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5.
Estimated additional recurrent expenditure on the Engineering side is now estimated at approximately $250,000 per annum as compared with the $330,000 give in my Savingram No.55 of 1949. It is now considered that no additional expatriate technical staff will be needed. Additional locally recruited staff required should be 17 sub-engineers and technicians and four artisans.
6.
On the programme side the modified English programme schedules call for only one additional expatriate officer i、e. a News and Talks Director at, say, HK$15,000 per annum and one additional locally recruited secretary at, say, HK$3,000 per
There is thus a reduction of about $87,000 on the
annum.
original estimate for the programme side.
7.
More detailed estimates are as follows:-
(a)
CAPITAL COST (As estimated in sterling by Cable &
Wireless, Ltd.)
Prime mover
£ 8,000
Aerials, Masts etc.
12,000
Power Transformer
3,000
Transmitter building and
Engineer's residence
15,000
Power House and Truck Garage
1,300
Lines
3,500
Roads
10,000
Power Cable
2,500
Lighting and Power Installations
1,500
Furniture
1,000
Armed Guard's quarters
500
Transport
750
Water supply and Drainage
say
1,500
Architects' Fees
3,000
10% for contingencies
£63,550 6.355
£69,905
Say
HK$1,150,000
(b) RECURRENT EXPENDITURE
Programme Side
Additional European Staff to be
recruited in the U.K.
HK$ 15,000
Additional European staff to be
recruited locally
3,000
Additional Chinese staff
75,000
Rent of extension of present 、
studios and offices
50,000
Chinese orchestra
60,000
Cost of recording locally produced
programmes, additional performing rights and news services fees, etc.
300,000
Total (Say)
HK$ 500,000
Engineering Side
Additional staff to be recruited
locally
HKS
165,000
Power and Light
58,000
Renewals and Spares
2,000
Fuel and Transport
13,000
Upkeep of Buildings
2,500
Upkeep of Masts and Aerials
5,000
Upkeep of roads
2,500
Total (Say)
HK$ 250,000
HIKS 750.000
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