Radio_Hong_Kong_1961-1962 — Page 16

Mr. Ng Kwok-wai ()

Mr. CHAN Po-wai

(4) Mr. YIP Chi-hong ()

Mr. CHAN Kung (陳弓)

Outside Broadcasts

Chinese boxing.

Stories of the Sung Dynasty.

Stories of the West Han Dynasty. Noted Generals in Chinese History.

33. The considerable number of outside broadcasts has been one of the features of this year's operations. In addition to the regular weekly relays of concerts, football matches, church services, etc. at least six of the weekly magazine programmes were compiled from outside re- cordings. Worthy of particular mention are 'We are living below the Victoria Peak', 'Farmers' Week', 'Fishermen's Half Hour', 'Movie Magazine', and 'Sports Cavalcade'.

34. The increased number of portable recorders available to pro- ducers enabled the Chinese Service to mount a regular news magazine programme "Topical Events' on Monday, Wednesday and Friday of each week. This venture met with considerable popularity and the Chinese Service was able to bring listeners more frequent accounts of local news and developments, as well as interviews with interesting visitors from overseas.

Government Activities

35. The work of various Government Departments received con- siderable attention in the Chinese Service broadcasts. In addition to 'The Government and the People' mentioned above, there were numerous occasions when commentators and observers visited the site of some Government operation of development.

36. In addition to including news of Government work in feature and magazine programmes Radio Hong Kong broadcast a considerable number of special announcements of one sort or another. Of particular interest to Chinese listeners, for example, were details of the positioning of mobile registration vans of the Registration of Persons Office. Throughout the year listeners were advised daily as to where the vans could be found and who should visit them to obtain new Registration Cards.

37. The Typhoon Warning System and weather reports generally are of very considerable interest to the residents of Hong Kong. In May 1961 Typhoon 'Alice' affected the Colony and in the afternoon of the 19th the 'eye' passed over the territory. Radio Hong Kong had broad- cast details of the approach of this typhoon throughout the previous night and the following day and frequent bulletins of the situation and

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