Other notable sports coverage included the Cup Final, the Derby, the Oxford and Cambridge Rugby match, the Le Mans Road Race, the Test Matches between Australia and England, and the Daily Express International Trophy motor race at Silverstone.
Religious broadcasting.
102. Sunday morning services are broadcast by the Church of England, the Roman Catholic Church, the Union Church of Scotland, the English Methodist Church and the Salvation Army. Services are generally taken from the churches, but on occasion studio services are broadcast.
The Armed Forces have their own evening service on Sunday which is conducted from the studio by a service chaplain. The Rev. Canon V. J. Pike, C.B., Chaplain to the Queen and Chaplain-General to the Forces, conducted the Forces evening service during his visit in February.
Morning prayers are said twice a week by the Church of England and Roman Catholic Church, and an epilogue ends the day's broadcasting on Sunday.
Special broadcasts during the year have included Christmas Carol concerts from the University of Hong Kong and from the steps of Government House, and the Pontifical High Mass at midnight on Christmas Eve from the Roman Catholic Cathedral.
Children's programmes.
103. Early in 1957 children's programmes were reorganized to provide one programme for each of three age-groups per week. For the very young children there were nursery rhymes, stories and songs; for older children there were adventure stories and quiz programmes; and a programme for teenagers had started with visits to places of interest in the Colony and talks on Chinese customs. On Friday evenings there was a classical request programme for children, and on Monday an educational series from the B.B.C. transcription service.
Audience research.
104. As with the Chinese service, 'Listeners Letterbox', introduced in March, provided some valuable information on listening habits in the Colony. Certain writers appeared
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