PRESS, BROADCASTING, TELEVISION, FILMS AND TOURISM 293 is televised each evening. Rediffusion television programmes provide approximately 40 hours of wired television each week, and some of the television periods are commercially sponsored. Outside broadcasts include many sports and special events, and a local and international newsreel is provided each evening.
More than 97% of the television staff are locally trained Chinese.
The rental fee for this service is $55 per month, with receiving unit and all maintenance supplied. For those sub- scribers who own their own television sets, adapted to receive Rediffusion programmes, the monthly rental is $35.
WIRELESS TELEVISION
On 25th May, 1957, the Government announced that it had decided not to call for tenders for Wireless Television for the time being, and at least until ways could be found of overcoming certain technical difficulties inherent in_such a project. There had been no further developments on this matter by the end of the year.
COMMERCIAL BROADCASTING
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On 20th December, 1957, the Government announced acceptance of a tender for the operation of a new commercial broadcasting station. It will be recalled that, following a debate on a Sessional Paper 'The Future of Broadcasting in Hong Kong' in the Legislative Council in 1956, the Govern- ment had decided to establish a commercial broadcasting station, since its activities might reasonably be expected to lead to an enhanced revenue from licence fees which would help to bridge the gap between Government expenditure and revenue on Radio Hong Kong.
FILM INDUSTRY
The Hong Kong film industry continued during 1957 to maintain its high rate of output of films in the Chinese
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