TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22, 1981
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RADIO TELEVISION Linh Kena WIHE PRIZE
RADIO TELEVISION HONG KONG HAS BEEN AWARDED ONE OF THE MAJOR RADIO PRIZES AT THE 18TH ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION CONFERENCE BEING HELD IN MANILA.
THE STATION HAS WON THE HOSO BUNKA FOUNDATION PRIZE FOR ITS PROGRAMME ON THE ROLE OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC IN CONTEMPORARY ASIAN COMPOSITIONS. IT IS THE FIRST TIME A HONG KONG STATION HAS WON THE AWARD SINCE THE FOUNDATION WAS ESTABLISHED IN 1974.
THE HOSO BUNKA PRIZE WAS SET UP TO ENCOURAGE THE PRESERVATION AND ENRICHMENT OF THE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES THAT GO TO MAKE UP THE ASIA PACIFIC BROADCASTING UNION (ABU).
IN 1980, THE PRIZE WAS NOT AWARDED BECAUSE THE JURY CONSIDERED NONE OF THE ENTRIES TO BE OF THE REQUIRED STANDARD.
RTHK'S WINNING ENTRY WAS BASED ON THE RECENT ASIAN COMPOSERS (LEAGUE) CONFERENCE HELD IN HONG KONG IN MARCH THIS YEAR. THE PROGRAMME WAS PRODUCED BY RADIO 4 STAFF RICHARD TSANG AND DOUGLAS GAUTIER WORKING WITH LOCAL COMPOSER DOMING LAM WHO IS HIMSELF CHAIRMAN OF THE ASIAN COMPOSERS' LEAGUE (HONG KONG DISTRICT).
IN HONG KONG, THE SECRETARY FOR INFORMATION, MR ALAN SCOTT, SAID THE PRODUCERS OF THE PROGRAMME WERE TO BE CONGRATULATED FOR WINNING SUCH AN IMPORTANT AWARD. HE SAID IT REFLECTED RTHK'S AWARENESS OF THE IMPORTANCE OF TRADITIONAL MUSIC AND CULTURE AND THE RADIO STATION'S EFFORTS TO SUPPORT AND PROMOTE ASIAN ARTISTS.
RTHK'S WINNING ENTRY WAS CONSIDERED BY THE ABU JURY AS +A SHINING EXAMPLE OF THE WAY IN WHICH TRADITIONAL CULTURAL ELEMENTS OF MUSIC CAN BE EMPLOYED TO REFLECT A COUNTRY'S CULTURAL IDENTITY IN THE PRESENT DAY CONTEXT+.
THE AWARD WAS RECEIVED BY RTHK'S CONTROLLER OF RADIO MISS CHEUNG MAN-YEE, MISS CHEUNG ATTENDED THE ABU CONFERENCE AND SERVED AS A MEMBER OF THE JURY. LIKE OTHER MEMBERS OF THE JURY, HOWEVER, SHE REFRAINED FROM CASTING A VOTE ON AN ENTRY FROM ONE'S OWN COUNTRY OR TERRITORY OF ORIGIN.
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