two major events in the year under review were the suspension of relays of opera from Chinese theatres, and the beneficial effect of increases in staff.
26. Opera broadcasts from theatres were suspended in July, owing to a dispute over conditions of relaying, which although it did not involve Radio Hong Kong directly, never- theless caused a complete cessation of these broadcasts. To replace these relays of opera from the Po Hing, Ko Shing, Central and Princes Theatres, concerts, operas and plays were produced from the studios, and although this placed a heavy strain on staff, the new programmes became very popular.
27. In past years, the Chinese programme has been limited in scope owing to the shortage of staff. Many programme ideas were unable to materialize because there just weren't the people
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