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Press, Broadcasting and Cinema

THE year was one of expansion and progress for Hong Kong's communications media.

There was a net increase of 14 in the number of daily newspapers published in the Colony, bringing the total to 76. A number of new magazines also appeared. In television, the big event was the opening of a satellite receiving station which will enable Hong Kong viewers to watch direct telecasts from the United States and other countries. The year also saw the opening of Broadcasting House-Radio Hong Kong's new permanent headquarters-and the tenth anniversary of Commercial Radio.

In addition to all the usual sources of news, both local and international, all these media receive a constant flow of news releases, radio bulletins, films and photographs from the Govern- ment Information Services, informing the people of the Govern- ment's actions, views and intentions. The department maintains a 24-hour service and provides news coverage of all major public

events.

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PRESS

The Chinese and English language press in Hong Kong currently produce 243 publications, including 72 Chinese and four English daily newspapers. It is estimated that, between them, the Chinese and English language newspapers have an overall circulation of some one-and-a-half-million copies a day. Some of the leading newspapers and magazines are listed in Appendix XXXIX. The Wah Kiu, Sing Tao and the Kung Sheung are three of the Chinese daily newspapers which are commonly recognised as seeking to give an objective representation of the world's news as well as a full picture of local events. The English morning dailies are the South China Morning Post and the Hong Kong Standard; the Post's afternoon companion is the China Mail and The Star is the other afternoon paper. The Standard and The Star each publish a Sunday