great assistance to the producer in printing details of the recommended walks, together with ferry times and other pertinent details.
18. A scheme was introduced during the year whereby selected producers are attached to certain other departments for a number of weeks. The purpose of the scheme is to achieve a degree of specialization in and personal knowledge of the functions of such departments. So far three major departments have co-operated in this scheme (Commerce and Industry, Social Welfare and the Police) and the results have been most rewarding. Not only do the producers concerned come back to broadcasting with a far greater appreciation of the work which these other departments are undertaking but they are also able to turn their experience to good effect by stimulating programmes which might not otherwise have been considered. A typical example of the end product of one such attachment is 'Industrial and Commercial Magazine' which is now broadcast weekly as the direct result of the producer's study of the Department of Commerce and Industry. Visits to factories and marketing organizations were also arranged and this new magazine contains a great deal of material concerning the industrial and commercial development of the Colony.
19. Chinese New Year, the most important festival in the lunar calendar, was marked this year for the first time by a broadcast message by His Excellency the Governor, Sir David TRENCH. The message which was first heard at midnight and repeated the next day, was delivered in English with the final sentences spoken in Cantonese. It contained His Excellency's congratulations to the people of the Colony for their hard work and industry during the Year of the Dragon and his good wishes for prosperity in the Year of the Snake.
MUSICAL PROGRAMMES
20. The most important development in the field of music in the Chinese and English Service operations during the year was the organiza- tion of two series of Sunday afternoon concerts which were presented jointly by Radio Hong Kong and the City Hall.
21. With the concept of the extremely popular 'proms' of Sir Henry WOOD fame in mind, the organizers set out to make available to the public programmes of Chinese and Western music which could be enjoyed in the comfort of the surroundings of Hong Kong's only professional Concert Hall but at a price which would be acceptable to all.
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