Radio_Hong_Kong_1954-1955 — Page 8

Staff Training

8. Two Programme Assistants came completely new to broadcasting and two had not been previously engaged in programme production and presentation. During the year, technical training was given, in the form of three lectures by engineers of Cable and Wireless Ltd., on "The Broadcasting Chain', 'Microphone Technique' and 'Recording and Re- production'.

Much of the training in broadcasting techniques had to be given by trained programme staff in addition to their normal duties and the new Chinese Programme Assistants were each given a four weeks training course on programme presentation, news-reading, studio balance, play production etc.

Although none of the new staff could be said to be fully trained by the end of the year, plans were being laid for more intensive training to be given in the forthcoming year, particularly in technical operations as applied to programme production.

PART II - ENGINEERING

Operational Description

9. The technical functions of Radio Hong Kong are provided by Cable and Wireless Ltd., who supply the equipment and operate the studio control rooms on the 6th and 7th floors of Electra House with an engineering staff of 21. Programmes are fed by submarine telephone line to the three transmitters at Hung Hom, these lines being fully equalized so that a trans- mitted quality of from 50 to 10,000 c.p.s. is available to listeners.

Studios

10. Two completely self-contained programme suites are maintained, each consisting of continuity studio, news studio and production studio. There is also a recording suite for the preparation of tape and disc recorded features. The central concert hall, with separate control, is used by both English and

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