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programmes; students, nurses and others in Britain are kept in touch with their families through messages recorded in London and broadcast in Hong Kong and similar links are maintained with Hong Kong people in Canada and Australia. News bulletins and programmes in Cantonese and Kuoyu are relayed from the BBC and the service provides recorded Cantonese programmes for use by other Chinese radio services in south-east Asia. It also con- tributed an hour-long programme of Chinese folk music to the 2nd Asian Broadcast Music Festival organized by NHK of Japan. Assistance was given in the recruitment of staff for the newly established Cantonese service of Radio Australia, and arrange- ments were made with the Australian Broadcasting Commission whereby the 1964 Olympic Games will be covered by two Radio Hong Kong Chinese commentators in Tokyo, making daily reports to Hong Kong and Melbourne.

The English Service. The English service is broadcast on 860 kc/s and 91 mc/s from 7 a.m. to midnight daily. The programme organizer has a staff of six producers and five announcers, with some 200 outside contributors and artists. The service, designed to appeal to both European and Chinese listeners, includes news bulletins and magazines, a high proportion of western classical music, light music, drama, talks, variety, sports, children's pro- grammes, magazines, outside broadcasts, discussions and docu- mentaries, and religious services and talks programmes. The adult education programmes are broadcast daily and there was increased emphasis during the year on direct teaching of Cantonese. These programmes and others devoted to the teaching of English and French became very popular. The BBC Transcription Service pro- vides much valuable material, but the greatest possible use is made of Hong Kong talent.

News bulletins and magazines were strengthened during the year, more material, particularly concerning Asian affairs, being prepared in Hong Kong, and greater use being made of world news magazines and commentaries supplied by the BBC, Central Office of Information in London, United Nations Radio and UNESCO. Government activities were covered in a wide range of broadcasts made by both English and Chinese services. These included a second series of talks by heads of departments in The Government and the People series, talks by the Governor and the