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showings by clubs, schools and similar groups during the year, the films being seen by well over a million people.
RADIO HONG KONG
Radio Hong Kong is a Government broadcasting station with two medium wave transmissions and one short-wave. The Chinese service, broadcasting on 640 Kc/s, uses Cantonese, Kuoyü and Chiuchow as its principal languages; the English service, which also broadcasts regularly in French and Portuguese, is transmitted on 860 Kc/s. The short-wave transmitter on 3.94 megacycles in the 76 metre band broadcasts the Chinese programme to those parts of the Colony where medium wave reception is poor.
The studio centre occupies the sixth, seventh and part of the eighth floors of Mercury House, the headquarters of Cable and Wireless Ltd. in Victoria, fronting the central reclamation. The accommodation is rented from Cable and Wireless, who are responsible for all technical operations of Radio Hong Kong. The 2 kw. medium wave and 24 kw. short-wave transmitters are situated at Hung Hom in Kowloon. Programmes originate from Mercury House and from outside broadcasting points, in stadia, theatres, churches, etc., connected to the studios by lines rented from the Hong Kong Telephone Company Ltd. The two pro- gramme services operate from separate continuity suites, the studios being well-equipped and including a concert hall with seating for 100, extending to two floors and used by both services as required.
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The station is directed by the Controller of Broadcasting, with a senior programme assistant in charge of each service. The English senior programme assistant, who is on secondment from the B.B.C., supervises the work of five programme assistants and a record librarian. All English announcing and newsreading, and some programme production work, are done by part-time con- tributors. The Chinese service has eight programme assistants, seven announcers and a record librarian. Clerical staff, drivers and messengers bring the total programme staff to 49; technical staff are provided by Cable and Wireless.
On 30th June Radio Hong Kong celebrated its thirtieth birthday. Both English and Chinese Programme Services celebrated the
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