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ine out of ten Hong Kong homes are reached by broad- casting services and approximately one in three has a television set. This makes for a lively broadcasting scene and the constantly growing demand is met by a total of four television channels and eight sound channels. Three of the four broadcasting organisations are commercial and the other (Radio Hong Kong) is operated by the Government,

Television is the fastest growing field of entertainment, having amassed an audience of almost one million in its first twelve years of operation. It received another boost during 1969 with the opening of Hong Kong's first satellite earth station, enabling direct telecasts between Hong Kong, the United States and other countries.

The opening picture in this section (see previous page) shows a television camera-eye-view of a group of artists and producers during the making of a television variety show at one of the local studios.

The picture opposite shows the $40-million satellite earth station opened during the year at Stanley on Hong Kong Island.