MONTHLY REPORT--HONG KONG BUREAU--MAY 1988

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• Publication Date: June 6, 1988
• Content Type: MEMO

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FOREIGN BROADCAST INFORMATION SERVICE
HONG KONG BUREAU
MEMORANDUM FOR:
THROUGH
FROM
SUBJECT
I. GENERAL
FBIS--3608-88
6 June 1988
Director, Foreign Broadcast Information Service
Chief, Operations Group
Chief, Hong Kong Bureau
Monthly Report--Hong Kong Bureau--May 1988
The Bureau Chief on the 31st met with officials at Cable
and Wireless to discuss FBIS concerns over the prospect of the
remote antenna field being moved to Cape Daguilar. These fears
were prompted by comments of the antenna field supervisor to the
C/ESG last month that the field would be moved in some 2-3 years'
time. The Bureau Chief was assured by Peter Branson, general
manager for marketing, that C&W does not have plans to move.
This good news was tempered somewhat by the 80-percent
chance that the Bureau's new microwave path will be blocked in
about a year by another building under construction. Chief
Technician and the Bureau Chief discussed alternative
paths withC&W. The best available option appears to be to lease
a Ti telephone line from the Bureau to New Mercury House; from
there to Mount Butler and back via a C&W Ti or voice grade
circuit; and then to the Bureau on a Ti line. The existing Ti
circuit will be retained as a backup.
II. OPERATIONS
A. Nonitorial/Editorial
1. The Bureau started receiving the Beijing CHINA
ECONOMIC INFORMATION Database in English on 2 June. In response
to apparent high interest at Headquarters and among consumers in
this file, the Bureau initially will file liberally from the
service to allow Headquarters to evaluate the material. Based on
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this evaluation, the Bureau will either continue its liberal file
or tailor the file more specifically to consumer interests.
2. Following several requests from TDY'ing analysts
who have visited the Bureau recently for video materials on the
Philippines, the Manila contractor will now send the Bureau more
video tapes on appearances by President Aquino and principal
cabinet ministers as well as on the evening talk shows the Bureau
is covering.
3. At her initiative, Senior Editor
devised a processing log for all Chinese-language materials in
the translation pipeline. The Editorial Staff is finding that
with the log, they have better control over the order in which
materials get processed, thus overcoming a problem with the old
system in which items could get "lost" and processing be delayed.
4. On the evening of the 12th, two hijackers
commandeered a Chinese airliner to Taiwan. The first reports
were monitored that night from AFP, but the next night the Bureau
remained open late to file several reports from the Chinese news
agencies ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE and ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE, giving the
most detailed information at that time from Chinese sources.
5. On Sunday, the 1st, a speech delivered by President
Aquino on the occasion of Labor Day was monitored and one of the
Philippine monitors was called in to process it. At mid-month,
the military charged that a BBC reporter had paid for a rebel
ambush in which several Philippine soldiers, including a
general's son, were killed. The Bureau gave blanket, priority
coverage of the charges so that the BBC's interests would be
protected.
B. Lateral Services
1. In response to a BBC request on the 19th, the Bureau
reviewed monitored Lhasa radio newscasts for a report on the
sentencing to death of four Tibetans charged with killing
policemen in the most recent rioting. A review revealed that no
such reports had been monitored.
2. At the request of the Consulate, the Bureau texted a
3,000-word CHENG MING interview with a retired consul on the
Consulate's visa policies. The Consulate expressed its great
appreciation for our work.
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3. Consu Anderson has requested that Bureau
Monitor Supervisor conduct an in-depth comparison and
review of the PRC - and English-language texts of the
Draft Basic Law for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region.
Mr Anderson explained that Sam's review will be relied upon by
the Consulate in its discussions with local officials on the
Basic Law.
C. Technical
1. The long-delayed microwave re-route was finally
completed in May after the arrival of the Andrews flange
connectors. After the installation, it was found that the
signal to noise ratio had degraded by at least 20 db. The
receive signal measured at the Bureau was approximately -73 dbm.
At the remote site, the signal to noise ratio was at least 10 db
better. The system is working normally, although Group 3
channels have been found to be much noiser. There have also been
occasional receiver alarms at the Bureau, but these have not
affected operations. There have been no receiver alarms
registered at Mount Butler. The overall performance of the
system has been good.
2. A stand-alone Forum 88 computer in the Editorial
Room was converted and had a modem attached so it could be used
to access the CEI Database. Thus far, the system is working
perfectly.
3. During his TDY, Regional
created a batch file at each editor's
file can be accessed more easily. He
scheduler, which had been functioning
installation.
Engineer
work station so the AFP
also fixed the automatic
incorrectly since
4. The saga of the Bureau's defective security doors
came to an end with the replacement of eight new windows in the
doors on the 13th and 14th floors.
III. ADMINISTRATION
1. Chinese Monitor submitted his resignation
effective 17 June. S.K. will be immigrating to Australia.
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2. New Chinese Monitor EOD' ed on the
31st. Another Chinese monitor is scneaulea to EOD on 9 June.
3. With resignation, the Bureau is still
down two Chinese monitors. Ads were placed in the local press on
the weekend of 13-15 May, and the Bureau received just over a
dozen applications, down from the some 100 received 9 months ago.
Testing of the applicants has produced one good candidate, and
the Bureau will again advertise for the last vacancy in June.
4. The Bureau's new Associate Editor is expected to EOD
on or about 13 June.
5. With Headquarters approval, the Bureau ordered a new
Mazda wagon to replace the present beast.
IV. VISITS
STAT
STAT
1. On the 5th, the Bureau
visiting I.G. inspectors to discuss
Chief and
the issue
Deputy met with
of discipline.
2. Regional Engineer
TDY'ed to the Bureau
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15-21 May.
V. COMMUNITY AFFAIRS
birth to a baby
STAT
1. Senior Editor gave
girl, named Laura, on the 28th. Mother and child
are doing well.
2. On the 19th, the Bureau Chief attended a USIS
reception to welcome the 1988 Jefferson Fellows to Hong Kong.
3. The Bureau has initiated a first Friday in the month
luncheon so employees can get to know each other better outside
the office setting. We are now well-qualified to recommend the
Bombay Palace for Indian delicacies to all visitors to Hong Kong.
STAT
Chief, Hong Kong Bureau
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HONG KONG BUREAU PRODUCTION REPORT FOR MAY 1988
I. TOTALS FROM ALL SOURCES:
TOTAL PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 1014210
TOTAL NON-PUBLISHABLE WORDAGE FILED DURING MONTH: 84000
TOTAL NUMBER OF PUBLISHABLE ITEMS FILED DURING MONTH: 1610
BROAD- PRESS PUBLI-
CASTS AGENCIES CATIONS
II. INPUT OF REGULAR COVERAGE: 3235 20430 249
III. OUTPUT FROM ALL SOURCES:
(PUBLISHABLE WORDS PER MONTH)
CHINA
BEIJING DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 0
BEIJING INTERNATIONAL SERVICE IN
TAGALOG 2230
CHANGSHA HUNAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 7390
CHENGDU SICHUAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 7820
GUANGZHOU GUANGDONG PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 8080
GUIYANG GUIZHOU PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 5420
HAIKOU HAINAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 4520
KUNMING YUNNAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 4720
LANZHOU GANSU PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 8450
LHASA TIBET REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 5530
NANNING GUANGXI REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN ' 2550
TAIYUAN SHANXI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 0
URUMQI XINJIANG REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 2680
WUHAN HUBEI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 9110
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XIAN SHAANXI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 15890
XINING QINGHAI PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 7850
YINCHUAN NINGXIA REGIONAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 0
ZHENGZHOU HENAN PROVINCIAL SERVICE IN
MANDARIN 6430
BEIJING XINHUA IN
ENGLISH 720
BEIJING XINHUA HONG KONG SERVICE IN
CHINESE 1470
BEIJING ZHONGGUO XINWEN SHE IN
CHINESE. 42370
HONG KONG XINHUA IN
ENGLISH 1610
BEIJING BAN YUE TAN IN
CHINESE 1120
BEIJING CHINA DAILY IN
ENGLISH 51700
BEIJING FAZHI RIBAO IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING GONGREN RIBAO IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING GUANGMING RIBAO IN
CHINESE 38920
BEIJING GUOJI SHANGBAO IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING GUOJI WENTI YANJIU IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING HONGQI IN
CHINESE 17170
BEIJING JIEFANGJUN BAO IN
CHINESE 15950
BEIJING JINGJI CANKAO IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING JINGJI GUANLI IN
CHINESE 13440
BEIJING JINGJI RIBAO IN
CHINESE 5230
BEIJING JINGJI YANJIU IN
CHINESE 24810
BEIJING JINGJIXUE ZHOUBAO IN
CHINESE 0
BEIJING LIAOWANG IN
CHINESE 8450
BEIJING LILUN YUEKAN IN
CHINESE 3330
BEIJING LISHI YANJIU IN
CHINESE 0
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BEIJING NONGMIN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING QUNYAN IN
CHINESE
BEIJING RENMIN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING RENNIN RIBAO OVERSEAS EDITION IN
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE JINGJI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE LISHI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING SHIJIE ZHISHI IN
CHINESE
BEIJING WENYI BAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING WENZHAI BAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING XINWEN ZHANXIAN IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHEXUE YANJIU IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO FAZHI BAO IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO JINGJI TIZHI GAIGE IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO JIZHE IN
CHINESE
BEIJING ZHONGGUO QINGNIAN BAO IN
CHINESE
CHENGDU SICHUAN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
CHONGQING CHONGQING RIBAO IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU GUANGZHOU YANJIU IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU NANFANG RIBAO IN
CHINESE
GUANGZHOU YANGCHENG WANBAO IN
CHINESE
HONG KONG LIAOWANG OVERSEAS EDITION IN
CHINESE
KUNMING YUNNAN RIBAO IN
CHINESE
LANZHOU GANSU RIBAO IN
CHINESE
SHANGHAI SHIJIE JINGJI DAOBAO IN
CHINESE
TAIYUAN SHANXI RIBAO IN
CHINESE
6280
0
138070
620
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2340
3430
3660
0
0
0
12040
1470
42550
6280
6140
18790
4360
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WUHAN CHANGJIANG RIBAO IN
CHINESE 0
WUHAN HUBEI RIBAO IN
CHINESE 0
XIAN SHAANXI RIBAO IN
CHINESE 6510
ZHENGZHOU HENAN RIBAO IN
CHINESE 0
HONG KONG
HONG KONG COMMERCIAL RADIO IN
ENGLISH 0
HONG KONG DOMESTIC SERVICE IN
ENGLISH 0
HONG KONG ASIA TELEVISION LIMITED IN
ENGLISH 1290
HONG KONG AFP IN
ENGLISH 31880
HONG KONG ZHONGGUO TONGXUN SHE IN
CHINESE 11640
HONG KONG ASIAWEEK IN
ENGLISH 0
HONG KONG CHANWANG IN
CHINESE 0
HONG KONG CHENG MING IN
CHINESE 10310
HONG KONG CHIEH FANG YUEH KAN IN
CHINESE 0
HONG KONG CHING PAO IN
.CHINESE 7960
HONG KONG CHIUSHIH NIENTAI IN
CHINESE 0
HONG KONG FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW IN
ENGLISH 0
HONG KONG HONGKONG STANDARD IN
ENGLISH 25320
HONG KONG HSIN WAN PAO IN
CHINESE 3560
HONG KONG HSING TAO WAN PAO IN
CHINESE 710
HONG KONG KUANG CHIAO CHING IN
CHINESE 6290
HONG KONG MING PAO IN
CHINESE 900
HONG KONG PAI HSING IN
CHINESE 0
HONG KONG SING TAO JIH PAO IN
CHINESE 0
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HONG KONG SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST IN
ENGLISH 37420
HONG KONG SOUTH CHINA SUNDAY MORNING POST IN
ENGLISH 7670
HONG KONG SUNDAY STANDARD IN
ENGLISH 4560
HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO IN
CHINESE 9260
HONG KONG TA KUNG PAO IN
ENGLISH 1720
HONG KONG WEN WEI PO IN
CHINESE 17230
PHILIPPINES
BAGUIO CITY MOUNTAIN PROVINCE BROADCSTING COMPANY IN
ENGLISH 990
MANILA FAR EAST BROADCASTING COMPANY IN
ENGLISH 8760
MANILA MANILA BROADCASTING COMPANY DZRH IN
ENGLISH 0
MANILA MANILA BROADCASTING COMPANY DZRH IN
TAGALOG 4530
MANILA RADIO VERITAS IN
TAGALOG 16230
QUEZON CITY GMA-7 RADIO-TELEVISION ARTS NETWORK IN
ENGLISH 850
QUEZON CITY GMA-7 RADIO-TELEVISION ARTS NETWORK IN
TAGALOG 5340
QUEZON CITY PEOPLE'S TELEVISION 4 IN
ENGLISH 4380
QUEZON CITY RADYO NG SAYAN IN
ENGLISH 5720
QUEZON CITY RADYO NG BAYAN IN
TAGALOG 29110
QUEZON CITY RPN 9 TELEVISION IN
ENGLISH 3090
QUEZON CITY SPORTS RADIO 738 IN
ENGLISH 490
DAVAO CITY THE MINDANAO DAILY MIRROR IN
ENGLISH 0
DAVAO CITY PERYODIKO DABAW IN
ENGLISH 0
MANILA BUSINESS STAR IN
ENGLISH 38820
MANILA BUSINESS WORLD IN
ENGLISH 21370
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MANILA MANILA BULLETIN IN
ENGLISH 14810
MANILA MANILA STANDARD IN
ENGLISH 720
MANILA PHILIPPINE DAILY GLOBE IN
ENGLISH 32280
MANILA PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER IN
ENGLISH 15320
MANILA THE MANILA CHRONICLE IN
ENGLISH ? 41290
MANILA THE MANILA TIMES IN
ENGLISH 310
MANILA THE NEW PHILIPPINES DAILY EXPRESS IN
ENGLISH 0
MANILA THE NEW PHILIPPINES SUNDAY EXPRESS IN
ENGLISH 0
MANILA THE PHILIPPINES STAR IN
ENGLISH 1610
MANILA THE SUNDAY TIMES IN
ENGLISH 0
QUEZON CITY MALAYA IN
ENGLISH 12970
QUEZON CITY NATIONAL MIDWEEK IN
ENGLISH 0
QUEZON CITY WE FORUM IN
ENGLISH 0
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