MONTHLY REPORT--HONG KONG BUREAU--MARCH 1987

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP88-00733R000100040012-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: K
• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 13, 2012
• Sequence Number: 12
• Publication Date: April 1, 1987
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
HONG KONG BUREAU
MHK-7006
1 April 1987
MEMORANDUM FOR: Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
THROUGH Chief, Operations Group
SUBJECT Monthly Report--Hong Kong Bureau--March 1987
A. The joint declaration between China and Portugal on the
return of Macao to the PRC, which was signed 26 March, created only a
small stir in Hong Kong. The reaction of the business community
(including Hong Kong's volatile stock market) and the Hong Kong
government was restrained. While the language and provisions of the
joint declaration on Macao are not significantly different than those
that were negotiated for Hong Kong the Portuguese plan in theory
would give up to 100,000 Macanese the right to resettle in Portugal
while the British Nationalities Act of 1982 effectively shuts the
door on Hong Kong residents emigrating to the UK.
B. What began as av\innocuous looking provision in a new Hong
Kong press law triggered a heated marathon debate this month in the
Hong Kong Legislative Council (LEGCO) that provoked cries of press
censorship and fueled public interest in direct elections. The bill,
which was ultimately passed by the Legislative Council, provides for
prison terms and fines for anyone convicted of publishing or
broadcasting "false news which is likely to or has caused public
alarm or public disorder." The legislation was roundly condemned by
the Hong Kong media as well as international press organizations.
Following the passage of the legislation there were a number of news
reports about instances of government censorship of the press as well
as reports of past censorship of films considered possibly offensive
to the PRC. Whatever the outcome of the public debate it is clear
that for the moment the freewheeling nature of the Hong Kong media
establishment has been temporarily restrained.
A. Monitorial/Editorial
1. The bureau's split coverage of the National People's
Congress (NPC) session with Okinawa Bureau has proceeded well. While
Okinawa Bureau assumed responsibility for filing the brunt of the
time-sensitive material, Hong Kong bureau was involved in the
expeditious processing of several lengthy items which came out of the
session.
The bureau assisted Okinawa in processing approximately half
of the government work report delivered by PRC Premier Zhao Ziyang at
the 25 March opening session. The processing assistance was part of
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an offer made by the bureau to assist Okinawa with material carried
on Beijing Domestic Service during the 16-day NPC session. Despite
the fact the bureau's Chinese monitors have had little experience in
dealing with major live speeches they managed to complete their
portion of the processing in good time.
2. A Nefax machine was installed in the bureau on 11 March
and successfully tested with Okinawa bureau. The fax machine will be
in a receive mode 24 hours a day.
3. Construction of a new Philippine monitoring unit has been
completed. The unit, which is located next to the bureau's radio
room, puts the Philippine monitors on the same floor as the Chinese
section and the editors. The move was made largely because of the
crisis prone nature of the bureau's Philippine coverage and the need
to facilitate communication between the editors and monitors during
crises.
4. Preparations to pave the way for the bureau modernization
have been going on throughout the month. Carpentry work to
reconfigure the bins editorial room so that it will accomodate the new
pc's should be completed by no later than mid-April. The rewiring of
the bureau for the pcs and LAN network got underway 31 March and
should also be completed before mid-April.
A. One of the bureau's vacant Chinese monitor positions has
now been filled with the new monitor to start work in the beginning
of April. The other vacant position hopefully will be filled by
May. Two candidates have been identified and are currently being
processed.
B. Bureau Chiefl (departed on tdy to Bureau
Chiefs Conference 13 March.
Islamabad unit chief
STAT
STAT
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during unexpected layover in Hong Kong.
Deputy Chief
Attachment and 3 - HQs
cc: 1 - C/Bangkok
1 - C/Okinawa
1 - C/Seoul
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TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
1140000
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH:
884710
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH:
1471
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MONTI-P
CHINA
BEIJING DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
G130
BEIJING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN
TAGALOG
2700
CHANGSHA HUNAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
11840
CHENGDU SICHUAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
9390
GUANGZHOU GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
9970
GUIYANG GUIZHOU PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
4750
HAIKOU HAINAN ISLAND SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
5 900
KUNMING YUNNAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
3570
LANZHOU GANSU PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
6130
LHASA XIZANG REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
3420
NANNING GUANGXI RE.GTONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
7750
SHIJIAZHUANG HEBEI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
1390
TAIYUAN SHANXI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
11040
URUMQI XINJIANG REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
115,:0
WUHAN HUBEI
MANDARIN
PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
8230
XIAN SHAANXI
MANDARIN
PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
12007,
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ZHENGZHOU HENAN PRUVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN
BEIJING XINHUA HONG KONG SERVICE IN
CHINESE
BEIJING BAN YUE TAN IN
CHINESE
BEIJING BAOGAO WENXUE IN
CHINESE
BEIJING CHINA DAILY IN
ENGLISH
BEIJING GONGREN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING GUANGMING RIBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING GUOJI SHANGBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING GUOJI WENT I YANJ I U I N
CHINESE
BEIJING HONGDI IN
CHINESE -
BEIJING JIEFANGJUN BAD IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JIEFANGJUN WENYI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JINGJI CANK.AD IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JINGJI GUANLI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JINGJI RIBAD IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JINGJI YANJIU IN
CHINESE
BEIJING JINGJIXUE ZHOUBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING LIAOWANG IN
CHINESE
BEIJING LISHI YANJIU IN
CHINESE
BEIJING NONGMIN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING OUNYAN IN
CHINESE
BEIJING RENMIN RIBAD IN
CHINESE
BEIJING RENMIN RIBAD OVERSEAS EDITION
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE JINGJI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE LISHI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE ZHISHI IN
CHINESE
DEWING WENYI DAD I N
CH I NEE
BEIJING WENZHaI DAD IN
CH I NE
23730
U
26050
30440
46720
2520
24100
71840
52150
1800
?U
19580
5020(
11680
U
12410
2970
100600
11110
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BEIJING XINWEN ZHANXIAN IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHEXUE YANJIU IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO FAZHI BAD IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO QINGNIAN BAD IN
CHINESE
CHENGDU SICHUAN RIBAD IN
CHINESE
CHONGQING CHONGQING RIBAO IN
CHINESE
FUZHOU ZHONGGUO JINCJI WENTI IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU KAIFANG IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU NANFANG RIBAO IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU YANGCHENG WANBAO IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG LIAOWANG OVERSEAS EDITION IN
CHINESE
KUNMING YUNNAN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
KUNMING YUNNAN SIXIANG ZHANXIAN IN
CHINESE
LANZHOU GANSU RIBAO IN
CHINESE
SHANGHAI SHIJIE JINGJI DAOE-tAO IN
CHINESE
TAIYUAN SHANXI RIBAO IN
CHINESE
WUHAN CHANGJIANG RIBAO IN
CHINESE
WUHAN HUBEI RIBAO IN
CHINESE
XIAN SHAANXI RIBAO IN
CHINESE
3380
7190
9220
0
48300
()
2680
6690
76,0
4690
8170
HONG KONG
HONG, KONG COMMERCIAL RADIO I N
ENGLISH
HONG KONG DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH
HONG KONG rte-: 1A TELEVISION LINT' ED A','
ENGL I SH
HONG KONG AF P I N
ENOL 133H
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HONG KONG ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE IN
0
r
CHINESE
HONG KONG ASIAWEEK IN
ENGLISH
HONG KONG CHANWANG IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG CHENG MING IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG CHING PAO IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG CHIUSHIH NIENTAI IN
CHINESE
0
HONG KONG FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW IN
ENGLISH
HONG KONG HONGKONG STANDARD IN
ENGLISH
3040
21490
HONG KONG HSIN WAN PAO IN
CHINESE
5750
HONG KONG KUANG CHIAO CHING IN
CHINESE
0
HONG KONG MING PAO IN
CHINESE
8180
HONG KONG PAI HSING IN
CHINESE
0
HONG KONG SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST IN
ENGLISH
-6640
HONG KONG SOUTH CHINA SUNDAY MORNING POST
ENGLISH
IN
2240
HONG KONG SUNDAY STANDARD IN
ENGLISH
5150
HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO IN
CHINESE
7980
HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO IN
ENGLISH
2070
HONG KONG TUNG HSIANG IN
ENGLISH
HONG KONG WEN WE I PO I N
CHINESE
NEW ZEALAND
AUCKLAND THE NEW ZEALAND HERALD IN
ENGLISH
WELLINGTON THE EVENING POST IN
ENGLISH
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PHILIPPINES
BAGUIO CITY MOUNTAIN PROVINCE BROADCSTING COMPANY IN
ENGLISH
5050
DAGUPAN CITY DZDL RADIO IN
TAGALOG
0
LAOAG CITY NATION BROADCASTING COMPANY CORP. STATION DWRI IN
ILOCANO
0
MANILA FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY IN
ENGLISH
13040
MANILA RADIO VERITAS IN
TAGALOG
7'60
QUEZON CITY RADYO NG BAYAN IN
TAGALOG
8050
QUEZON CITY SPORTS RADIO 738 IN
ENGLISH
5 80
DAVAO CITY PEOPLE'S DAILY FORUM IN
ENGLISH
0
DAVAO CITY PERYODIKO DABAW IN
ENGLISH
460
DAVAO CITY THE MINDANAO DAILY MIRROR IN
ENGLISH
0
MANILA MANILA BULLETIN IN
ENGLISH
20740
MANILA PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER IN
ENGLISH
21060
MANILA THE MANILA CHRONICLE IN
ENGLISH
2560C)
MANILA THE MANILA TIMES IN
ENGLISH
4660
MANILA THE NEW PHILIPPINES DAILY EXPRESS IN
ENGLISH
0
MANILA THE NEW PHILIPPINES SUNDAY EXPRESS IN
ENGLISH
0
MANILA THE PHILIPPINES STAR IN
ENGLISH
2_30
MANILA THE SUNDAY TIMES IN
ENGLISH
1040
QUEZON CITY ANG PAHAYAGANG MALAYA IN
ENGLISH
10760
QUEZON CITY BUSINESS DAY IN
ENGLISH w
25380
QUEZON CITY VERITAS IN
ENGLISH
530
QUEZON CITY WE FORUM IN
ENGLISH
0
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