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to its present home. The trauma of the past, when the Club roamed from Gonduit Road to Li Po Chun Chambers, the Hilton and Sutherland House, is almost forgotten. The FCC's seven years in the historic landmark, the former ice house, is full of good memories. They are t¡mes worth recall¡ng. The day to rememberis:

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MEDIA

by E.J. Dunfee The appoinhnent of Paisal to succeed Theh, his former mentor at the Posú and

Young man $'ith a vision

indeed a man whose own departure after 43 years with the paper was something of a bombshell, was much lauded in local journalis tic circles. Paisal is per-

To meet the challenge of. The Nation the Bangkok Post has picked a former senior staffer. the youthful new editorial boss of the Bangkok Posú , the call to edit the longcstablished establishment daily could not have come at a more OR PAISAL Sricharatchanya,

opportune time. When Posl managing

as a man of integrity and a journalist ceived

of great

albeit cautious

with his relative youth and in light of The

rrBefore the Posf offet I had been discussing

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children a num-

ber of

perception. These attributes, in tandem

the l&yearold publica-

career

director Nigel Oakins - himself a crucial options and fuand recent recruit in the paperrs continu- h¡re directions,rl

tionrs rapid expansion have convinced many

promising career with the Times Group of

says Paisal, who began his repor-

Singapore as chief of its Hong Kong

local observers that a neril era of editorial pro

torial career under Theh at the

fessionalism is imminent

ing youth movement, having left a

lishing operations to join the Posl

publast

invited the respected 3&year- Posl in 1971. He old Bangkok bureau chief of the Far rose to the posiEastern Economic Reuiew to succeed long- tion of news ediserving Theh Chongkhadikij as editor-intor before sûikchiel Paisals restive career musings ing out on his own summer

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subject. His duties begin June 1. Any comment prior to that date, he feels, would be premature. rrlt would be unfair to do so,rr he says. rrlrll have to acquaint myself with all aspects of the operation, and I'll have to get acquainted with as many of the staff members as I can before I start to make any major decisions or even plans. Having said all that, though, I will add that I think there is plenty of room for improvement. The Posú has become more or less the estab lishment paper in town, but its standards have remained constant. I donrt believe that the P¿sú should have any political leaning as such. I think we should strive to maintain independence and neutrality.You might see a more colourful and more controversial Posl in the future.rl Paisal was just one of a number of heavyweight contenders for the job. Although there is no question that the Post management was caught short by

Thehrs shock resignation - the Nation scooped the Posú both literally and figuratively by first luring Theh away, and then beating the Posl by a full day with news of Thehrs jump - the incoming editor-inchief insists that the job offer was not made in haste, as local scuttlebutt would have it. rrlVe been talking to people at the paper for many years,rr he says. rrAs and when management thought of change over the years, they would look a¡ound,

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to find out how best to coordinate all that m¿¡¡power, a¡rd to generate an affnù sphere of excitement, because you have to enjoy what yourre doing to do it well. Irll be a handson editor, a¡ld Irll be working personaþ with different section heads to figure out the most productive methods of coordinating our news coverage.rl The news business has been Paisals entire professional life. He joined the Pasl straight from his graduation exercises at Bangkokrs Assumption Commercial College. Writing stories, he says, has always

been his chief journalistic

pleasure, though for the immediate future, this particular urge will have to be sublimated. ItTherers no question this job is going to be tough,rr he says. rrBut Irm looking forward to a challenge.rl

myself.

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feels the paper has been inclined to rrdriftrr in recent years. rlfhe Posl has a lot of good people,rr he says. rrMy job will be

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yes. I witnessed that decided that it was important for an outside witness to see something of what was going on. So I took it upon myself to spend eight hours a day wandering around in the Tibetan quarter. I didnrt stay any place very long, I just kept moving and I kept watching and I took notes on the spot so that I would MARSHALL Yes,

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Six westerners - Steven Marshall, Susan Picarelli, and Chris and Margaret Helm of the USA, Maria Bisander of Sweden and Zuni Suzanne Maier of \Mest Germany all visiting Tibet as individual tourists, were present in Lhasa when Chinese soldiers and Tibetan demonstrators clashed in early March. Several Tibetans were killed. Returning fromTibet within a fortnight after the incident, the six met the press at the FCC on March 13. Excerpts:

MARSHALI

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I did not personaþ see the police enter any Tibetan homes and kill the occupants. But I did go into one Tibetan home and saw a large pool of blood on the floor of an interior room, in front of the stove. This was the place where they explained to me an 18-yearold girl had been shot through the eye while making tea. She had been shot from the outside of the house. MANHAIL:

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Besides being disorganised, the police seemed to be f:ightened, at least on the QIIFSIIQN: Did yow witness that yourself? first day. This was perplexing considering there were quite a lot of them and they were heavily armed and they

wanted to see what was going on and be able to tell people what happened.

But you just said that you haue

heard that þolice actually went into hotnes. I4ho did you hear that from?

were just facing people with

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stones. They didnrt seem to have any particular plan and when they

did enter the city, they were just

putting out a storm of fire which at least appeared to all of us to be very indiscriminate. They were just firing, firing at no particular target. We heard some exfemely reliable reports, plus some of us saw evidence, that the police had shot innocentbystanders, and had even entered homes and shot people in their own homes. Because of this, we donrt feel that they were pre pared or trained to put down the riot. They may have gone in with the intention of killing people, but they didnrt necessarily go in with the intention of stopping the vio-

lence. In fact, it almost seemed like they didnrt want the violence to stop. It seemed more like they wanted it to get worse. QLTSII0N: Did you say that they may haue gone in with the inten-

tion ofkilling þeoþle?

Eyewitresses ftom Tibet, from left to right, Margaret Helm, Steven Marshall, Susan Picarelli, Chris Helm, Susanne Maier and Maria

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APRIL 1989TIIE CORRESPONDENT 11

MEET THE PRESS I spoke with a Tibetan woman on the street who spoke quite good

II{ARSHALL

BISANDER:

Irm a student and this was my

firstvisitto

eigners had to be back to their hotel by 11.30 p.m.

Lhasa.

English. She described to me that there

were three of these incidents on the Monday night. There was a man standing next to her who could not speak any English but the woman translated for him. He was familiar with one of these incidents where the victims were his friends.

In one of the homes, he said, three people were killed. They were 10, 18 and 37 years of age. Obviously I had to make some judge-

ment here. Someone who seems very level-headed and isnrt trying to persuade me of some massive atrocity, Irm more inclined to listen than someone who runs up to me and says, rYou know thousands of people were killedlr Itrs not so credible. In this case, the man knew where the house was, in fact, I, asked to go to the house, but the people became frightened because other people started watching and listening and they didnrt feel it safe to speak to a foreigner about it.

MAIER I went to Tibet as a tourist; this was my first visit and I'm a video film editor for a company in Munich. PICARELII: This was my frst time in Tibet a¡rd I am a clothing importer and desigrrer.

touristwith wide MARGARETmLM:

eyes.

The same is true for me.

QIJESII0N: Was there

any other off,,cials were exþecting or a,wøre thøt this might haþþen? CIIRIS HEIM:

Not during the week as far

we know. On Saturday (March 4) after-

somethi,ng

ing us that the Public Security Bureau (PSB) was expecting something to go on in the Jolihang Barkhor area on Sunday

MARSHAIL Irve visited Tibet four times, once in 1986, once in r87, once in r88 and once in r89. Total time spent in Tibet has been eight months. My regular occupa-

just be careful of that area.

tell us

tion is a construction

superintendent

which achrally gives me a fortunate combination of flexible schedules and good

morning, and warning the foreigners to

BIS,{NDER:Yes.

They were in all the hotels that the foreigners stayed at. Various forms of these notices.

lQthmandu. Capital of the Kingdom of Nepal.

were, actually, all at one hotel. We accidentþ felt particularly involved in the whole incident because

There were also other notices though, dated from February 20th, saying that when there are disturbances one should immediateþ go back to the hotel.

name

BISANDER: \4re

that conjures up visions of mystery and adventure.

most of it took place immediately in front of our hotel.

treks through Himalayan peala and snowscapes,

stewardesses who go out oftheir way

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legendary Yeti, the "abominable snowman'i And of a

The major tourist hotel is the Lhasa Hotel which is run by the Holiday Inn group and some of us spent one or two nights there when we first got to Lhasa. They usualþ run a shuttle bus system about six times a day from the hotel, which is about three kilometres to the west of the Barkhor area, to the Barkhor. A large notice was put up in the foyer ofthe hotel around the 1st or 2nd of March, saying that the police had asked them to discontinue the service because of disturbances in the area. CHRIS HEIM:

quaint, medieval city, where ancient wooden

standards and

buildlngs jostle side by side on nârrow streets.

Plus there was a notice that for-

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PICARELII:

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income.

the English

any indication in the

week before the þrotest tha,t the þolice or

about yourselues? Haue you been regular ai,sitors to Tibet? Are you eþerts? Who do you work for?

Could you

PICAREIIJ:

It was my first visit to Tibet. I just finished a two-year contract working in China and was doing a tour of some of the areas I never visited and went in as a CIIRIS HELM:

noon a notice did go up in our hotel warn-

QIIFSIION:

QIIFSII0N: Were the notices language?

enthusiastic

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MEET THE PRESS afternoon at about 2 Orclock. The two of us were walking along the Jokhang Temple doing a little tourist shopping and I came back from that shopping triP

feeling very, very uncomfortable.

Ird

been jostled and bumped a couple of times and there was a very tense feeling in the atmosphere and it just made me feel very uncomfortable. A couple of others spoke to us about similar experiences

and were worried. Some asked, had I noticed anyone selling turquoise in the market? And there were a lot of people in

black jackets going the wrong way around the Jokhang Temple selling turquoise. And they suggested that those were possibly Chinese security police. QIJF,SIION: Were yow

iostled by

Chinese

security? MARGARET HE[M: By all sorts of people. There was just a very tense feeling in the atmosphere on Saturday afternoon . people did seem to be aware there was something leading up to what was going to happen the next day. And there were a lot of police there.

Additionally there were small demonst¡ations around the Jokha¡rg on

MARSHAIL

the 1st and 2nd of March that didnrt result in any signifcant problem, but contributed to the tense atmosphere Irm sure.

QIIFSIION: Were þeoþle armed

As the panic swept through, I walked on around in the usual direction. The

police station is on top of this route. As I came up the street I could see six to eight policemen. A couple of them had video cameras and were filming. A couple of them were lounging with pistols in hand. I didnrt see any heavier weapons than that. I stood right next to the corner. They couldnrt see me and I couldnrt see them. But I could see the demonstrators. The first group that passed had about 12 people. They were all young. Most of them were wearing robes. A few of them were wearing ordinary clothes. None of them had any weapons. They had a small sign,

about the size of an ordinary piece of paper, with Tibetan flag on it. They chanted for independence in English and

Tibetan language. This was 12:06 p.m. They passed me. I made notes on the spot. They quicldy moved around the Barkhor one more time and when they came the second time, their number had

never saw any sign of any

demonstrators armed

with guns

'ùeapons. What we saw were stones, bot-

tles and some slingshots, or a piece of

cloth basically in the hands of very young kids who were slinging stones around.

MARSHAII; might mention, too, that I was right underneath the first shots fired, so I can give you eyewitness, earwitness

rather. I was on the north side of the Barkhor shortþ before noon and suddenly a wave of excitement swept through, and the very few street merchants that were out began packing their bags in a panic and then left. Ird moved ahead of this crowd and apparently right behind me the demonstration itself began. I moved on around the Barkhor. The Jokhang Temple is the cenfe of everyth'rg. The circula¡-looking street is known as Barkhor and it is customary practice for Tibetans to walk in clockwise around this Temple. The sfeets are always tull of people doing this.

think from a journalist it would be useful, if you of uiew, þoint

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ringleaders, or did they fire wildly

HEIM: No, if they were going to aim at the ringleaders, I would have thought they would have shot the flag carrieç or the person carrying a picture of the Dalai I¿ma to startwith. They just started firing wildly down the streets along the way. CIIRIS

do you exþlain the discreþancy in the casualty figures, you know ofrtci.ally 76 now, and some of you say 3060, and some bwsinessmen say 500-800? MARSHALL

between the þolice and, the security bwreau. What was the role of the security þeoþle and

MARSIIAII-¡ The first people on the roof vr'ere probably security bureau. They mostly

tumçd Police (PAP). We didnrt actually encounter any PAP until we were Peoplers

on our way out of the Lhasa Hotel. So at first we savr' some PSB,

briefly

during the morning, and then for the next three days it was all PAP

QIIESTION: And. cowld you distinguish

whqt their motiaes seemed to be? Were the PAP coming in, in the enil, to restore some kind of ord,er 0r were the PSB between

more unruly than the PAP?

MARSIIALL: The PAP were more organised. On Thursday morning when we drove through the darkened streets of

think, is

five dead and nine wounded, three of whom died in hospital as of the time I

werenrt wearing uniforms. Once, when larger groups were moving into the area during

the next few days, they were

were killerl. The last day I was allowed to move out, which was Tuesday, one man I knew wrote down for me a list of the dead and wounded that he knew of in his neighbourhood. These were from four of the hospitals around Lhasa. In the first hospital, he knew four dead had been taken and two wounded. The second hospital,

could, whereaer þossible, distingwish

and they came over my head. And of this Irm absolutely certain. I couldnrt see the police point their guns, I couldnrt see anyone get hit, but Irm absolutely certain the shots came from over my head because I was standing right beside the building. At that time, I moved up into another area to observe, and there was teargas fired for the first time atI2:24 in front of the Jokharg plaza. And I later spoke with five foreigners who were in two different groups and didnrt know each other and they were

The discrepancy,

because the Chinese are deliberately distorting figures to suit their purpose and some Tibetans may be doing the same. I donrt think any of us saw anything to justifii figures way up in the hundreds, but certainly itrs inconceivable that only 11 or 16

the þolice, and,/or the army, if yow saw those uniforms, and who you thought as giuing any kind of central command.

the

crowds?

The tourists then ran back to the hotel

QIIESTION:

QUESION: How

and they were all closely followed by plainclothes policemen and had their passports, film and cameras confiscated. On Monday, they had two sessions with the police. They were given their passports back on Monday evening and on Tuesday morning, they left Lhasa.

was at the time. And then there were gunshots. There were eight, 10, 12, Itm not sure. They occurred in fairþ close order, two, three maybe four seconds,

at vantage points where they could see where the breaking glass was, which was police on top of the station throwing bottles down at the demonstrators. The demonstrators had done nothing except march by at that poinL Police pelted them with bottles and then stones were thrown at the poJice. Irm not sure exactly who threw the stones, whether it was the Barkhor kids or

QIIFSII0N: You say they shot at anything. they aim at selected indiui,duals, the

Did

Some of them had cameras and they started

English anymore this time. They cleared me at 72:15 the second

heard glass

uniformed PSB and also PA.P

different ways. The five tourists rushed into the Jokhang Temple and up onto the roof.

ing.

ing IDs were actualþ a combination of

tors were coming, and everybody rushed

looked pretty much like ordinary people. If they were monks or nuns, I couldnrt tell from their clothes. I didnrt see the adults carrying rocks. I saw a few ofthe beggar kids, who always stay around the Barkhor, running around with these people and some of them had rocks in their hands, but certainly the adults had nothing - they had clenched fists and were

breaking from the front of the police station. I was puzzled. I didnrt know what it

Lhasa at 5:30, going out towards the airport, they were very much in control and were much more professional. On Wednesday, after martial 1aw had been declared, the people who were on the streets making the arrests and check-

CHRIS IIELM: Iwasnrtthere firstha¡rd, but I got a quick feel for what happened. I was at the hotel shortþ after all this st¿rted, and a young American went running into his room saying. rrllve been shot at, Irve been shot at.rl He was followed by two plainclothes Chinese policemen. I could hear what was going on inside the room. They were demanding his filrn and his passport. The door was shut. Two more policemen joined and, after about 1G15 minutes, they walked out carrying his passport, his camera and another roll of fllm. The young American and four Swedish tourists were actually outside the Jokhang Temple on Sunday morning watching some acrobats with other Tibetans, when a group of people went by and said the demonstra-

taking photographs of the police videotap

time and moments later

CIIRIS HEIMI Ì!y'e

the demonstrators themselves.

grown to 30 or 40, adults. They just

chanting. They werenrt chanting in

anY

way?

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MEET THE PRESS

I I

talked to him. Third hospital, one dead, three wounded. Fourth, six wounded, one of whom had died. Now what does this add up to? Hers got 10 listed dead and four more who died later, so thatrs 14 deaths that he knows. And this is from just one small piece of the troubled zote.

Furthermore, I did see casualties being taken into Tibetan homes rather than to hospitals.The Tibetans are alrud to take their wounded to the hospitals because itrs assumed that anybody who got shot must be guiþ Therefore, anybody who got shot and is guilty should be

taken to prison as soon as theyrre no longer in danger of dying. So the Tibetans donrt want to take their wounded friends or family to a hospital. Most of them are hiding in homes. This, by the way, was a

How reþresentatiue were these demonstrators who, afier all, atnounted to only a few hundred, maybe a thousand? How reþresentatiue were they of the feeling among the Tibetan þeoþle?

be caught with a wounded man in your

QIJESII0N:

house. QIJESII0N: Did any of you witness attacks on Chinese by Tibetans?

CHRIS HELM: I tlìink quite a few of us saw incidents on either Monday or Tuesday where, in the morning, Chinese

I think the Tibetan people really support the demonstrators even if theyrre not out there. The feeling I got from the people, they usually would look at you and a lot of times even if they werenrt marching, theyrd say, rrWe just want our free dom.rr So many times they would say that, rrWe just donrt want to be bothered by these Chinese people.rr I mean, when the first shots were fired, in the hotel, the PICARELII:

people cycling down Beijing Lu were pelt-

ed with rocks and their bicycles taken

away and burned. I also saw a couple of people with gashes on their heads on Monday, one in the moming, one in the late afternoon. But there were also cases

where Tibet¿n people actually helped Chinese people. Right outside the hotel we

women began wailing, theyrd just start crying and crying. And it just broke my

were staying at was a Chinese restaurant called the Sze Chuan Family Restawrant

which on Monday afternoon

heart. It was so sad. I really did not know a whole lot about Tibet to tell you the truth. I went there as a tourist, to have a look. I really wasnrt politically involved. Though when I heard those women cry and when

was

ransacked and its contents burnt in the street. There were four Chinese people in that restaurant. They escaped through the back door and jumped into the compound of the hotel where we were staying. They were given refuge by Tibetan hotel staff until the demonstrators had moved away and they could safely leave.

they looked at us in the eye and said, rrPlease, please donrt forget us. Please, please heþ us.rr You could not stand by and do nothing.

QIIESION: Was there a.ny aþþarent organßation to the demonstrati,on? Was it imþromþtu, þeoþle iust ioining in as they

IIÍARSHAI.L

þassed by?

MARSIIALL : This was the last

over a few years, but the belief that Tibetans have in themselves, as a distinct culture that should be allowed to go along without undue interference from the Chinese, is very strong ever¡,where. Irve travelled in quite a few permitted places in Tibet. This opinion is universal. What is not universal is whether or not they were willing to go out and get themselves killed to express it. I can tell you something

day of the

riot and the group was the smallest of the three days. And they were kind of staging

this little ritual separation and reunion. Theyrd demonstrate together for a while and then theyrd march apart and then,

when they came together, they would joyfully greet each other and hoist the flag-

bearers above their heads and dance

about the activities

around each other. But it was really actually one group, they were just ceremonially splitfor a time and then rejoined.

QIIFSION: What was the

There is something important

to understand here, too. Irve travelled a bit more in Tibet, Irve seen some changes

of the first day of

demonstrations that might show this.

There were maybe 800, maybe 1,000

in the demonstration at any given time that day.

people actually participating

biggest

But their support from the communþ

dernonstration that you saw?

was amazing. It was to the point where an hour or so after it began, the old grand-

MARSIIALL: The biggest demonstration was on Sunday the first day. It occurred between 2:30 p.m. and 2:50 p.m. and it was between 800 and 1,000 people. And this demonstration was also interesting because it was the only time when there was a fairþ wide cross-section of the Tibetan quarter inhabitants. There were

mothers were going around picking up stones in their aprons. All the Tibetan

people in their 20s, and their 30s, and their 40s, even a few old people walking along. Very few monks or nuns evident, and very

few wore any plain clothes, but it was

very large group. They tried to walk in one

great concern when the house-to-house

direction and enter into Jokhang plaza.

searches began, because itrs not good to

They were teargassed by police there.

v/omen wore long aprons, and were bringing stones back to the boys and men to throw at the Chinese. The women and girls were running around with buckets of

water and ladles to give them to everybody to wash the teargas out of their eyes and it was a real famiþ affair. There was a real strong feeling of solidarity there. Itrs almost a strange feeling of happiness, you know, by golly, werve finalþ done it! We stood up, we let them know what we think. And it was scary on one hand, but there was a greatdeal of unity.

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LEISURE/BOATING

Do's and don'ts for summer sailing

cult to see too. Chinese authorities have given permission to anchor at a small island group off next-door Daya Bay, as long as weekend trippers do not go ashore, but because this re-

Exploring the waters around Hong Kong is one of the more pleasant summer diversions for those burdened by the pressures of urban living in the teritory. This special section written by BRUCE MAX\MELL, editor and publisher of the respected Asian Boatingmagazine, offers insights for sailing enthusiasts.

back in Hong Kong, only a couple of

ñ \ lxJ

wimmersarean at many Hong peoplewanting

high-rise hu'bub atweekends tum to boats. At first, they bought small boats, for a gentþ potter f¡om Aberdeen across the channel to l¿mma, orfor a quickfling out of Hebe Haven to various bays in Port Shelter and RocþHarbour. But in the last five years, as inshore wa-

ters became increasingly suspect, they ordered larger power boats and yachts, to literally get farther away from it all. (If s no secretthatthe big berths over 6070feet atHongKong'sblossomingmarinas are snapped up almostbefore they come on the market, while very smart indoor skiboat stacker space atAberdeen Marina Club, for example, can be rented tomorrow). Thus the trend is to voyage 20-50 miles out, fastenough to be there and backin a day if kids and sociaþminded mums are pad of the picture, or in live-aboard luxury for a really relaxing three to four days. It often takes a day justto unwind. Alot, then, is changing. Boats obviously mustbe well founded, with sea-kindly hulls able to sc1'the throughthe usualgreen-grey China Coast chop, or the muddy waters of the Pearl River estuary. They need bigger and better engines or rigging, and a knowledgeable, safety-conscious owner able to navigate in fog, restaú

a troublesome motot and assess an approaching weather pattem for possible dangers.

Above all, howevet these boats require somewhere nice to go - not easy in a place sometimes described as a pimple on the backside of China. This has led to a lot of soul-searching at bars like the FCC's very own, and to recent exploratoryventures. Mirs Bay is, of course, the territory's stand-byfor alongweekend, and Crooked Island-Double Haven still provides pleasant cruisingwaters, unlike o>cygen-starvedTolo Harbour, and Long Harbour whose oncepleasant anchorages have been decimated by fish farms. and excavation.

16 THE CORRESPONDENT APRIL1989

Thre, even at Crooked Island a few of the better spots are littered of late with debris

from Hong Kong picnickers and fleets of fishing junks anchoring ovemight, but at least somewhere clean can be found if one

explores around a bit. In mid summer, jelffish breed in these waters. It lasts about six weeks, and the copious little blubbers seem harmless enough, but watch out for the occasional mum or dad - simple to spot - with long, trailing tentacles that can sting badly. After rain the waters here - indeed anywhere around Hong Kong's steep coastal terrain -lose claritybecause the mud clinging to granite is washed into the sea. But otherwise ifs prelty. There are ramblingwalks ashore, channels to investigate,

almost lake-like sailing and waterskiing conditions, and some passable snorkelling offthebeach atthe entranceto the southem passage leading into Double Haven.

Kat O, and Ping Chau across the other side ofMirsBay, arebothworthalook, as are afew ancientvillages reached from SamAh Wan (guests can depart or arrive here via a trail that leads to public transport at Bridespool). For those into fishing, as these waters waÍn up around May-June, mackerel, bonito, tuna and kingfsh can be caught by trolling lures at anything from 5-6 knots

quires cumbersome formalities

can hire a private junk for

made.

tory technically needs approval to Royal HongYacht Club gets the nod from China to use it as a

mark for racing - but in practice Hong Kong fishermen and other pleasure craft go there regularly, mostþforfi shing, and nobodyworries them. Ifone is going this far out, ofcourse, pre-

planning should include canying proper offshore safety gear like life rafts, flares, EPIRBS and at least a \¡HF radio - a recommended list is in the Cruiser Owners' Asso-

ciation (COA) manual available at yacht clubs and marinas - plus careful considera-

tion of fuel logistics, weather, navigation equipment and so forth. And check your insurance cover. Many policies are for Hong Kongwaters only, so an extension is needed, usually ata small extra premium. To the SE, 165 nautical miles out, lies Taiwan-garrisoned Pratas Reef, where on long weekends one now finds 6G70 craft of differenttypes, atleasthalf commercial fi shennen, but including a growing number of pleasure boats from Hong Kong. Going this far means very thorough preparation indeed, and one has to know about anchorages, and small but important things like the soldiers on Pratas Island inside the perimeter reef will open fire if vessels approach too closely. (The 2nd China Sea GamefishingTournament, to Pedro Bianco or Pratas, is on the

Birthdayweekend, and

Tai Pang

around too.

Butdobecareful about navigation inare

some quite badlymarked rocks - al-

though they

n,WanHoiJ

[owloon \u "rA\/ n\ \, -\ ^

\Noau Mei Floi

are

clearþshownonthe charts- and atnight

the four unlit gov-

ernment mooring buoys can be diffi-

day.

terweekdays, more for midsummerweekends. Anotherpricevariable isthe size ofthe

visit-

17-19 June Queen's

the

Such charters probably account for 90 per cent of the local business. The guideline is itcosts less duringwin-

Further out, Pedro Blanco Rock, 50 nautical miles east of the terri-

fromrecentcatches, larger gamefish are

side Double Haven

or around HK$2,000 to 3,000 one

small fleet voyages have been

up, and judgins

itself. There

Rent if you can't buy

vessel.

' Azimut 76

:-.-Ç

BillWyllie has justbought one.

several members

will be Pratas-bound

then).

Taking one's own boat to Macau is an option available since the late '70s (the Pearl was "closed" during the Cultural Revolution, and three localyachts attempting a passage were detained in China, with their crews, for months). Bestplace to tie up is the old naval dockyard, now used by Macau's marine police, near the Pousada de Sao Tiago, or in the stream offthis point. Verylarge powerboats also anchor near the reservoir. It is essential, however, to telex the harbourmasterfirst, requestingpermission and giving details ofyourvoyage - boat's name, þpe, LOA, nationality, crew aboard and ETA atthe Macau Outer Beacon (yachts turning

up out of the blue have been given short shrift). This procedure followed, the Macau authoritieswill sometimes send an immigration ofücer to meet the boat, particularþ if more than onevesselis expected. Immigration and marine department clearance formalities are necessary in Hong Kong too both are nowin Harbour Building, making it a 60-minute exercise if you knowwhatyou are doing. Past Macau, one Hong Kong fleet has visited StJohn's Island or Shangchuan Doa, where the Catholic St Francis Xavier died (his mortal remains are still on view in Goa some 450 years later), but this involved laborious clearances into and outofChinese waters atthepoft.of Zuhai near Macau. Easier, surprisingly enough, is going to Hainan, China's southem holiday isle. After a fleet voyage three years ago, individual yachts and powerboats make the 280-nauti-

cal-mile trip by completing normal formalities, andbecause Hainanhas

directairlink

with Hong Kong, crew can be flown in and Sea Ranch beach on southern Lantau.

out, too. SolicitorBillTumbull in CeilVis one regular on the route. Going t'other way, the same applies to Swatow a port-of-call for Outward Bound School's 130-footbrigantine Ji Fung and for the sail-training lorcha Huan, while at Xia-

men, CelestialYachts and latelyYamaha are

building westem sailing craft. Xiamen is the old Amoy, from whence the

famous Fujian seafarers set forth, and its Gulangyu Island has the same crumbling European trader architecture as Macau.

Don't think of attempting Xiamen, or Kaohsiung across the Taiwan Strait due east

of Hong Kong, when the northeast winter monsoonisrunning, asitgetstoorough and cold. Otherwise, closer to home, one technique weTe tried for long-weekend cruising

island- say, Iantau- and do nothing else but explore it, using perhaps is to focus on an

three to four different anchorages. By keeping a close check on the chart, one can discover a few fabulous little bays and villages, seemingly unaware of the millions of people over the hill, and when the tide is flooding, even the muddy Pearl takes on a greenish hue.

-ù

raf,-=

Brokers handling this sort of business include Edwin Palfrey and Mike Simpson, both atAberdeen. And FCC bi[ing boftn Bill Areson has a specialist company called Colony Cruises. (Iæss smartbut still allegedly seawofthy vessels are rented at weekends to ofrce groups and clubs - see classified pages ofthe phone book).

Other types of charter craft are more dificult, but not impossible, to organise. Powerboats may not conform to regulations for charterwork, or owners maywant them personally atweekends, butif a specifi c

request is made to a broker, something suitable can usualþ be found. Advertising agencies and film crews are often in need ofparticular types ofboats, for shoots rather than pleasure purposes, and we recall recently a TV network requiring one capable of 35 knots to film marine police interceptions of Vietnamese refugees.

depends what's wanted, and how

schedules fit in.

Sailing cruises have to be skippered nobody bareboats in Hong Kong - and hardly any operators are prepared to under-

take !10 dayvoyages, exceptperhaps Brian Saunders of S&S Marine, who has a largely

American clientele. Going further offshore, American John Scrivener has a 6$foot converted Da Nang

LEISURE/BOATING trawler called Little John Thomas in which he makes maybe

dozen trips to Pratas Reef

(165mm) ayearatnotinconsequentialfees, as well as other specialist chafters often involving fishing and diving. The Aberdeen Marina Club-based motor sailer Brian Baru, when available, runs out at HK$6,000 to 7,000 a day, and about to reenter the market is David Lieu's formerVan Triumph, a well-appointed 12O-footer re-

named Dolphin. For the 2nd China Sea Gamefi shing Toumament over the Queen's

Birthday 17-19 June long weekend, it is for hire for Pratas Reef at $20,000 (four days, sleeps eight in four twin-cabins, all meals)

That can be booked throughAsian Boating oflshoot Charlabase Asia. Asia Islands Yacht Charters of Singapore has the skippered Hylas 47 Singa and the large motoryacht Singa lady, and there are several charter chances ex-Bali, including a Swan and a unique schooner-Bali house split

arrangement. In the Philippines the French-run-Tables operating mostly around Palawan is so

popular it is booked well in advance, and more afi eld Australia's Whitsunday Islands are a well-set-up bareboat and skippered charter base, as are The Moorings operations inTonga and Tahiti.

China Sea cnrising or anyone interested in China Sea cruising, many Hong Kong-based owners prefer to use the San Femando Race or the even-years 650 mile Hong Kong-Manila China Sea Race to "fer¡/' them as far as the Philippines. Apartfrom the added excitement of racing, there are extra safetyfactors invoyaging as part of a fleet, such as having other yachts around, and radio relay positional checks, should anlthing go wrong.

Afterwards, this year for examPle on

RapidTfansitwe first sailed 25 miles across the Lingayen Gulf to the so-called Hundred Islands - small mushroom-shaped islets with

beaches scattered about them - for two nights, and then a similar distance around to Bolinao, arriving in time for the cockfights on Sunday. Nextcame

a SGmile leg downthe coastto HermanaMayor, alovely island belonging to formerPhilippineAirLines President Benny Toda þermissiontovisitshouldbe sought), and finally a long two-day haul north to Taiwan-garisoned Pratas Reef, where the trolling catch included plentiful 15-301b wahoo, yellowfin tuna, bonito and dorado Other yachts headed SSW for Pueúo Galera on Mindoro, thence to Busuanga,

Culion and Palawan islands, where the cruising is particularly pleasant, as it is in the CentralVisayas region around Cebu-lots of resoftshere and onBohol, Negros, Boracay and Sicogen. Tïme a problem? Such trips take a minimum three to four weeks, butwhat generalþ happens is that crew fly in and out at various ports of call, which gives the skipper somebody else's stories to listen to.

Beyond Palawan, the Bomeo coast is quite interesting startingperhaps from Kota KinabaluYacht Club beside the well-known

TanjungAru Resortin Sabah, and meandering along to Brunei and Kuching in Sarawak, preferablyby day due to the danger of hitting

THE CORRESPONDENT APRIL

1989

floating 1ogs. Indonesia's 14,000 islands are becoming more accessible, with charters available out of Bali and the large air-conditioned, water-

And of course this western side of the China Sea takes in the fabled east coast of Malaysia and its offshore islands. Best known to yachties and fishermen is Tioman - fictitious Bali Hai of the dated Hollywood movie - butthere are others worth exploring offKualaTrengganu and up into the Gulf of Thailand around Ko Samui. No-go areas currentþ are the Cambodian andVietnamese coasts. Thai fi shermen ('Pirates') havebeenveryroughwith refugees and indeed anybody else caughtnear the formet while yachts-men straying too close toVìetnamhave beenimprisoned and literally held to ransom. Similarly, Mindanao in the southem Philippines and the Sulu Sea are affected by the Muslim secessionist war, the communist NPA and a healthy smuggling trade in cigarettes andliquorfrom Sabah. The Spratley and Paracel Islands in the middle of the China Sea are also subjectto rival territorial claims by China, Taiwan, Vietnam, Malaysia and the Philippines, leading to often unre-

jet-propelled catamaran Island Explorer

ported military flare-ups, and are best

making offbeatvoyages to the east and also around Java and Sumatra. The Sumatran Riao Islands are actually best reached from Singapore - a two-hour fast ferry ride gets one to Tanjung Pinang,

avoided. But othemise, the China Sea offers some 50,000 fabulous tropical islands, all within 1,000 miles of each other, which will soon be viable altematives to both the Caribbean and

from which smaller boats ply to attractive

theMed.

China Sea bays.

The SanFernando

caper CC memberswere once more prominentaboard 51 yachts thatsailed the 480-mi1e Dunhill Hong Kong - San Femando Race late March. Five skippered their.own offshore sailboats, while many others crewed on vessels that ranged from 30-67 feet. Smallest entrant, in fact, belonged to RIHKsTony Baynes, makinghis San Femando debut. Ninja, his Yamaha 30, placed a very respectable 6th overall on Pedormance Handicap, and 9th on Channel Handicap. (Baynes' boat was originally christened Bootle Bumtrinket. "But if you've ever tried calling Hong Kong Radio on VHF and spelling that, you'll know why I renamed her Ninja", he told us). I-argestFCC contingentwas aboardAlan Hill's recently launched Swan 53 Defiance 111. Mike Westlake navigated, and Mike

Keats and Paul Ba1.field also crewed. Swan agent Bob Iavoo was scheduled to sail with them buthad to pull out. They went the right way, held the wind, and at one stage looked like pipping the line-

honours hopefuls before being narrowly edged into fi nishing third, orfirstboat in the Performance Handicap class. American Charlie Smith was skippering the '85 line-honours winner Rapid Tiansit, a Castro-designed 63-footer. Crew included

your scribe and round-the-world sailor Robin Knox-Johnston, for whom a private

luncheon was earrier held in the

FCC's

WyndhamRoom.

S¡N FLR¡IAN¡)O F4.

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orher

Keith Jacobs' Dubois 44 Bimblegumbie, which tookline honours ahead of Warwick

ments often reading 000for wind speed, and 000 forboat speed - and only recovered abit by power reaching 10 knots for the last 100

Miller's Beneteau 51 Foo. Living in more cruising comfod were Keith Coppel and Neil Brien aboard the

miles into San Femando. Steve Ellis driving his Dubois 44 Sweet Caroline, navigated by Tony Scott, had the same problem, which at least resulted in a stand-off for the cases of Philippines San Miguel wagered against Rapid Ttansit. Asian Medical News publisher Mike Mudd with wife Tasha and baby Kelsey aboard got into more trouble when his forestay broke. He managed to save the mast, thankfully and, after temporary rigging repairs finished the race. Most successful of the FCC contingent was probably Jimmy Farquar on Australian

Dubois 67 Mandalay, and ChrisYoung (alias

cartoonist Basher) on Hector Ross' Little

Harbour

50 Uin-na-mara.

As were the FCC's legal eagles, who in recent years have set up chambers on Ed Cannon's Holland 52 Musketelle - crew this time included John Cagney, Fred Whitehouse and Michael Lunn. PR for the event, incidentally, was handled by Keith Statham, who was frequentþ to be seen conferring with Dunhill's Robert Fletcher in the club's dining rooms.

W'aterskiing and boardsailing ERHARD KUTT took overfrom Ed

b ?ru"î"ä":nsffi. into

-!-:

FCC members Mike Wesflake, Tony Scott and Mike Keats at the Dunhill paÉy in San Femando.

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randed at pratas Reer earþ Aprn. FCC members are also getting

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ror many years.

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Boardsailing in the territory takes place

Kong skiers some- sffiËJ::'åi1$1"#åi?:iå¡31?TÎË

:lråi

and Tai Po. , although standards The Windsurfing Association of Hong ional countries, such Kong (Wr\HI{) - a slightmisnomerbecause windsurfing is a specifictrade name -hosts China. Largest problem is that the bothNationalChampionshipsandtheHong score even more.) HK\.VSA, despite a 15-year search, had KongOpen,extendinginvitationstoleading problems identifying a suitable ski site regional boardsailors. \ /AHK members travel regularly to The seconil China Sea Gamefishing that did not interfere with rival water mostþ within Asia, and have competitions, users. 1T e ake The coffer dam at High Island is now represented Hong Kong at the past two e in ng - utilised for proper slalom courses. Olympics. ails ritory

at Asian

APRIL 1989

TIIE CORRESPONDENT 19

LEISURE/CRICKET

LEISURE/BOATING

elbows and fngers it was refresh-

HE RESIDENTS of Su Kun Poo, long spoiled for choice

ing to see the intodcating bravery of the FCC boys facing a youthful (obviously a ringer) fast bowler with precious little protection for limb ormaritalbliss. It was a day of thrilling action

of sporting spectaculars, would unanimousþ agree that the inaugural cricket match between the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club and the gentlemen members of the Foreign Corres

and admirable

sportmanship (although the stumping by young Mac was thought not to have qualified for the latter) good cheer and in the finest fadition, lots of beer before, during and after the maüch.

pondentsr Club was something else

entirel¡r

Historically, more appropriate

in both Hong Kong and Kowloon had, for reasons of crowd control, refused the

cricketing venues

The result was incidental (we

lost) the yachties sneaked

responsibility of hosting the con-

past FCCrs total of 148 with scarcely a ball left. One majic moment was seeing big Frank Millerrs jaw drop when the smallest man, who reput-

frontation. Random urine tests, immediately before bails were sel clearly indicated that the yachties had not consumed enough Carlsberg. After their usual protest flag was unceremoniousþ burnt and another round consumed, organiser rrStumplegsrr Frank Hides decided each player had been administered sufficient false courage for the game to proceed. McDougalls dog rPinserr of Pipers Flat

f)ressing it up es l.eston's Symbol 57 motor yacht Dadio 11 (aboue) isoneof themostrecentþ commissioned for an FCC member. Built to a custom design in Taiwan, and overseenbyPhilHarris of EPA, itfeatures a spacious living room opening onto an aft deck, as well as exterior wallavays leading forward. At least 4G50 FCC people attended various Dadio 11 launching parties and will doubtless recall the elegant and ample bar and kitchen artangementforward, opposite the lower steering station. (The bridge deck above has a second steeríng position, plus a large sunbathing area).

Below and forward are crev/s quafters and a principal guest suite, butlæston aban'doned another

twotier cabin option infavour

fitted washing machines and storage facilities, importantfor intended liveaboard use. of

fame had been kidnapped so, with Mr Lefr:Pafi.of the livingroom of Leston's Symbol 57 Dadio salon steering station.

has

In the yachting department,

AbigBen-

etti,

Mac unlikely to topthescore, the pres andRighrf the lower

at Club Marina Cove, and another is en afrther guestcabin as an alter- route).

owner's suite dominates, while Iæston chosento use native study.

ll,

Rapid

mean-

while, is perhaps one of the world's most ulti-

Tiansit

probablyhas the bestbelow-decks

layout

Hong

Kong - even the mast step is con-

mately outfit-

ted craft (a "me dium"

cealed behind

Aft cabins are reached from the living room via a spiral staircase. The enormous

1Olfooter is

moulded wood

carefully

panelling near

the

spacious

galley.

Lefi:Master

sure \üas on as the FCC were sent to bat first It would be wrong to recount the heroic deeds of individual batsmen but rtis fair to say the yachties were given plenty leather chasing and the crack of willow on ball reverberating a¡ound Su Kun Poo is a sound that will haunt many of the weary fielders from the RIIYC. In these days of crash helmets, titanium ball guards, reinforced pads for legs, hips,

edly had never played cricket before, smacked one of his bowls clear out of the ground. Miller redeemed himseH

Bats, balls and lots of beer Abandoning their PCs and sailboats, FCC members and the Yacht Clubrs weekend sailors matched their skills at cricket. John Lenaghan who was there to play, check the scores and measure unbelievably high blood-alcohol levels, filed this report.

by taking his

middle stump shortly after. It was, perhaps, a miracle thal given the volatile mixture of personalities and breathtaking tension that there were no arguments. Even umpires were given proper respect and batsmen walked

without protesl Unlike the professional growth. Such was the good cheer that Mr Macrs

lengthy

but

appropriate rendition of

rMcDougall topped the scorer went down as well as the cold Carlsberg in the clubhouse. He was cheered three times three. Itwas the lastlaugh in a day of laughter. 'Who

do we play next? Photo: Hugh Vm Es

The yacht has crewquartersand twoprivatecabins

stateroom in the latest Benetti. Aboue: Charles Smith Jr and forward, plus a second cabin and friends playing the

TVgame Nintendo in owner's stateroom aft-includa comer of Rapid

Transifs salon.

ing aproperbath-

roomwithtuband bidet.

Its central salon has recentlybeen refu rbished, and the dining table is large enough to seat 12. Reverse-cycle air-conditioning

throughout, of course, run by two Westerbeke generators, and both refrigerator and freezercompartments arefitted, idealto chill freshly-caught tuna for sashimi. Life's tough in the tropics, huh?

run

CORRESPONDENT APRIL 1989

APRIL 1989THE CORRESPONDENT 21

LEISURE / GOLF.

Life's many handicaps There is more to golf than hitting a small ball. Keeping track of your pretty caddy, trampling your opponentrs ball into the flower bed, are intrinsic parts of the game depending on the company you play with. BSERVANÇE of the rules of golf

and golfng etiquette were,

usual, the order of the day for the

Richard Hughes

by Iæftie

Memorial

Trophy golf day. With handicaps ranging from a high 33 (born liar) to a low six, competitors were well matched with some of the older players taking full advantage of the handicap system.

A few of the younger players were however, more interested in taking advantage of the caddies.

A bus trip to Shenzen Golf Club on

February 22 was livened by just two incidents - Ross Wayrs dema¡rd for a cold beer after just 10 minutes on the road a¡rd John McDougalls a¡rd Ray Cranbourners delayed entry to the PRC because of their inability to copy the right numbers from their passports to the visa.

(Sorry about the preamble but I

promise you itrs more interesting than the

coff.)

The spectacular setting of Shenzen Golf Club, with its vista of chemical pla¡rts, logging sites, roadworks and

with the stickr. Our lowest handicapper'lend-a-ha¡dl or even a foot Lenaghan would have lost his ball with the first hit had not rCuddlesl Cranbourne, the defending champion

found it buried in a flower bed. He was later taken to task by some of the other sportsmen for not trampling it into the ground in the true spirit of the game. rSuper-Macr McDougall improved as the game progressed. He had to! After attempting to drive his ball over a huge 40ftwide lake a¡rd losing two balls in the process, he claimed senior golfer status and dropped the third on the opposite side. Unfortunately it didnrt roll back into the water. rCuddlesr Cra¡bourne, hampered by a

full camera bag,

sandwiches, soda pop and a bloody stupid hat, was however also handicapped by having the ugliest caddy on the course. Third flight of Nahr, Smith and Way got off to al impressive start with Ross Way managing to let go of his cold can of

However, nostalgia cast aside, the

threesome

of Handle¡ Miller a¡rd

Tromans, the frst flight ofl cast the first sod (divots are one thing, but sod is a bet-

ter description, taking into account Handþrs expertise with a five iron). Miller, as ever, remained supercool

despite the pressure a¡rd restrained himself to giving the roddr advice on the rules of golf a¡rd trying to rpull my caddy. As scribe, my attentions were not fully on the golf - finding balls a¡d hying to keep track of Miller and my caddy didnrt

ficult) their progress proved hard to determine. However, on the lunchtime stop Nahr and Handley were reported to

be clear of the field with 21 Points' Remarkable, as

was Handleyrs fifth

game in his entire life! On the 18th, pressure was intense with

Cra¡rbourne and Iænaghan on equal 35 points and debating a play-off. The vast crowd of spectators on the edge of the final green were however entertained as rCuddlesr and McDougall both putted to the lip of the cup, only to see their balls fueeze.

Howevet to end this nail-biting tension, Miller in his typical reserved, quiet style announced he had confused the outward nine scores between himselJ and Handley and that he was in fact the win-

nerwith

38 points.

This news was received in typical FCC fashion.

As is usual the annual prizegiving dinner was held at the FCC with the trophy being presented, reluctantly for the third time to Frank Miller. However the speech was not recorded as your scribe was sent home early due to an outbreak of alcohol related unconsciousness. I can, howeveç faithfully report that the Richard Hughes Memorial Golf Day was celebrated in the right and proper manner.

A punch-up between rlænd-a-ha¡rdr or

canopy above the main bar.

fist, lænaghan andrPunchyr Way during dinner was narrowly averted, with Frank Miller, believe it or not, this year acting as referee and mediator. (Donrt think he bought a bloody drink all night ttrough.)

How

it got there as much

remains

mystery to the players as the ancient game

of colf itself, though a

The prestigious trophy which everyone, including the champion, assumed Miller had taken home

sand-wedge seems the

at the end of the quiet evening was

most likely

found two days later

NÛIE: Any

similarity

perched

with any member of the FCC

on the

either

living,

dead or on a golf course is purely deliberate.

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Top score on one of the first nine holes was 12 from Handley, who puthis tee shot into the lake TWICE on the par 3,7tJ:..

22 rl¡s, coRRESPoNDENT APRIL 1989

ONE STOP SHOP

explanation.

eventually

help.

Miller of course made par. Flight two of Cranbourne, Iænaghan and McDougall had similar problems on the outward 9. This time it was Iænaghan the rulemaster and McDougall the rwally

r./uÂÌ,

Carlsberg long enough to hit a brilliant three wood off the first tee. Having lost touch with the third flight because the rest of us were so far in front (the lame and the elderþ find goJf so dif-

amusement parks was strangely reminiscent of playing the ancient game in our beloved territory.

s s

I¡ckhart

Road,'Wanchai,

Hong Kong.

The players, fron lefr, Ray Cranbourne, Ross Wong, McDougall, David Hanley' Frank Miller, Walther Nahr, Iænagþan, Charles Smith and Peter Tromans with caddies.

John John

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APRIL 1989THE CORRESPONDENT 23

CLUB NE\MS

FROM OTHER CLUBS

Grab abit of nostalgia

For the young and talented HE annual essay contest for young Asian journalists conducted by the Foreign Correspondentsr Club of Japan (FCCJ) is being extended

this year to include journalists

Australia, New Zealand, and Guam. The contest offers three cash prizes: 400,000 yen, for the top winner, 250,000 yen for the second and 100,000 yen for the

For fiends in need fn HE Foreign Correspondents' Club of has set up a fund to help jourII Jupnalists and their families in the event of serious mishaps.

THE FCC is offering members a chance to acquire Club memorabillia at throw away prices.

memories are made oi place your orders with the office. For more information, please call the Club Steward, Julia Suen.

Items distinguished with the Clubrs logo include lamps, salt shakers, egg stands, milk jugs, ceramic vases, an almost new office high chair, and best of all, bar stools which many members might remember with affection. Prices range from $5 for a saucer, $60 for a bar stool and $100 for the high back chair.

If you are looking for the stuff of which

PRICE LIST Shakers Milk Jug Saucer Ceramic Vase Bar Stool Salt

trait of Elvis Presley etc etc. He is now

YOU WILL

see by Stanley Richrs letter that he also sees himself as founding editor ofThe Standard. Frank Robertsonrs whereabouts and

something of a televi-

activities have been adequately and accurately published already in this column. The news on Greg macGredor is at varia¡rce with what we have on file, but news-

Ted Thomas

people are notoriously peripatetic and often difficult to pin down. Often for their

own reasons (delinquent alimony payments etc) they are not keen for everybody else in the industry to know where they are or what theyrre up to. Woody Edwards has been positioned already (alive as for all we can te11). Steve Dunleavy was arguably the sma¡test and most gifted news reporter ever to operate in Hong Kong in my view (China Mail, Star etc). This was recognised by Rupert Murdoch who made hime a top man in News International in New York following a sta¡t as News Editor with the New York Post. He personaþ tracked down the

notorious mass murderer Son of Sam, produced the first ever idol-smashing por-

24 rl¡n coRRESPoNDENT APRIL 1989

sion star in the USA

seen mainly

on Rupertrs Globe-spanning Sky channel.

still

pursuing

same old

$5.00 Demi Tasse $5.00 Egg stand $5.00 Sugar Bowl

$5.00 $5.00 $1o.oo $30.00 $10.00 Table $60.00 Office High Chair $100.00

lamp

Touchstone Communications,

An open reply to Bob Elegant Dear Bob,

345 Nassau Street, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, USA His telephone number is 609924 6764.

THEY NOW

FOR more recent recruits to the FCC therers news of J. D.

'Jim" Holland, an

stuff-

though pacing himself more intelligently these days. Irll be claiming the champagne in June

when I land on you.

With best personal regards.

TedThomas

FIAPPENED on Barbara Wolfl<ill in the Pacific Club Grill last month and she told me that her husband Grant - the one

time BBC Television film-maker

tr FCC

correspondent member since 1970 and now a feature colum-

is the

in 1970. The Fund also awards education grants to children of journalists killed in the line of duty. the clubrs 25th anniversary

who

spent some time in a l¿otian prison camp (or was it Cambodia, Bob?) in the late 50s

and emerged to go straight back into competitive motoring and dust off most of the opposition in the Macau Grand Prix a few months later - is now in business for himself ans a PR consultant. Grant can be contacted by writing to

nist for Asian Voice which is published in Vallejo, California by Arturo M. Padua, formerþ director of the Philippine Tourism Bureau office for the Western United States.

Following his Vietnam experience Jim was associate editor for The Asi,a Mail, later associate editor for Trauelog, the magairne of international travel. His column, Asia By the Bay aslo appeared in The Philiþþines Mail prior to his sigling on vnth Asian Voice. lt 1987 Jim rehrrned to Vietnam to investigate the tourism pos sibilities for the Pacirtc Area Trauel News. Some older members will recall John J. 'Jack" James, former FCC member and Far East Bureau Chief for UPI in the late 40s and early 50s.

He is now retired and living in Mill Valley, California.

The following note sent by the FCCJ explains it all. In the hope that others might be heartened as they were by the spontaneous help they received from many people after

their house burned down on December 19, 1988, Murray and Jenny Sayle have made available the sterling equivalent of one million yen to be administered by the Foreign Correspondents' Club, Toþo, as the nucleus of an emergency fund which they suggest might be called the J. Fund. The Sayle family decline any part in the administration of the proposed fund. They suggest that the funds might be held at the club readiþ available to be paid wholly or in part to the victims of mishaps similar as their own, such as fire, accident or occupational injury, in any case in which an immediate cash payment would in the opinion of those responsible for the fund serve a useful purpose. Persons eligible for help would be any present or past regular, professional associate or associate member of the FCCJ, visiting guest mem-

ber, or any member of the

approved.

HE excitement and angr-rish of covering the second World War will be

Australian, New Zealand, and Guam journalists under 35 years of age working fuIltime for recognised print and/or broad-

remembered in September. The overseas Press Club of America in New York, which celebrates its GoldenJubilee, plans a rrSalute For World Wa¡ II Journalists.rl

cast media.

The date, tentative for now, is

Participants are also required to write

September 6.

briefly about themselves stating clearly

The Overseas Press Club of America is seeking help to locate reporters, photographers, broadcasters, newsreel cameramen, commentators, magazine writers, editors a¡rd others who were involved in war coverage in any part of the world. Civilian journalists as well as members of the US armed forces who worked as writers, pho

name, sex, nationality, home a¡rd work addresses, place and date of birth, journalistic careeç and current professional status with a certifying letter from editor or bureau chief. CTOSING DATE:

Entries a¡e to be addressed

to The Chairman, Scholarship Commiúee, Foreign Correspondents' Club of Japan, Yuakucho Denki Bldg., 1-7-

1 Yualarcho, Chþoda-ku,

tographers, combat correspondents, military spokesmen and in related assignments are all invited to join in the bash. Collaborating with the OPC is the US Ma¡ine Corps Combat Correspondents Association.

Tolryo,

Japan, a¡rd must reach the FCCJ no later than May 21, 1989. The FCCJ Scholarship Committee will appoint a panel ofjudges for the contest. The Panels decision shall be final. The FCCJ reserves the right to publish in its house organ, No. 1 Shi.mbun, all

H.L. Stevenson, first vice president of the OPC, says journalists from countries other than the US are invited, including those from Germany, Italy a¡rd Japa¡r. Those involved in W'orld Wa¡ II cover-

or part of any of the entries and also to

age should write

use excerpts in news releases. None of the contest conditions may be relaxed.

Stevenson,

Anniversary

CommiÉee, Overseas Press Club, Suite 2116, 31O Madison Avenue, New York, NY1OO17. Remember to give your full name, address, wa¡time

Japan was founded soon after the end of the Second World W'a¡ in 1945. The contest is organised by the FCCJ Schola¡ship

affliations and current affiliations where

Fund which was created in celebration of

vtlw

to H.L.

Chairman, SOth

The Foreign Correspondentsr Club of

staff.

Preference, should the need for choice ever arise, might be given to those with dependent families (including the Sayles.) No repayment would be expected. Disbursement a¡rd administration would be authorised by, and would be at the absolute discretion of the clubrs presidenl with the agreement of either the first vice president, the secretary or the treasurer, or any two of these officers in the absence of the others. Their only obligation would be to report their action to the next general membership meeting. Anyone would then, or at any other time be free to make a further contribution to the J Fund. With the understanding that the clubrs own funds a¡e not involved, this proposal and accompanying arrangements were

A salute to second World lVar journalists

third placed entrant. The subject ofthe essay isl. Ecological þroblems of your country and their international imþlications to be written in English within 2,000 words. The contest is strictly meant for Asian,

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CROSSV/ORD Compiled by Brian Neil

Crossword No.

Entries must be sent to:

[ld,

THERE?

contused (7)

22. How strange that

here

10 deer should have come

(7)

23. Until corrected, there will be no illumination (5) 24. Nests of machine guns in the old days (5) 25. Games of darts do tend to make some people somewhat feeble minded (7) CLTJES DOWN

1. Criticise one about being related to a god

2. Currentdance 3. A stein is one (5)

gives one

ajar

(5)

(7)

used to place a small one within a larger

Grey journalist inside, obviously wants

(6)

acre, as educated farmers well know,

can only be partly grazed,

(l)

day and consequently (6) a pound

heavily (7)

say (7)

The first correct solution drawn from the entries received will be awarded a bottle of Chivas Regal. 5. The solution and winner's name will be publishednThe C o rresþ o n d.ent the following

YOU

12. Indian with note took a chance (6) 14. Do tidy up this mess - it's not normal! (6) 17. An explicit editorial which quoted an author (5) 19. It would seem Bud has lost his way - and become

aid

10. When a small company depot is untid¡ it should be commandeered (7) 11. Dates which could conceivably be useful (5)

13. It lasts a long time, so finish yours

Entries must carry the name, address and the club membership number of the contestant.

\A/

so they

say (7)

12. Those who drive in reverse could well offer financial

Entries must reach the ofEce not later than May 2,1989

month..

5. A hundred years behind these bars? (5) 8. Panes in the neck? (5) 9. You can see right through this cockney drink,

5. A broken-up correct solution

one's knees, looking for the odd

Sray pin (7)

7. The siþ old fool dropped

Wanchai, Hong Kong.

1. Could be down on

acquired a smooth coat

5,O2 East Town

Buildin6 41 I¡ckhart Road,

CLUES ACROSS

6. The dog lazed around all

The Corespondent Crossword,

Prinfline

CHIVAS REGAL

1988

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A BOTTLE OF

There was no winner.

they

15. Run sail up until it actually becomes detached (Ð 16. Aratherr¿bid, edgytype ofanimal suffered somewhat (6) 18. Write it the wrong way and you'll end up with only 10 per cent of whatyou had when you started (5) 20. Ultimo, ultimo! Alas, it could result in loss of hair (5) 21. 'I\e question is: do testaments necessarily contain the elements ofexcessive loves ? (5)

Members who have anecdotes, memor¡es, pictures or other relics of the Glub's early days are urged to send cop¡es to the Club Manager as soon as possible to help preparation of a Club history for its 40th ann¡versary later this year.

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swings into action when needed. With its low recycling time, you can shoot sequentially, even in the dark. The lightest, most compact, and simplest EOS of them all, the 850 is nevertheless a mighty performer. Like its kissing cousin, the 750, it makes it simple for anyone to take pictures they'll be proud of. The tiny clip-on Speedlite 160E provides just the right amount of light automatically. Four fantastic EOS models from Canon. They've got looks, brains, a¡d they're incredibly easy to get along with. So what are you waiting for?

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