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Correspondents' Club, Hong Kong
November, 1975
There is no intention of encumbering our loyal members each month with an editorial. This new monthly newsletter, The Conespondent, wilT contain enough petty opinion, erroneous interpretation and obtuse facts to make a formal editorial unnecessary. However, loyal readers deserve a bit of an introduction to our raison d'etre.
Simply put, The Conespondenl is designed to improve communications members of the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong. Serious objections have been raised over the years that Club officials fail to provide an adequate flow of information to members. We hope to end that situation. But the newsletter in its new format also hopes to go beyond the mere mechanical operation of Club affairs to provide members with information of professional interest' The correspondent members of the Hong Kong FCC are a fabled group, unique in the world, fabulous, even flabbergasting. Our associate members are equally an astonishing group, ranging from Far East swashbucklers to sedate tycoons, suave diplomats to cantankerous information officials, racy PR flacks to slick advertising smoothies. Such a collection deserves more than a monthly handout. There are a couple of obvious points to this new publication. First, it has advertising which means that we hope that it will pay for itself and perhaps produce a small profit to the Club. The Club's 700-plus
with and for
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hesident Keith Kay First Vice President Bert Okuley Second Více hesídent P. Vishwa Nathan
members and their organizations are a natural and flush ad market. They are always on the move (great for airline ads), stay at the better hotels (hint), handle large bank balances and business transactions (hrrumpf), chain smoke (cough), imbibe freely (hic), and do all manner of odd things (eh, $rls?). So ask your friendly Editor for a rate card. Second, the Club hopes to expand its activities schedules greatþ over the coming months. Advance notice becomes more essential. Changes
are coming at a faster rate. There's going
to be a prime beef cart,
Treasurer
Norman Williams Secretary
Edward K. Wu
a
China Shop, Business Breakfasts, a flurry of good fìlms, more videotapes etc. etc. The older roneo newsletter just had to make way for a more sophisticated publication. True to its origins among correspondents, the newsletter will be the sole and free responsibility of the Editor. He is answerable after-the-fact to a special committee (the Treasurer, First Vice President and Chairman of the Professional Committee) initially, and to the Board of Govemors ultimateþ. The content of each issue does not represent the offìcial opinion of the Board or the club except where specifìcally stated within
Editor Harold Ellithorpe Photographer
Hu Van
Es
the story. It's all the Editor's fatft. The Conespondenthasno axes to grind, political, religious, gastronomic,
or astrologic. The l¡tters column will be open to all members without fear or favou¡. As a matter of justice we will not promote or, conversely, deprecate any outside products, services or ventures except as they may directly involve the Club. The current Editor enjoys a weird sense of humour, and will hopefully inject a bit of wit here and there to lighten the load of the more turgid material. No reader should have to struggle through pages of committee reports and menu complaints without an occasional barb of fun to make it all bearable. Of course, some people will object to that. Each issue will try to bring you the words and analyses of some of Asia's best writers who also happen to be fellow Club members. It is one of our duties to serve as a medium of record for journalism in the Far East, and to provide our members with an understanding of the profession and its problems encountered in Asia. This. is a most serious responsibility which we hope can be fulfìlled with the diligence and perception 2
it
deserves.
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A Bit of Blarney at the FCC Dave Allen is pure art. He that uncanny ability of great actors to judge instantly the possesses
moodand character of his audience.
He portrayed the quintessence
of a roundly
hung-over Irishman comedian during his appearance at the Foreign Correspondents' Club
on October 20. Of
course, he
achieved an intimate with his audience. uncertain eye, he blanched
prospect
for what
of
bacon-over-
was (for him)
. His face bore
\
"Christ, you look just like Dave There can be few fìner complito an actor's ability than to evoke the imagery of himself in ments
nuances from long experience could
others.
appreciate the consummate skill of his rendition. Man, he really looked
en's nervous flutterings of
olled disorientation, or
his
r of contemplating the coming
pain while turning down dly but misdirected offers of tle hair of the dog". takes a brave actor
to at once
portray so vividly the human con-
dition in articulo mortìs
and
simultaneously to attempt to tell the story of a judge in Ireland. The judge, eyeing a cabal of
Irish defendants, asked the police offìcer if the defendants were aware of the.legal maxim, ignorantia legis neminem excusat. To which the Irish cop replies, "Oh, yes, Sir, they speak of little else." The next time you're hung well over, just try to mumble through a legal maxim in Latin. Actor Allen managed. The Conespondent, November 1975
each other over the
Allen."
morning mirror. Those of us who know such
Only carefirl observers of the post-bar condition of humanity can fully comprehend the sheer artistry
to
pre-lunch bar:
only a veteran imbiber can duplicate after staring at himself in the
the Irish world.
Hu Van Es
reflected
that
Sòrubbed chaulk appearance which
hung-over. IVe all winced in sympathy, enjoying a vicarious communion with the sins of
I
I
hesldent ftuy þtght) tells Dave Allen a foke.
We love Everybody Allen had a tough schedule in Hong Kong with nightly shows at the Mandarin, appearances on television, and author-signing spins
to promote his new book. The book is not really written by Dave Allen even though publishers put his name somewhat misleadingly on the dust jacket. It is a selection of great short stories made by Allen. After the luncheon, a group of FCC intelligensia ran a short guessing game on the book's contents. The Conan Doyle selection and that great story, "The Cat's Paw", tvere guessed immediately. Clearly, Allen's selection of bedtime reading reflects his sureness of feel for that which will delight his audiences.
The hardy band of club intellects
lingered on over afternoon and evening libations, discussing the
merits of the stories and the extraordinary talent of the Irish
comedian. The next morning they
A number of complaints were made that correspondent mem. bers are getting reserved, prime seats at entertainment functions such as the Dave Allen luncheon. The Board of Governors promptly took up the issue and has decreed the following policy: At professional luncheons and events, correspondents and journalist members will continue
to have reserved seats. This is to allow questions to be asked
and the professional needs of the members to be met. At purely entertainment functions, seats and reservations will be made on a strictly fìrst-come,
first-served basis with associate members having clear equality witï correspondents and journalists.
Notice of events will henceforth clearþ state whether the event is to be "professional" or "entertainment". 3
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HOUSE AFFNRS
A Look inside our Kitchen Our new kitchen, under the
management of Catering Director Cheng Yue-chak and Chef Choi So, is in full operation, and members may have noted that food delivery
is now faster. The biggest changes were in equipment - about half of it new and a doubling of space. The Club's
medical adviser, Dr. Peter Miles, regularly inspects the new facility td;'füake certain health standards
:$HTIt introduction. Left to right are: Cook Chan Hon-shing, Cook Tam Bing-kei, Cook Chan Yue-shun,
Chef Choi So, Catering
Eddl€ Martínez Mn Cheng ønd the redoutable chefs of the kitchen food and cold kitchen cooks create well as assure ease of cleaning and salads, sandwiches and much of the maintenance of sanitary conditions. weekly buffet. Because of new equipment, The Club spent something dishes not previously offered on the around $l10,000 for the remodeling menu can be cooked. The facility which took about six weeks to wif make serving of large gatherings
complete. The layout is designed speed preparation of orders as
to
Fortnight Fun
the
Chung-yiu, Amah Cheung Shuk-kan, and Cold Kitchen Cook Yim Bing-
corn-on-the-cob,
sum.
and door prize handouts. Wyatt
to a superb band from t¿,S.S. Oklahoma and some
Thanks
excellently cooked chicken and the Club's Fortnight event went off splendidly. Entertainment Committee Chair-
For those unfamiliar with the terminology, cooks handle the hot
man Jack Worth did the announcing
'ffi
pare the dish on a regular basis?
Rack and The Pie
(Incidentally, these menu issues are not debated out of dietary perversness. The kitchen has to buy, store and prepare a rather
his Committee. As
these concern the most primordial needs of all members, they deserve
ca¡eful digestion and nutritive comment.
There is the stirring issue of whether to bring back the Rack of I¿mb to the menu. This, you
will recall, was a dish-for-two venture added experimentally last spring as a Special. In revising the menu to eliminate superfluous itemg
the Rack got sliced.
The question is; do
luncheons
faster and more effìcient.
Manager
Cheng Yue-chak, Dspenser Iæung Wai (who works outside and not in the kitchen), Cold Kitchen Çook I¿i lrVai-kwong, Assistant Kam
issues facing
such as professional
enough
members want to split a rack to make it financially feasible to preThe Correspondent, November 1975
large selection
of foods. Inevitably
is an increase in wastage with expansion of menus. The there
Committee hopes to offer the best possible selection with a minimum of losses. The issues are as much economic as gastronomic.) fue you tired of retread lemon pie? Want to see Mom's apple pie
back on the menu?
Several
members have urged a comeback for apple pie, once a menu staple. Any other suggestions - strudel, coconut cream, brandy tarts?
Martin of the U.S. ConsulateGeneral helped arrange the blast round off the two-week trade promotion campaigr. The evening had its surprises. Eddie Tseng and his wife danced a
to
polka. Hal Ellithorpe emerging
in a
stripped,
Fortnight T-shirt.
little
wagons that keep prime rib deliciously hot. \ryith the new kitchen, prime rib is now a possibility and has been a favourite at other eateries around Central. Rather than a fancy silver job from Japan, the Club decided to purchase a fancy copper job made in Hong Kong. Comments on the menu may be directed to the offìce, the Board, to Beatty or simply drop a letter to the Editor. This is one place where democratic expression can have some valid and immediate impact.
Incidentally, new recipes
are
As nearly eve¡yone knows by now, the Club is planning to pur-
welcome. Ken Englade's chili con carne, which is more like a mexican chih pizza, is a sizzler on the menu. We advise that it be taken with
chase
several San Migs.
a beef cart, one of
those
5
PROFESSIONAT AFFAIRS Flyine too low Trying
to
cover news events at
Kaitak International AirPort
is
something like the approach to the runway over Kowloon's high-rise
apartments: you're convinced won't work but it usuallY does.
it
as official.hosts visitors.
that "the new suggestions fall far short of a total solution." The FCC has not taken an
-
at
are not possible due
may prove necessary despite budget objections.
the arrival lounge. Diverting press sessions to other, less crowded areas of the terminal would þ,a possible desirable benefit if puc$ areas could be announced well il: advance to the newsmen.
Police
inconvenience regular Patrons of
the airport.
Although there are no GIS officers regularly stationed at Kaitak, the rules call for sending such an intermediarY there in nearly all sensitive situations. At the discretion of airPort authorities, subjects of interest to the press may be allowed to exit the arrival area by routes other
than the normal ramP.
Harold Ellithorpe, Chairman sf the FCC Professional Committee, said he felt the proPosals were inadequate.
"The airport authorities obvi' ously want to maintain a maximum
Other journalists present
meeting noted that no re tative of the Police Public Infor' mation Bureau was Present. Most scuffles
The airport representatives said that policemen at Kaitak are under the operational jurisdiction of the A key problem
of
Airport and carry out
is the interPosing
- police, GIS officers, airport personnel - between the press and the persons arriving. "This establishes a wall - often a wall of silence - between persons who are of news interest to the world and the journalists who must ask them the questions," said EllithorPe. The Government Information offìcer should be an aid to getting the job done better rather than an offìcials
intermediary, he said. "The new policies do not address themselves to this issue. Indeed, they evade the question."
During the September 26 discussion, the Govemment made several points, including: - Conduct of the press often is "less than desirable" at the airport. In the latest incident, women and
children were brushed aside
in
a
a stricter obedience on the Press," he said.
reasons
enforce
-
occasionallY
for desiring rightfully to restrict untrammeled coverage.
proven unruly and at times undis' ciplined, Ellithorpe said, but added
immigration issues, and its duties
The press has
6
in the past have involved to control the press.
police efforts
mad rush to get at subjects suddenly heading down the oPPosite ramP. The Government has manY
amount of control and to
budget
attempt to control the large Press corps which sometimes apPears at
stationed at Kaitak apparently led
mad scrambles which endanger and
to
limitations now in force. Ellithorpe said he sympathized with airport personnel who had to
the
to consideration of revised policies. A preliminary feeling-out of journalists' opinions was held September 26 at the GIS office in Beaconsfield House. DePutY Drector Richard I¿i chaired the meeting with representatives of the airport and the Civil 'Aviation Department on hand. In essence the rules Presented involve attempts to control the movements of both the Press and their news subjects at the airport. This is being done so as to avoid
as
or extra telephones in the press room
airport. The last embarrassing tussle
between newsmen and
Additional facilities such
a full-time information officer
official position. Ellithorpe said he believed stationing of a permanent representative of GIS at the airport
The Hong Kong Government has inaugurated, effective November l, a series of new policies to guide airport personnel, Government In' formation offìcers and newsmen in
handling press "events"
to certain types of
These include security, complicated
airPort
officials' instructions.
This came as a surPrise, said Ellithorpe, as it had aPPeared from past reports
of
troubles that the
police offìcers were acting on their own authority. "\ile should make it clear,".¡pid Ellithorpe, "that any improvef#ñt
in the
situation
will be for
thf'""' t
lead
to a fuller
discussion
of
the
entire range of issues." He pointed out that the Kaitak
is only one of several outstanding matters involving Government. The most urgent is problem
the question of establishing a valid press pass recognized by
ment and the Police.
the Govern-
The Foreigr CorresPondents' Club, representing its approximately 125 correspondent members, has a direct interest in these questions. "We stand ready to advise on these matters and to helP reach viable solutions," he stated.
Contamination Screening System
Hu Van Es
ønd Ríchard Palfreynøn in new líbrøry ignoring Pauline and Editor ín posed photo.
for The has been
"4.
Press
no secret that
the
They shall use only fair and
'honest methods
to
obtain
news,
pictures and documents.
"5. Except in extenuating
local Hong Kong press has been riddled with all manner of journalistic evils. Reporters accept bribes to plant stories, pirate material with cynical thievery, extort money to
cumstances, they shall reveal their identity as representatives of the media. In the case of personal interviews, they must reveal their
prevent publication of scandali, and
identity.
steal from their employers to sell
the fratemal obligations of the Associa.
to competitors. Not that Hong Kong is all that bad. By general standards in Asia they do a good job and more than a few Hong Kong newsmen are a match for any in the world. But a -cleaning is in order, and we ing signs of improve-
cir-
"6. They shall observe
tion and shall not take unfair or improper advantage of fellow members."
IVhile many journalists would
find this to be a minimal
The latest concept for effective Dust Control
where "Clean Rooms" are a must, such
as:
Computer Centres, Laboratories, E lectronics, Watches, Optical, Camera Factories, Food lndustry,
Hospitals, Surgeries, XRay Centres etc.
code,
of professional outside its purview, the
leaving vast areas
conduct
of the Code lies in its recognition that a problem exists. value
signifìcant step has now been by the Hong Kong Journalists
tion which has adopted
a
Code of Ethics and will name an Ethics Committee with power to investigate and censure violators amongst its members. Here is the Code as adopted by the HKJA merirbenhip: "1. They shall report and inter-
pret the news with
scupulous
honesty.
"2. They shall in all circum. stances respect all confidences
received
by
them.
"3. They shall not allow their personal interests to influence them,
This
fìnt
step is encouragng.
The Ethics Committee will be empowered to investigate all complaints, to issue warnings, rebuke and censure violators, fìne them, and expel them from the HKJA. One wise rule adopted was that
the
Committee may refuse to
investigate oral or anonymous com. plaints and may toss out those it considers "vexatious, frivolous or
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It remains to be seen what use will be made of this new Code. One important item, in the view of
nor shall they accept or offer any inducement that impedes honest
many HKJA members, was the fact that the impetus for the Code came from within the profession rather
reporting.
than being forced on
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On the Move
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Great Gadzools! Who should reappear but Forrest (WoodY) Edwãrds, that venerable master of vitriolic who served the FCC well and ably for manY Years. He's stationed now in Hawaü with Asso'
photographer from Saigon, returned briefly for a stoPover in Hong
ciated kess where his comments on life and living are, as usual, largely
unprintable. He junketed in for a chãt and to take care of Personal affairs while his wife visited relatives
in
Japan.
Another unexPected face was bft in l97l lure of the the for the States but exotic was too much. He sigred up for a tour as expert with r Roger Billman. Roger
swamp-clearing
Sumatra. After
and getting chewed out for blowing two tires on a JeeP, he Parted
company
Neal Ulevich, Associated
Kong. He's headed
for
to
Press's
Bangkok
AP.
(IncidentallY, the Foreign Cor-
respondents' Club of Thailand is in
the Oriental Hotel in
Bangkok.
With so many members now junketing back and forth, we exPect to
hear more about our Thai compatriots.) Hong Kong lost one of its most interesting corresPondents when Kjell Resi of Norwegian Broadcasting returned this fall to Oslo where he rÃrill work on their international desk. Kjell (pronounce
it "Shell") travelled extensively. He covered the Vietnam war from Peking, Hanoi, Saigon, Phnom Penh and Vientiane, equallY handling a
Some old friends from Indochina
in this autumn, and
welcõme sights theY were' Neil
{
Davis, that soft-spoken Australian ace of all trades, rePorted to us on life in Saigon after the fall' Neil is now headjal (after a vacation home)
ì
rI
Hu Van
Perils
of
Frank Mariano of ABC returned Los Angeles in August covering the war for Years. was a helicoPter Pilot in the battle using heliborne in the earlY 1960's. He switched to journalism and Ann Bryan, that amazing
to ll¡:
10
exchange.
suferb job during the Saigon evacuation crisis that he has been given a permanent Posting to Asia ãs ABC's regional bureau chief.
Ohio.
tion of Phnom Penh. Another staY'behind in Saigon was Al Dawson, United Press International's bureau chief. Al finally flew out in SePtember. We were delighted to see that the new regime had not trimmed his hair unã that he still Possessed that jolly cynicism which is his working irademark. He will join fellow' Vietnam watcher Paul Vogle in the
hands as agencies reshuffle trooPs after the war, we are also gaining Ken Kashiwara, a calm'mannered American Broadcasting correspondent from Los Angeles, did,such a
back to "helP '¡¡ith the coln picking" at the familY farm in
cameramen, Neil has been wounded four times and was in the evacua'
will take over Ed's job as Far East bureau chief. While the FCC is losing some old Indochina
man,
in the
with the rice estate
business. Last seen, he was headed
droppetl
junket into PRG territorY with a follow-up stint on the Thieu Government side. His triPs were the envy of manY a journalist. Voice of America's Ed ConleY retums to Washington where he expects to ride the Presidential campaign buses in 1976. Ed got a taste of foreigt reporter excitement when a gunman killed two Cam' bodian offìcials almost in arm's reach of him during a student demonstration in Phnom Penh'
Es
the Overseas WeeklY. At ABC, Arnie Collins, another
over been
Pauline
Liz Eckersley, the Club Steward,
is off on a long vacation
jolly olde England. To rePlace Liz, Ms Pauline Benton will be manning the office ramParts. One member alreadY has lovinglY
attempted to
nibble at Pauline's
neck. Members are reminded that
a fìrm club rule against assaults on the staff while on duty.
there is
Assault in Your own time'
ffi::
which
will take her around the globe to
notables
in
out of the ABC bureau
Rome.
Fox Butterfìeld of the New York
Times has switched down from
Toþo to take over the Hong
Kong
bureau.
Another Toþo transfer is Paul Brinkley-Rogers who joins -fløwsweek where he rePlaces TonY
Clifton who has gone on to the
LETTER FROM KEITII shoot-out
in Beirut. Paul
served a stint in Saigon and was in Hong Kong in the 1960's. He has been
working the Japan.Korea scene which has given him a command of Japanese and a Japanese pinball machine which is now esconced in his offìce at Nsvttsweek. Jack Friedmann who served as political offìcer in the US ConsulateGeneral in Hong Kong (1963-64), is
this time in the post of of USIS operations. Hutten, who has headed
France-Presse's Asian bureau for the past two years, is
back to Paris. Also leaving Hunn of Visnews and rd Palfreyman of Australian Commission. Sadly, is closing up its Hong Kong offìce in an economy move. Elaine Goodwin who managed the Go-Down catering for the Club while we were renovating our.own
kitchen,
is
switching
to
general
of the Bistro on Chatham Road. She says the first drink is "on the house" for FCC members
manager
at her new stand. John Hardie, managing editor of
The Star, is now a journalist member of the Club. Henning cameraman for German Television, is the latest
&
t
member.
plomats were well represented latest admissions for new A. Sjarif Achjadi, consul
Indonesia; Yoshiyasu Sato, deputy consul-general for Japan; Dennis Harter, political officer at the American Consulate-General; Robert Sardino, also from the US Consulate, and Sam Gerovich, third secretary at the Australian Commission, all were admitted during October.
Other associate members joining
the Club were: Lovr Teo-ping and Frances Iang, both from Citibank; Richard Mann of GIS; Peter Schlipf
who nrns the
Gammon House
operation for Hilton; and John V. Yates, director of Gregson (Taiwan)
Ltd., import-export fìrm. The Conespondent, November 1975
The appearance of this newsletter as an improved medium for the of the Foreign Correspondents' Club is another step forward in a long program of development. I hope that our correspondent, journalist and associate members will make full use of its columns so members
it may serve as a means of dialogue between the Board of Governors and the membership. The current Board is now nearly half-way through its term of office, and a brief report on the health of the Club seems in order. Two events have combined to give us some problems. The fìrst was our renovation of the kitchen. The six-week closedown while work was underway cut sharply into the Club's revenues. This was expected. The second factor was the impact of recessionary times on all businesses. The Club, too, has felt the side effects' As a result, our income picture is far from comfortable at the present moment. This is not to be gloomy, for we are quite the opposite. After the kitchen remodeling, \¡ye $rere gratifìed to see our old standby members returning in large numbers. The volume of luncheon business rapidly regained the loss incurred and one is again wise to book tables in
that
for the important lunch meetings. The Board has adopted an optimistic progrosis and is expanding the Club's activities and services to broaden its base of income which was always too dependent on lunch traffic in the past. lVe trust that these new opportunities will continue to fìnd good reception with the members and will, over a period of months, balance up our surnmer loses. Fortunately our previous Boards and Treasurers adopted a wise array of reserves and contingency financial programs which placed the Club on solid economic footing. We are looking for weaknesses in our own programming. It was discovered, for example, by the Membership Committee that mahy members felt it was extremely diffìcult to join the FCC now. The Committee promptly moved to correct that impression and to wipe out bureaucratic procedures that had built up around the application process. We are now getting an encouraging flow of new member applications. We are hoping to offer more events within the Club to make more economic use of the facilities we now have. Smaller meetings of members are being encouraged at times when the facilities are not being utilized. One example of this is the smaller forums for correspondents being organized by the Professional Committee. The House Committee is working on new menu ideas such as a roast beef cart which will attract not only luncheon trade but evening diners as well. advance
We have undertaken a program of clean-up and repair to brighten the
Club, bearing in mind that extensive remodeling cannot be done at this time. The question of employing a club manager has been tossed to a three-man committee for further study and recommendation. Ttre Club hæ added a videotape recorder, thanl$ to the help of USIS. Both Film and VTR Committees are working rliligently to get a continuing program of good viewing. We expect by this winter to have a good schedule
of events for our "tube".
As the members know, we hold our present lease until the late spring of 1977. This means that we are confìned to making the best possible use of the two floors of space we have. I am gratifìed by the good response of Club members to the steps we have taken thus far. Loyalty must be rewarded with further efforts to make the Club premises and services more and more valuable to all. A Long Range Planning Committee has been established with a mandate to draft a program beyond 1977 and to prepare contingency plans for the Club's future strategy. TI
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BAR CHATTER precisely 17:06 on the l3th of October, 1975, Graham tilhiteley drank one cup of pure cream while sitting at the bar. Don Ronk has toted a467 score in a Yantze game. Anybody top
In a short snatch of conversation intended to lure viewers to listen to a pregnant program on birth
At
that?
As soon as we heard that the
entire group of
short-skirted
Rangerettes from Kilgore College was to come for the American Fortnight extravagaîza, we knew who would handle the PR. Ted
control, a voice on Radio Hong Kong answered an interviewer's A musíøl
instrument?
in Hong Kong over the Past couple of years. The idea, thus far, has met with done
unfeminine silence.
If you want to know
Kevin Sinclair, in explaining why who
in the music, Dave Thomas of CBS did. He handled the task with Rediffusion furnishing the piped
equipment. The music comes from special tape cassettes provided by Rediffusion. It's okay, but that
old Jack Benny favourite, "Love
course, there was only one man
doing the work
- and we hired him. The view from the gents' lavatory is great. But it has its drawbacks.
in Bloom," would appear to be a bit dated. The quality of the peanuts in this joint leaves much to be
The windows leak more water than you do. This Editor made a serious pro' posal that the female militants of our fine institution come up with
Claus for the annual Children's Christmas Party sche'
the Santa
duled December 20. A Ms Claus would seem to be a fìtting cul'
Ihe Conespondent, November 1975
close.
alleged
from a California
for
add the latest fluctuations, pepper
Saturday, December 20, from
3 p.m. on.
However,
the
Entertainment
Committee has decided to challenge tradition and ask members if they
In the past, it seems, - mostly parents but
around the bar whle the children
beans and booze will reflect their appreciation a little more materially when the annual kitty comes around for the New Year largesse.
doesn't even sound
Christmas Party has been scheduled
supported by those non-parents who enjoy the "festive" atmosphere
were dry, warm and filled with
isn't very nice. Then it corrected on the next story: Flossei, which
thunk tank which contained a few gems. "To sell newspapers, you take a short-term look at the economy,
The Club's perennial Chldren's
members
Iæt us hope that those members who found a safe haven where theY
The Hongkong Standard has set
a new standard. It identified tropical storm Flossie as Floozie, which
We were handed an
event.
usual and kept up the Club's reputation as a secure port in life's storms.
that?"
research report
Christmas Spirit?
really want a children's Christmas
and catering staff special letters of appreciation for their exemplary devotion to duty during this fall's typhoons. When Typhoon Elsie toared in, the staff showed up for work as
he left New Zealand: "They only had one murder in a year. How can a journalist make a living on
desired.
Try using the facilitY
in a typhoon.
question thus: "Yes, the¡e is a good deal of discussion on this problem of the main thrust." We've noticed that, too.
whoop
it up in their own way - have said yes.
upstairs and down
Very, very few have been willing to
work on the party. So this year, the Committee is asking early for volunteers to plan, organise and rvn the party.
The not too subtle implication is: If volunteers aren't forthcoming, an FCC tradition may have to be broken. Please, Mums and Dads, call the Clì¡b office now and give your name
to
Pauline or Grace. Or speak to non-parent Lorna Strauss who is coordinating the (proposed) party.
your story with a few frightening statistics, sift in the little bit of bad news out of the heap of the good, and top it all with a scary headline that completely distorts the copy." This was compared with the "studied, scholarly, documented efforts of the economist." This report, whose authorship remains anonymous, concludes a zipdown of the American economy with these choice words: "The worst is over. The future is clear. No one is jumping off buildings or selling apples on the street corners. The problems will be solved. And just as a person with the flu takes his medicine, without panic, and waits for the virus to run its course, so do the knowledgeable economists and historians view today's state of the nation. Today l's better than yesterday."
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Anyone for Sport? Tony Scott has suggested that an FCC Chess Tournament be conducted
to
determine the Club's
checking champion. This is only one of several sporting suggestions received which may be of interest. Here's a rundown:
O Scott's Chess playoffs: All
Theim
interested persons to contact him to work out the details of preli
of competition. One thought which is probably premature: a Club Chess Trophy. ,Another idea put forth: challcnges :.a\ to other Clubs. minaries and rules
O A Golf Day, probably at
Charlie Smith and Ronnie
were advocates of this one there are a number of ent in the Club. O Our very own squash team. Derek Williams is a player but he warns it would have to be a rugged team to meet outside competition. Quite a number of sporting ideas have been raised at one time or another with sad fates. Among the losers: a beer-versus-whisky
contest; rejected on grounds of insanity. A Yantze competition between the afternoon upstairs squad and the evening downstairs players; rejected for lack of con-
\.#
t
versation on its merits. I¿wn bowls grand tourney: not enough balls;'
Anyone for chess, golf or squett
seriously invited to registel- hlq willingness with a note to the Editortd New ideas are welcome,
is
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E
BeueHou¡euSimply ingenious
ly
those which may help members slim.
Football Show Thanks to some doing by our ardent committee workers, the Club will show every Thursday at 6 P.m. the HiChTChts of the National Football League. (That's American football.)
The only way to enjoy the to have cold beer and hot dogs and to express one's opinions
games is
of the play in clearly plain language.
Viewing
is at the 15th Floor
"stadium."
l4
Thanksgiving Turkey
Our Cover
Oil for the I-amps
Ih. Ho Ping-ti, professor of l9
If you like your Thanksgiving Day turkey with sage and onion dressing, you'll love the meal being planned by Catering Manager
history at the University of Chicago, told an October luncheon
Cheng.
may possess reserves of oil in excess
For Thursday, November
gathering
at the Club that
of the gigantic known
27,
China
reserves
oil in
here is the menu:
of
excees of the gigantic known reserves of the Midalle East.
Start with oxtail soup au sherry or a prawn cutlet with sauce tartar.
Professor Ho based has opinion on observations made inside China
The turkey with sage and onion dressing (or, if you prefer, ham with pineapple can be substituted).
with
Candied sweet potatoes. Buttered
research last year on the subject.
A green salad. nish off with either pumpkin ith whipped cream or mince-
d, of course, the Club has a Jion of wines for the meal
ffi
uch goodies as lrish Coffee to the impact.
The price (sans liquor)
of the full repast is $25. But since
Thursday is the regular buffet day, there will be Thanksgiving buffet at luncheon time for a more modest
cost. Also for the budget .conscious, the main course only (sans appetizer and desert) can be ordered for a mere $12. The buffet with its opportunities for true Thanksgiving gorging is a mere $16.
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The China Shop ank Ching has volunteered to over direction of The China
, the Club's effort to get corrndents and analysts interested lrinese affairs together for in. discussions. Frank is on vacation but will be looking for good subjects and soutces
when he
RICHARD HUGHES circa 20th Century
llhen Hu Van Es shot some informal photos of our venerable Dick Hughes we for a good pictute that could be used with feature articles Dick høs offered to write for,The Conespondent. hoped
But this one photo so captured the essence of that kindly man of decided
felt it was worth dßplay by itself as a fine piece of photography. No one could wish for a better greeting at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Hong Kong than to encounter the clwrm of Dick Hughet It is a role he played so well for years in the Tokyo FCC and lor which he is justly famed in Hong Kong. It makes a frning cover of welcome for this new Aub magazine. opìnions we
returns.
your copy now of the old one at a reduced price. The Conespondent, November 1975
to
China's development of her petroleum industry have been undrfy low. He sketched
a
picture of major
new fìelds under development in the Gulf of Pohai and the Yellow Sea.
to
In his view, oil will enable China develop as a major world power
at a rapid rate. Professor Ho noted that already huge petro-chemical complexes u/ere being built at Peking, Shanghai and in Canton. Correspondents challenged some
of his statements, especially in regard to alleged strikes by the Chinese-built off-shore
tion
oil
explora-
vessel.
In response, Professor Ho said major fìnds were likely in the Yellow Sea not far north of Shanghai. Other discoveries include one near Canton in Kwangtung and
"in the
of
the
honorary doctorate from
the
Chinese section
Tonkin Gulf'. Professor Ho is president of the Âssociation for Asian Studies and was in Hong Kong to receive an Chinese University.
The FCC offìce still has a few copies of the ASSOCIATEDPR^E,S.S 1975 ALMANAC which it is willing to part with for the modest sum of $10 each. Wtren the new (1976) almanacs come in, the price ìuiU tá back up to the former $25. So get
in addition
.In his view, western estimates of the oil potential and the pace of
broccoli.
pie with brandy butter.
knowledgeable fellow acade.
mics and engineers
LARRY BURROWS' brilliant book of phot
os, COMPA S SI ONATE
PHOTOGRAPHER, is available at the Club offìce. Published by Life Magazine after his death, the book includes images caught by Burrows' camera
Bengal
Special to Club members at HK$45. c,opy.
Ask Liz at the office for a
from Angkor Wat to the tidal wave to Vietnam.
Someone lost a pair of sunglasses
during the delightful tour of the New Territories. Pauline has them in the FCC offìce where owner may claim same. 15
ade in
of ab
harestam
on
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