XN000022-1974-11-03 — Page 2

SUNDAY, NOVEMDER 3, 1974

ETV AUDIENCE NOV EXCEEDS 400,000

TO OVER 400,000 PRINARY 3-6 STUDENTS IN HONG KONG, TELEVISION MEANS MORE THAN SIMPLY A MEDIUM OF ENTERTAICENT - IT IS THEIR TEACHER AS WELL AS EVERYDAY COMPANION,

UNDER THE EXPANSION PLANS, EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION PROGRAMMES ARE NOW EXTENDED TO PRIMARY SIX CHILDREN IN THE 1974-75 ACADEMIC YEAR WHICH BEGAN LAST MONTII.

THE PROGRAMMES PRODUCED BY ETV ARE ON CHINESE, ENGLISH, MATHEMATICS AND SOCIAL STUDIES.

FOR PRIMARY THREE TO FIVE CLASSES, A TOTAL OF 120 DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES ARE PRODUCED EACH YEAR 30 FOR EACH OF THE FOUR SUBJECTS. DUT PUPILS IN PRIMARY SIX WILL, ONLY BE ABLE TO VIEW 64 DIFFERENT PROGRAMMES DURING THIS ACADEMIC YEAR.“

+THIS IS BECAUSE WE ARE LIMITED IN AIR-TIME AND WE ARE TAKING INTO CONSIDERATION THAT PRIMARY SIX PUPILS WILL BE QUITE OCCUPIED WITH PREPARATION FOR THE SECONDARY SCHOOL ENTRANCE EXAMINATION,+ R. SUN PING-SHU, THE SENIOR EDUCATION OFFICER FOR. ETV, SAID.

+AT PRESENT, WE TRANSMIT 40 HOURS OF PROGRAMMES EACH WEEK VIA THE NETWORKS OF TVB AND RTV BETWEEN MONDAY AND FRIDAY,+ HE DOED.

TURNING TO THE PRODUCTION OF ETV PROGRAMMES, MR. SUN POINTED OUT THAT IT IS NOT COMMONLY KNOWN THAT ONE SINGLE PROGRAMME MIGHT SOMETIME TAKE A YEAR TO PERFECT.

APART FROM MONTHS OF PLANNING AND PREPARATION WHICH FOLLOW THE SELECTION OF A TOPICS, EACH 15-MINTUE ETV LESSON REQUIRES FROM 10 TO 12 HOURS FOR REHEARSALS AND FINAL RECORDING.

TO BEGIN WITH, PROGRAMME COMMITTEES ON FOUR SUBJECTS ARE FORMED. EACH CONSISTS OF HEADS OF SCHOOLS, PRACTISING TEACHERS INSPECTORS OF SCHOOLS, LECTURERS FRO1 COLLEGES OF EDUCATION AND ETV PRODUCTION STAFF.

THEY MEET ANNUALIẤY TO DRAFT THE VARIOUS SYLLABUSES' WHICH ARE DIRECTLY RELATED TO THOSE IN USE IN PRIMARY SCHOOLS.

ONCE THE SYLLABUSES FOR EACH SUBJECT ARE DECIDED, OUTLINE SCRIPTS ARE THEN DRAFTED BY ETV PRODUCERS WITH THE HELP OF~-~ PRESENTERS AND OTHER RESEARCHERS. THE ETV PRODUCERS WHO HAVE TO PREPARE THE CAMERA SCRIPTS MUST FIRST VISUALISE ACTUAL STUDIO SITUATIONS IN WHICH THE MECHANICS OF SCUND AND VISION ARE CO-ORDINATED IN PRODUCTION,

THE NEXT STEP IS THE ASSEMBLY OF TALENTS FOR PRELIMINARY REHEARSALS. +THERE ARE NOW ABOUT 40 TO 50 ACTORS AND ACTRESSES WHO APPEAR ON OUR SCREEN FREQUENTLY. THEY ARE MAINLY TEACHERS AND SCHOOL CHILDREN WHO ARE INTERESTED IN ACTING,+ MR. SUN SAID..

/UGUALLY,

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