EUROPEAN PROGRAMME.
35. Extended hours of broadcasting and broadcasts to schools: This question was investigated during the autumn, but no progress was made towards realization of further time on the air. An essential ingredient in any scheme for extended hours of broadcasting is that of programmes to schools. This subject has been discussed with officers of the Education Department, but it has unfortunately not been possible to further it to any appreciable extent. The Education Department is unable to plan and prepare a series of broadcasts to schools due to shortage of staff.
of staff. It has been decided that the whole matter should remain in abeyance until such time as funds and facilities are available to permit the inauguration of these broadcasts on a scale befitting their importance.
BRITISH COUNCIL,
36. Arising from talks between the British Council Representative and the Programme Secretary, a series of fortnightly programmes arranged and broadcast by the Council was started in the autumn. It was originally decided to run the programme on both stations, but unfortunately the British Council could not obtain the right type of material for translation into Chinese. At the time of writing, material has just come to hand for possible inclusion in the programmes of ZEK. The British Council programmes have been favourably commented upon.
RADIO PLAYS.
37. There are two small crganizations in Hong Kong which are interested in Radic plays, and both were invited to submit ideas and scripts for the broadcasting of plays. Both the Stage Club and the Garrison Players have been on the programmes during the year. Plays on BBC Transcriptions have been a feature of Radio Hong Kong for some time past. Such notable productions as the "The Lady's Not for Burning" and "A Phoenix Too Frequent" (both by the contemporary British playwright, Christopher Fry), have been broadcast, and a special effort has been made to present regularly such productions as fall within the BBC's "World Theatre" series, such as "MacBeth", "A Winter's Tale", "Crime Passionel", etc., etc.
MUSIC.
38. It is the established custom of Radio Hong Kong to encourage and to broadcast local talent. It has on its lists six Chinese pianists whose technique and musicianship enable them to present half an hour's programme of music from repertoires of metropolitan recitalists. It has been possible to arrange several good local studio concerts'-to give them
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