"John!", "Paul!","BEATLES"........Screaming fans and Beatlemania greeted them at Kai Tak Airport in Kowloon, Hong Kong on the morning of 8th June. They appeared for the following press conference, which was held at the President Hotel.

This story of Hong Kong under Japanese occupation, presents a historical background to the battle of Hong Kong in 1941.

British soldiers who worked in the camp under Japanese rule talk about the jobs they were required to do.

The Japanese occupation of Hong Kong ended in 1945. The survivors of the Sham Shui Po and Stanley camps recall how they celebrated the end of Japanese rule.

Living in fear during the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong. How local residents faced up to the hardships brought about by social and economic change.

During the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong, British soldiers were kept in the Sham Shui Po prisoner of war camp. In this programme, we hear about the harshness of camp life and how some prisoners suffered cruel punishment at the hands of Japanese soldiers.

Soldiers who were kept in Sham Shui Po prison camp talk about what life was like for them during that time. Some soldiers describe their escape from the camp.

The Japanese military authorities imposed strict regulations governing all aspects of everyday life in Hong Kong, including politics, the economy and education. Many people died from starvation because of inadequate food supplies.

In this, the first in a four part series, the award-winning programme explores how the Central Conservatory of Music has been affected by the political and social upheavals of the last half-century in China and how it has developed to meet the need of a rapidly changing society.

Radio 4 presented its annual Christmas Concert in the Park in Christmas Eve.For its 5th anniversary, the performance of the City Chamber Orchestra of Hong Kong and conductor Colin Touchin included excerpts from Handel’s Messiah.