were the first people in the Colony to hear daily reports on the progress of the Games.
55. The Asian Cup Football Series in March 1959 were similarly covered by a commentator who sent back daily recordings of com- mentaries on the games by air.
56. The Macau Grand Prix in November was covered, as in pre- vious years, by commentators from Radio Hong Kong using facilities generously provided by Radio Vila Verde.
57. Sports Cavalcade and Sports Roundup continued to be the principal weekly sports programmes covering all major and most minor sports in the Colony.
58. Throughout the football season, there was a weekly commentary on a league match; horse-racing was covered by pre-meet reports and commentaries on the major races such as the Pearce Memorial Cup, and full coverage was given to other sporting events such as the annual Hong Kong Tiger Standard Walkathon, the swimming gala by the visit- ing Australian team at Victoria Park and the annual cross harbour race.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN
59. Programmes for women listeners are broadcast six days out of seven, and are made up of dramatized stories, household hints, advice on child upbringing and music.
60. In many of the children's clubs on the roofs of resettlement estates in Kowloon, radio sets were installed towards the end of 1958, and in January 1959, Radio Hong Kong began broadcasting a special daily children's session for these clubs; one programme a week was produced entirely by members of the Boys and Girls Clubs Association who show considerable ability as actors, singers and storytellers; these programmes have been a great success with the children and groups of up to one hundred listen to each radio set daily.
61. History, fables, stories, general knowledge and singing and plays with morals are the basic ingredients of the regular children's pro- grammes broadcast daily Monday to Friday, whilst special children's programmes are produced at Christmas and at Chinese New Year.
RELIGION
62. For many years, religious broadcasting in Chinese had been confined to studio services on Sunday evenings. Shortage of technical staff and equipment was the principal reason for this, but during 1958
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