Radio_Hong_Kong_1956-1957 — Page 5

Introduction.

PART I- GENERAL

RADIO Hong Kong is a Government station serving Chinese and European listeners in the Colony. During the year under review both Chinese and English services broadcast in the morning, at lunch time and in the evening, with extended hours at weekends and on public holidays. The services are independent of each other, each having separate studio suites and medium wave transmitters. The Chinese programme is also carried by a short wave transmitter working in the tropical broadcast band which reinforces the medium wave service in the more distant parts of the Colony. Studios, record libraries and offices are located in Mercury House, the Far East head- quarters of Cable and Wireless Ltd., who are responsible for all technical operations of Radio Hong Kong. Transmitters are sited at Hung Hom on the mainland, being fed by cross-harbour cables and landlines.

Staff.

2. The establishment of the department was increased to 49, by the creation of 19 new posts to implement the new policy described in Part II. At the end of the financial year the actual establishment was:-

Grade

Chinese Section:

Senior Programme Assistant Programme Assistant

Announcer..

Record Librarian

Original

Increased establishment establishment

Increase

1

1

4

8

4

7

1

1

I wal

English Section:

Senior Programme Assistant

1

1

Programme Assistant

2

2

Supernumerary Programme Assistant

1

Record Librarian

заочной

1

Administration:

Controller of Broadcasting

Woman Confidential Assistant

Executive Grade Officer

Clerks

Minor staff....

Total

1

1

1

~VIN

2

2

1

1

5

9

4

7

12

5

30

49

19

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