join battle each week with a Questionmaster who had to be, and was, both funny, firm and fair minded. "Its In the News" presented each Sunday during the Winter months before an invited audience, quickly gained popularity, largely by the amusement involved in listening to the team following clues up blind alleys, but also because two microphone personalities quickly made a hit with listeners; Nick Kendall, the young Canadian journalist, with the apparently languid brain, but the odd flash of brilliance, and Lucy Huang, a Chinese journalist whose wit and charm quickly made her a favourite with all sections of the public. Later in the year, a Chinese version of the series was in the course of preparation.
69. “Operation Fat Choy" In February Radio Hong Kong joined forces with Messrs. Rediffusion Ltd. to support the drive for funds organized by the Hong Kong Tiger Standard to assist the under-privileged of the Colony over Chinese New Year. On three successive evenings between 9 p.m. and midnight listeners were invited to telephone in their pledges of donations to the fund in return for the broadcasting of their favourite records, or the keeping-off-the-air of pet dislikes. Any record had to reach a total of $200 before it was played.
The title 'Operation' was well chosen; the full resources of both organizations were mobilized for the occasion. The Rediffusion studios and technical facilities were utilized as the centre of operations, while Radio Hong Kong provided the accounting staff and a substantial share of the team helping behind the scenes, manning telephones, keeping the score-board up to date and acting as runners between the 'operations room' and the studio. At the microphone the disc-jockeying was shared by John Wallace and Nick Kendall as the Radio Hong Kong contingent, and Jock Sloan and Frank Miles representing Rediffusion.
A number of prominent Hong Kong personalities and distinguished visitors appeared at the microphone during the course of the three evening run of the programme to appeal for listeners' support. Among them were Benjamin Britten
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