made of the B.B.C. Transcription Service, which provides a wide range of programmes from each of the three domestic sound services, Home, Light and Third. Transcribed programmes from other sources, such as Radio Australia, Radio Canada, Radio Nederland, United Nations Radio, UNESCO Radio and commercial companies, are also used in varying quantities.
54. The English Service would be failing in its duty, however, if it relied exclusively on recorded programmes and commercial records, and made no attempt to reflect the life of Hong Kong in its programmes. Considerable use is made, therefore, of all available talent in the Colony, actors, musicians and writers.
In the field of drama, plays ranging from thriller serials to verse plays are produced by staff producers, or by the amateur dramatic groups in Hong Kong, The Stage Club and the Garrison Players.
Hong Kong news stories and the visits of interesting people are covered in a weekly magazine programme; sport of every kind is dealt with in a sports magazine; there are programmes for women and children, literary magazines, book reviews and discussions on the arts, recitals by musicians, singers and orchestras, cabaret and variety pro- grammes by professional and amateur artists, documentary programmes, and special programmes for the Armed Forces.
55. The English service is broadcast on a medium wave frequency of 860 K/cs.
STAFF
56. The service is in charge of a Senior Programme Assistant with a staff of five Programme Assistants who compile, write and produce programmes. Announcers are all part-time contributors. The record library of 25,000 records is in the charge of a librarian.
PROGRAMMES
57. The aim of the year's broadcasting has been the improvement in both quality and quantity of programmes of local origin. Within the limitation of a ten-hour broadcasting day a balanced programme cater- ing for as many tastes as possible was maintained with particular allowance being made for programmes of minority interest.
58. Details of local programmes will be found in the following pages. They include a broadcast by the visiting Korean Symphony Orchestra, a talk with illustrations on the music of outer Mongolia, a feature on
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