16. The main Chinese Service bulletins are broadcast in Cantonese. Chiu Chow and Hakka bulletins were discontinued during the year following the 1968 audience survey, which indicated that very little use was made of them. Kuoyu bulletins were reduced to two daily, in the early morning and evening.
17. In addition to locally compiled bulletins Radio Hong Kong regularly relays news bulletins from the British Broadcasting Corpora- tion. These consist of daily bulletins in English from the World Service, together with 'News about Britain' and 'Commentary', and the Chinese Service takes daily bulletins in Cantonese and Kuoyu from the Far Eastern Service, supplemented by commentaries, topical talks, etc.
CHINESE SERVICE
18. Broadcasting House has provided new production facilities which the Chinese Service has made full use of in enriching the scope and variety of its programmes. The pattern of output was rearranged to concentrate on Cantonese programmes in the daily 17-hour AM service, and by transferring to daily FM transmission, Kuoyu news and pro- grammes of a cultural or educational nature. There was a marked increase in the output of drama, which is one of the most popular radio forms amongst Chinese listeners. In addition to the existing four main production sections, a new entertainments section was established to develop new forms of radio entertainment.
Outside Broadcasts
19. The output of outside broadcasts which have traditionally been a prominent feature was maintained. Besides 'Topical Events', broad- cast twice daily covering news of the day, there were many other public affairs programmes which covered all matters concerning the different sectors of community and catering to all age groups. These programmes included 'Life in Resettlement Estates', 'New Territories To-day', 'Fishermen's Half-hour', 'Farmers' Week' and 'Youth Programme'. Other public affairs programmes, such as 'Talking Point' and 'What the Papers Say', aimed to reflect public opinion.
Entertainment
20. Following the listeners' survey conducted in 1968, a new enter- tainment section was established in October and went through a process of rapid expansion. Its programme output is mainly concerned
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