So many of the events were visual, backed up by little or no music, that even the most imaginative commentator would have found himself taxed to the limit to retain the interest of listeners at home. An unusual form of production, and one quite new to Hong Kong, was adopted. Descriptive interviews and short talks by the organizers and participants in individual events were pre-recorded and mixed in with live com- mentaries on the Rally proper. This technique resulted in a fast moving show which aroused a favourable public reaction and will undoubtedly be developed and improved on similar occasions in the future.
20. On Sunday morning, the English Service broadcast matins from St. John's Cathedral, at which His Royal Highness read the lesson, and at lunchtime technicians and commentators were moving into position for what the necessarily lengthy operational orders described as 'departure, as for arrival in reverse'. Queen's Pier commentators saw His Royal Highness board the 'Britannia', then handed over to H.M.S. 'Darsham' as the Royal Yacht left the Colony.
21. Never have the resources of the station been so fully committed and the smooth running of the operation was a credit to both technical and programme staff.
PART III
CHINESE PROGRAMME SERVICE
GENERAL
22. In a seventeen hour broadcasting day, the Chinese Programme Service uses Cantonese as its principal language, Kuoyu as its second language, and Chiuchow and Hakka as minority languages.
23. There is a full range of programmes in Cantonese, news, talks, drama, opera, eastern and western music, outside broadcasts, sport, magazine programmes, documentaries and specialized programmes for women, children, industrial workers and farmers.
24. Kuoyu programmes include music, opera, news and plays; Chiuchow-news, music and plays; Hakka-news only, with occasional songs in Cantonese farmers programmes.
25. The service is broadcast on 640 Kc/s and 3940 Kc/s. Later in 1959 it will also be broadcast on VHF/FM, 94 Mc/s. Although both medium and shortwave transmissions are intended only for local re- ception, the shortwave broadcast attracts a large number of reports from radio amateurs all over the world.
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