XN000022-1976-04-03 — Page 3

Saturday, April 3, 1976

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ETV SERVICE TO PRIMARY SCHOOLS

The Director of Education has reassured the heads of all primary schools

that the Educational Television Service (ETV) will continue to serve their needs

following the merger of certain elements of the service with Radio Television

Hong Kong.

Although the merged television production unit will be controlled by

the Director of Broadcasting, ETV will continue to be the responsibility of the

Director of Education who will specify the content of ETV programmes, satisfy

himself as to their quality, time-table their transmission and evaluate their

use in schools.

ETV producers will continue to be employed by the Education Department.

Stating this in a circular letter to primary school heads, the Deputy

Director of Education (Administration), Mr. Colvyn Haye told them that their

committees would continue to be intimately concerned with ETV programming and

their teachers would continue their close association with ETV producers.

Mr. Haye added: "The day-to-day liaison with the ETV Service (including

response to complaints about reception and other queries) will not be affected.

ETV will continue to serve you as it has done since 1971. In effect the ETV

Service will function as at present."

As announced previously, the merger of the Government's two television

production organisations is to enable the best use to be made of creative

television talent and production resources of the two services.

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