outside broadcasts call for a high degree of planning and co-ordination and, like the proverbial iceberg, much more work goes into these occasions than would appear from simply listening to a radio set at home. The department is particularly appreciative of the efficiency of its technical staff, who have unfailingly risen to such occasions and who, often working under difficult and arduous conditions, have continued to render prompt and willing service which has contributed greatly to the results which have been achieved.
General
PART II
COMBINED OPERATIONS
6. Although the Chinese and English Services are organized and operate independently and are designed to serve two different audiences, there are a number of occasions on which common interest brings them closer together. This is particularly so when simultaneous broadcasts of important public events take place. There is, moreover, a growing tendency to exchange material between the two services, and this trend is to be welcomed as a stimulant for both. The following are a few examples of joint broadcasts which took place during the year, when commentators and engineering teams worked side by side though catering for separate audiences.
The visit of H.R.H. Princess Alexandra
7. Her Royal Highness Princess Alexandra of Kent paid an official visit to Hong Kong from the 3rd 14th November, 1961. From the moment when she landed at Hong Kong's International Airport to her departure ten days later Radio Hong Kong was on the scene at all her public engagements with commentators and observers from both services. Throughout the Royal Visit listeners received up-to-the-minute accounts of Princess Alexandra's activities during her very interesting and diverse series of engagements.
8. Perhaps the most important and colourful event of the visit was the Congregation of the University of Hong Kong during which Her Royal Highness had conferred upon her the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws. Radio Hong Kong's commentators and microphones were there to bring to many thousands of people, who could not be present on this splendid occasion, descriptions of the scene and broadcasts of the speeches inside the Loke Yew Hall. There followed an account of her
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