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MASS COMMUNICATION "Growing Pains” 一 A Saturday youth magazine
programme, 8.00 —10.00 p.m. Radio 2

Mass media concerns were largely the responsibil­ "Abundant Life" —A meditational programme

ity of the Council's Communications Centre. In

recent years, many have questioned whether it is Sunday 8.30 —9.00 p.m. Radio 1
worthwhile investing so much of Council's resources AUDIO-VISUAL PRODUCTIONS:
in a Communications Centre. We are naturally A large number of new slide productions and
constantly reviewing the operations of the Centre. films were made available as follows:

However, one thing is certain —electronic media Film Dubbing —2 titles

are very expensive but, if effectively utilized, they Slide Dubbing —20 titles

bring good results. Major Slide Productions —2 titles

The Centre has undergone important changes
during the past year. For one thing, the Centre 6 titles (jointly with
became an operational unit of the Council. For other organizations)
another an executive secretary of the Council, in the Video Tape Productions — 3 titles
person of the Rev. Wendell Karsen, was assigned to
take charge. The Centre’s financial and personnel SERVICES:
The Centre increased and improved its media
management, decor, film, slide and record libraries
services to the Council, the Churches and the
have all been overhauled.
Community by providing:
Film, video-tape and slide lending
Audio-visual equipment lending
Studio recording and video production services
Film, video and tape dubbing services
Projection services
Slide duplication services
Slide and tape sales services

COURSES:
A major emphasis was placed on developing an
audio-visual educational programme. The following
were offered during the year:
A 5-month "Slide Production Volunteer Training
Course’’ attended by 15 people.
Two 4-session "Projectionists Workshops” （39
RADIO PROGRAMME people)
Working together with the Religious Broadcast
Two 2-day "Television Awareness Training
Advisory Committee (one for Chinese programmes Workshops’’ （67 people}
and one for English), the following programmes were A "Video in the Schools’’ Seminar (15 people}
produced and broadcast over Radio & Television
A weekly "Musical Training Group" {8 People}
Hong Kong:— In addition, "Speech Communication’’ and
English Programmes: "Audio-visual Methods in Production", courses
6.45 - a 3 minute meditation programme,
Mondays to Fridays at 6.45 a.m., Radio 3 and 4 were taught by a staff member at the
Mid-day prayers —Mondays to Fridays, from Communications Department of the Hong Kong

12.00 - 12.15 p.m., Radio 4 Baptist College.
Sunday Worship - Live from a church each CONCERN FOR THE MASS MEDIA
Sunday, 11 - 12 a.m., Radio 4 An important task of the Centre is to monitor
"Sunday" - a magazine programme on Sundays, the mass media as a public service. The "Television
10.45 - 11 p.m. Radio 4 Awareness Training’’ workshops were a crucial tool in
Chinese Programmes: carrying out such a task. After the two workshops had
Sunday Worship - Live from a church each taken place, a core group of concerned Christians was
Sunday, 6.30 —7.00 p.m. Radio 1 formed to help to do this job.

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