first category which forms the staple diet of public service broadcasting and perhaps the best example of this genre is a series of several hundred talks under the heading 'Is This For You'. In this a professional vocational guidance expert outlines careers for young people leaving schools and universities, and then goes on to describe the qualifications required for the careers in question. Two programmes in the series were broadcast each week and at the end of the year two hundred and forty talks had been broadcast, many of which are now available in a published booklet. In addition to discussing specific career opportunities, the speaker also gave advice on writing letters of application and being interviewed for a job. The many letters received from young listeners asking for copies of the scripts was an encouraging index of the interest this programme aroused.
45. Another service to students was provided in a series called "To a High Degree' in which impressions of other countries as seen by returning students were discussed over the air and useful information supplied on the avoidance of pitfalls. To a High Degree' also gave information about scholarships and bursaries available for students here in Hong Kong. Again, in this series, copies of the talks were supplied free to interested students.
46. 'Out and About' continued its successful run during the year and the producer visited a variety of local institutions, talked to the people who work there and asked them for musical requests. Subjects throughout the year ranged from the Fire Department to Western Art; from Containerization to Comparative Religion and this programme continued to enjoy a good deal of popular listening on Sunday mornings.
47. Hong Kong industry is reflected in 'Exporter to The World' which fulfilled a dual function. It not only gave the public the informa- tion about the types of product which Hong Kong sells to the world but also threw light on the problems of Hong Kong industry.
48. In 'At Ease' on Sunday morning, leading world personalities came to the microphone to talk more about themselves than their jobs and in a carpet slippers mood were often more candid than they would be in the more formal mood of the news interview. Amongst those who spoke this year were LEE Kuan-yew, Edward HEATH, Sammy DAVIS Jnr. and Douglas FAIRBANKS Jnr.
49. Programmes which catered for the enquiring mind were 'Enquiry' and Talking Point'. The latter was a discussion programme in which
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