27. The three most important types of programmes intended to provide information on the policies and activities of Government and public institutions and to reflect back responsible public opinion, are news bulletins, news magazines and public affairs discussions, talks, and documentaries.
NEWS BULLETINS
28. Mention has been made of the transfer of the Government Information Services radio newsroom to Broadcasting House in March 1969.
29. The staff of the radio news room prepare news bulletins on world and local events for broadcast by Hong Kong's broadcasting media-Radio Hong Kong, Commercial Radio, Rediffusion, Rediffu- sion Television and Hong Kong Television Broadcasts Limited.
30. The main sources of news for radio bulletins are two inter- national news agencies-Reuters and United Press International-while reports about government activities are compiled from releases issued by the Press Room of the Information Services Department. Radio News Room Staff are also required to cover local events for inclusion in the news.
31. Fourteen news bulletins and summaries in English and Chinese ranging from two to ten minutes are prepared daily by the Radio News Room which is manned round-the-clock by staff working in shifts. Special announcements of public importance are also sent to the stations for immediate broadcast.
32. The Royal Observatory supplies all weather information, and is linked to Broadcasting House by teleprinter via Beaconsfield House. Frequent weather bulletins are broadcast throughout the day giving local area forecasts, general situation reports for shipping, detailed sea area forecasts for fishermen and local wind and sea conditions for owners of small boats. Standard times of these broadcasts are also given in detail in the Royal Observatory's publication 'Hong Kong Weather Services for Shipping".
33. Radio Hong Kong's main Chinese Service bulletins are broad- cast in Cantonese, but a limited number are also read in Kuoyu, Hakka and Chiu Chow. The usefulness of these 'minority' language bulletins is under review, following the 1968 Chinese audience survey.
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