East Asian countries were well represented and a few letters were received from listeners in northern Europe and in the United Kingdom. Wherever transmission reports were verified, Q.S.L. cards were sent out.
61. Some highlights of the year's English broadcasts are given in Appendix B.
Licences
PART V— MISCELLANEOUS
62. At the end of the year, radio licences in force totalled 45,684, an increase of 3,934 over 1953/54. The following table gives licence figures for the years 1946 - 1955 as at March 31st.
Non-Chinese Total
Year
Chinese
1946
4,226
145
4,371
1947
12,244
1,348
13,592
1948
21,540
2,624
24,164
1949
29,976
3,483
33,459
1950
38,858
3,510
42,368
1951
39,706
3,671
43,377
1952
37,909
3,302
41,211
1953
39,374
3,232
42,606
1954
38,735
3,015
41,750
1955
42,799
2,885
45,684
The annual fee for a wireless licence is $20.
During the year, periodic announcements were made over the air, stressing that radio receiving sets have to be properly licenced and a vigorous campaign by the Postmaster General against unlicenced listeners was begun which resulted in a steady increase in the number of new licence holders, beginning in February, which was still continuing at the end of the financial
year.
Relations with Other Broadcasting Organizations
63. Relations with Rediffusion and Radio Vila Verde in Macau remained cordial. Assistance was given by Radio Hong Kong to Rediffusion in December when fire destroyed their
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