MONTHLY REPORT--HONG KONG BUREAU--NOVEMBER 1983

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP86-00040R000100210002-0
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• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 2, 2008
• Sequence Number: 2
• Publication Date: December 2, 1983
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
HONG KONG BUREAU
MHK-3014
2December 1983
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH: Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT: Monthly Report -- Hong Kong Bureau -- November 1983
Bureau Relocation -- The relocation of the bureau to its new premises
in the was carried out the week of 7-11 November. With STAT
the assistance of Seoul and Okinawa bureaus, which assumed responsibility for
coverage of PRC provincial and Philippine radios monitored here, and Bangkok
engineer the move was effected with a minimal disruption of STAT
Fresh Air -- On 16 November, bureau personnel received a demonstration
of the correct usage of the onsite resusitator and were given an opportunity
to practice their newly acquired knowledge on "Resusitation Annie." The
demonstration was given by a visiting medical technician
STAT
Major damage to a Cable & Wireless underwater cable resulted in a loss
of both bureau via the leased line to Manila on STAT
30 November. The bureau relied on its telex and the TCU backup circuit to
send and receive priority and above material until Cable & Wireless provided
an alternate communications route to Manila some 11 hours after bureau
opening on the 30th. Cable & Wireless has advised that its alternate commun-
ications route -- Hong Kong to Singapore via satellite and Singapore to
Manila via undersea cable -- will be in use until further notice as damage
to its undersea cable is quite extensive.
1. Consulate Wage Scale -- State has yet to complete its review of the
results of the wage survey conducted in August and September of this year.
The consulate admin officer expects the review to be completed in mid-December,
with the implementation of the finalized wage package retroactive to 16
October 1983.
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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
HONG KONG BUREAU
III. ADMINISTRATION (cont'd.)
2. FBN System Conversion -- Personnel actions were submitted to the
Consulate Admin Office and were forwarded by that office to RAMC Bangkok the
week of 14 November. The bureau has not encountered any difficulties from
either the Consulate or Bangkok on the conversion to the FBN System.
IV. VISITS
To The Bureau:
1. Engineer
bureau in its move.
2. Okinawa Bureau editor
STAT
STAT
bureau on 15 November during private travel to the area.
3. Defense Language Institute students and STAT
British Forces Language School, Hong Kong, student U.S. Major David Syme,
accompanied by the DLO liaison officer Captain Karl Eikenberry, visited the
bureau on 16 November for a general tour and briefing.
4. State Department Foreign Building Operations officer Ed Harkness
and Consulate Administrative and General Services Officers visited the bureau
on 21 November during an inspection of the five floors occupied by U.S.
Government offices in the STAT
6. U.S. Foreign Area Officer Captain Dong, stationed in Thailand,
29 November.
STAT
STAT
Acting Chief, Hong Kong Bureau
Attachments:
A. Production Report
cc: Orig + 3 Hqs.
C/Okinawa
C/Seoul
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Bangkok Bureau, 6-13 November to assist the
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Htrl G (ONta BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR -QU MBER 1983
O1 A1.S FROM ALL SOURCES:
I'i Ai 'UBi StiABLE NORBIttaE F ILEU DURING MONTH:
TO i AIL NON-PURL U SHR LE K RDR E FILED DURING MONTH:
- R NUMBER? OF PUBLISHABLE ITEPS FILED DURING MONTH
856,618
-1.i449Q
84?
BRORD- PRESS PURLI-
Ct ST8 Rt ENCIES CATIONS
I N#' D REGULAR COV ;4E:
f:M1NJ1tS OR ISSUES PER REEK) MIN. MIN. ISSUES
4, 485 4 200 226
11. , OUTPUT ~ROM ALL SUU ES:
(: PUB? I' HABLE WORDS PER MON I H I
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61381
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129?210
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17050
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10,240
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