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Cotrespondent Member Govemon Paul Bayfìeld, Marcus W. Bmuchli, Mtrk Clifford, Perer Engardio, Cathy Hilbom, Robin Lynâm,

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dearoldmag. He has certainlyimproved it no end. I enjoy receiving it and keep ing in touch wi.th the numerous reprc bates I call mates in Hong Kong. I am writing to commend Janet

Rae Brooks' article on Richard

Connaughton's luncheon speech [on the failed British expedition to Low's Gully in Malaysial. I have been somewhat dismayed to find that some members of the press both in the UK and internationallyhave regarded the story as "old lrat" and not worth pursuing. The truth is somewhat different, as Richard uncovers evidence that cleady indicates that the two senior officers who "led" the expedition should have been court martialled. The original stories that emerged were largely fantasy concocted by these same two gentlemen to save their skins. They also made a considerable profit from the venture. I first met Richard Connaughton

when I interviewed him on the UK release of his book. I sincerely hope the article in the April edition of The Corresþondent will, help encourage

with China. The slight on Chinese manhood was seen as a particulady unpleasant slander by an incompetent

British officer.

2. At the time, the UK was engaged

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to drop this hot potato. The many Army officers I have spoken to are very pleased that Richard has exposed the truth. Most believe there should have been a court martial.

Further comments might at least make Foster and Lieutenant Colonel Robert Neil share faidy their ill-gotten gainswith othermembers of the expe-

dition. The Chinese soldiers never received monies prornised by Neill and Foster. And yet the leaders would surely have died v/ithout the effort and grit of other members. As Britain prepares to leave Hong

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An historic role for the new Board

Tidying up the loose ends Ch-rb President [Ians

\zriens repor:ts on flurry of actirzity frorn continuing tþe the or-rtgoing Eloard- .{nd ttrere is good nes/s abolrt our firrances-

ll[o* I am no longer ill, and back L \ in theland ofthe living, l would

like to thank everybodY who sent flowers andpostcards and succeeded in reaching me in a hosPital at some obscure Place in the Nethedands. So farthe renovationis going well. Hopefully the main dining room and our two - on€ more than we used to fûnction rooms will reopen at have the end of May. You maY be in for a small shock. "Sprinklers in the main dining room, how ugly!" you will say. And you're right. However, govefllment regulations didn't give us much choice. The fire department even suggested we break uP the main dining room into four smaller rooms. Still, all the govemment dePartments we and ttre general maî ger, in particular, are dealtng

ive.

with have been most support-

So are

the members. Despite hav-

ing to be PrcPare without a kitchen, our "renovation menu"' is surprisingly popular. At the end of May, the Board also

hopes to have finalised its Plan to open a Thai-Vietnamese restaurant on the Verandah. There is more good news. In March the FCC made its first decent profit - $ 160,000 - for some time. Bob Sanders has turned the Club around faster than anybody could have expected. Another sur'S?anda, alprise is that, thanks to most overnight the workroom in the basement has become the best organised place in the entire building. It is no longer a problem to find the current issue of t}¡.e Financial Tirues or any other publication you would like to read - and our IBM and Apple computers work all the time. Something else the Board will finalise before the handover to the probably the Board of 7996-7997

itrlre Board of Gorzerraors elected in tkre May poll uzill hanze orle of ttre rrlost irrrporta-11t tasks in the Club's history: to prepare the FCC for Hong I(orrg's transitioll to Ckrinese rule, uzith a,Il tl].at rfra-y rnea11 for press freedorns- lfkre candidates:

most sensitive year in our existence - isofa complete overhaul the fee structure for members. Many

I PÀDSJDEI\T

who will be using our facilities

changes have been im-

John Giannini I began working as a photographer in 1967.lfirst came to Asia in 1969 as a combat photographer in the US Army, where I served two

plemented this year. For example, we introduced corporate, diplomatic and media-related membership categories.'We introduced discounts on your bill for bringing in a new Correspondent orJour-

tours of duty in Vietnam. In the past 29 yearc,I have spent the majority of my time in SoutheastAsia and China. I was the first staff photographer for Agence France-Presse in China. I have also worked in North America, Central ,{merica, Africa and Europe . During the past year, I have cov-

nalist member ($500), an Associate

1,000), a mediarelated or Diplomatic ($ ($

1,500) and, finally,

ered stories in Hong Kong, Taiwan,

Corporate member 2,000). The Board also decided that only the first Corporate member of any company will have to pay the full entrance fee of $5o,ooo. The ($

nexr thfee pay only $30,000 fortheir transferable membership. The fifth, however, has to pay the full amount. Does the same apply to diplomats,

associates, journalists and correspondents? That is one of the outstanding issues to be resolved. It was sad that Marcus Brauchli

had to resign from the Board. He moved to Shanghai to become the Bureau Chief for China of Tbe Asiøn Wall Street Journa.l.'W'e welcome Russ Arensman of Asia, Inc. as his replacement. Marcus has promised to return one day to run for President. Not of the SAR, by the way. '$Øe have started to prepare ourselves for the handover. Will it really be "dignified"? Probably only at the FCC. The Professional Committee will take care of the implications of

also want to prepare the Club for the influx ofvisiting corre spondents,

an onslaught of 3,000 visiting corre-

spondents. Of course, all are most welcome - but more welcome at the bar than in the workroom. 'W'e leave the running of a fully functioning press centre for thousands of journalists to the Goyernment Information Services. There will be a hotline between GIS and the FCC equipped with red telephones. Maintaining an unfettered press will be perhaps the single most im-

China, Vietnam, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, South Africa, Mozambique and Japan. I work for magazines and newspapers in Europe and North America. The Neu Yo rk Tirne s

is my principal client. Vhile serving as First Vice-President on the present Board of Gover-

in Beijing during the crucial weeks in the run up to the crackdown.

nors, I have been convenor of the Multi-Media committee and negotiated our present contract with Asia On-Line. I also served on the selection committee that interviewed candidates for the General Manager's job. I am running for the office of President because I would like to continue the work started by Hans Vriens, namely building up the Correspondent and Journalist membership and defining the status of foreign correspondents after 1997. I also hope to promote stronger ties with the Freedom Forum and the

Hong KongJournalists Association. I intend to make freedom of the press the number one concern of the FCC.

portant test of the One Country

Two Systems formula on which Hong Kong's future is based. This June I

there will be,.in cooperation with

the Freedom Forum, a second showing of the excellent three-hour docu-

meîtary Tbe Gate of Heauenly

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Books your seats in advance. Members only.

1997 approaches.'W'e should be pre-

pared to become pfess centfe.

fully functioning

The FCC akeady has the best bar

in Asia and many would say the best in the wofld. I hope that during the next yearwe can raise the reputation of the restaurants as well. The way I would do this is by working with the Club Manager to develop the PanAsia restaurant idea, which has been discussed in recent board meetings.

Cathy Hilt¡orn Honorary Secretary and Correspondent Member of the Board Active member of three committees: F&8, Entertainment and Multi Media Assistant Editor of the Far Eastern Economic Reuieu and its liaison with ABN (Asia Business News) Active volunteer with non-profit organisations, including CERS (China

Exploration & Research Society) and !ØIPS (Women in Publishing) Ten-ye ar-plus veteran of technology reporting; awarded Andersen

Consulting's Information Technology Writer of the Year lor Canada Presenter of local workshops for journalist on buying and using PCs. Founding member and director emeritus of the Toronto Venture Group, which unites entrepreneurs

best seats - and the best stories. During this period, the Board will require

an experienced team player at the helm, to work with members to ensufe a smooth transition for the Club. 'We

will be welcoming many newcomers, but the Club will also need

to forge stronger ties with our old allies, the local and Chinese press. Our current members must not be neglected either. I welcome the op-

portunity to rally the team at this important time, to protect and further the Club's interests throughJune 1997 and beyond.

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Paul Bayfield President l99O-91, Vice-President 1989-90, Board member 19869l and93-96; served on the publications committee 1986-96. Currently a freelance editor, formerly held positions with Digital Equipment Corp., AsiaPacific Directories and the Far Eastern Econoruic Reuieru.

and investors

Experienced public speaker This coming year, the wodd will be beating apat}:^ to the FCC's doors. In the r-un-up to the handover, the news media will be jockeying for the

.STçANDYIÇE-RRTSIDENLT-.

I(arin Malmstrom Current convenor of the Entertainment Committee (selected events May 1996 THE CORRf,SPOIII¡DilI

include Welsh Male Choir evening, New Year's Eve Party, Black Voices, St. Patrick's Party). Fluent Mandarin speaker. rù(/ine enthusiast. Business negotiator. Fiddle player. Former freelance journalist for GEO Magøzine, Før Eastern Econontic Reuietu,

Asiøueek, Soutlt Cbina Morning Post, Eastern Express, Tbe Hong

Kong

Sta.ndørd and Silkroad Magazine. PresentlyManager of Press &Public Re lations for Mercede s-B eîz Clrna.

Russell Cawthorne I have been a member of the Foreign Correspondents' Club for 25 years and have twice served as a member of the Board of Governors. I left Australia in 1968, when I was assigned as Creative Director of the Bangkok office of McCann Erickson Advertising. I was transferred to Hong Kong in 1970. Completing my term with McCann, I made the decision to stay in Hong Kong and re-join the

film industry. I am presently a Vice-President of the Hong Kong-based film and entertainment group, Golden Harvest.

My candidacy for Second VicePresident is motivat€d by concern for the Club and that its rich tradition can continue to thrive in the years ahead for the benefit of the membership through sound planning, professional management and communication.

Polk award, ]n 1994, and the National Association of Black Journal-

tos, Liaison International and Corbis/

ists international reporting award the year before. Before that, I was the Southeast Asia Bureau Chief for the Posf based in Manila, travelling ex-

board member.

SPO ND

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I(eith Richburg I have been with Tbe Washington Post for 16 years now, and for the last year I have been the Hong Kong and Southeast Asia Bureau Chief. This is mythirdforeign assignment for tlre Post, and my second tour in Asia. From 1991 until December 1994, I was the Africa Bureau Chief based in Nairobi, and my travels took me across the continent and included some of the biggest news stories of the last few years - the famine and US intervention in Somalia, the massacre in Rwanda, and, for a few brief stints, pre-election coverage of the voting in South Africa. For my Africa coverage, I was awarded the George

am a previotts

Rotr Mountfort I was born in the UK (London),

tensively around Asia, particulady

bred in Canada (Vancouver)

Vietnam and Cambodia. Iwas able to come to Hong Kong frequently during those years, when I first got to know the FCC. In between Manila and Nairobi, I spent an arduous year in Hawaii, as Journalist-In-Residence at the East-West Center. As a candidate for the FCC Board, I do not propose any major changes

moved to Hong Kong in 1989. I met Mami Sato in Hong Kong and married her in Japan. Our son Kai is

and

nearing two years old and we are €xpecting another child lat*^ iî1996. Initially, I was photographer and

photographer/sub-e

ditor with

Reuters Asia (1 989-December 1993),

then photographer/deputy pictures editor of t]ae Eøstern Exþress (1993-

in the Club, adhering to the old adage, "If it ain't broke, don't fix it". I do, however, think I can add an ex-

April 1995). I am currently Photo Editor at

perienced voice to the deliberations,

tl¿c

and a voice of one

with some famili-

Før Eastern Economic Reuieut

have been an FCC member since

arity with other journalist clubs

1991.

around the wodd. Next year should be an exciting time for Hong Kong, and the FCC will no doubt have a role to play. For that reason, I am most interested in helping organise speakers and eYents.

The biggest challenge facing the Board of the FCC in the comingyear is not what to change at the Club but what to retaiî. My goal in accepting this nomination is to ensure that the Club remains essentially as it is in the face of widespread changes in the

Kees Metselaar

community in the next couple of

Resident in Hong Kong for more than six years, I've been a Club member for fiye - and my name is pronounced "Case" due to exotic Dutchvowels. I'm a photojoumalist working for agencies such as Sygma and Hollandse Hoogte, as

well as for myself. Why am I running for the board?

It's quite simple. I use this Club a lot and want to put something back into it.

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Bettman Archive.

'We have

to maintain our inde-

pendence as a professional journalists' club at a time when this may be tested more than ever. It matters that we keep our standards high - so we can provide a Yenue for news to happen, and be in a position to defend our fnture. And therefore it matters that we make this Club attractive and accessible to new generations of correspondents.

As a private Club, the FCC has a Yenue for members from both the community of journalists and the business wodd to meet, discuss, afgue events and their points of view over a beer or ata professional lunch convened for this purpose. That's it; no political agenda of its

long been

own and certainly no bowing to anybody else's political agenda either.

Robin Lynam

am a Correspondent Member

of the current Board of Governors and Convenor of the Food and Beverage Committee. But I would still like you to vote for me. I have been a member of the Club since 1990. If re-elected, I would like to continue working to improve the FCC's network of reciprocal club affiliations. I more or less live in the place and feel

Bob Davis I have been a member of the FCC since the eady Seventies. I am a free-

lance photographer and my company, the Stock House PhotoagencY,

represents local and international photographers, as well as international agencies such

yeafs.

Magnum Pho-

should be making a contribution towards running it.

And if metaphors can be mixed, my money is where my mouth is as I have already spent two years as a coopted member of the Professional Committee. Some difficult issues must however be raised and dealt with if the Club is to suryive as something that gives value to the professional and social lives of all its members and not just as a clique's priYate fiefdom.

It is ridiculous

and unfair that members of the Club who are single should pay the same in fees as dualincomed couples. I will argue and work for reform of that system. A second reform that needs to be

examined is a complete review of the paging system, with the phrase being used very loosely. The current one does not work and surely I am not the only person to find the idea that the staff should walk around with a board, like some bad Forties film noir, demeaning.

Anyone can raise these issues with me, unless I'm eating, arguing with my brother or daydreaming of Naomi Campbell or Gong Li. Aword of warning, though there will be no "Let me buy you- a drink". The more .we move away from the culture of cronyism, the better. Russ Aresman A 38-year-old American,

have

been Assistant Managing Editor of Asia, Inc since February 1992 and Chief of Correspondents sirce 1994. From 1990 to 1992, I worked as Roving Edito¡ and writer for Electronics Business AsiairHong Kong. Previously, I was a business editor and writer for several US newspapers in Colorado. I have served as a volunteer member of the Professional Committee since L994 and have participated during the past year in the Club'sWorkroom andPress Free-

dom committees.

JOUBNATIST, GOYERNOBS.

Francis Moriarty

Like last yeat, aIl I promise to do

if elected is work with other members of the Board to improve the Club where and when we can.

fer of sovereignty will be the most challenging the FCC has faced since the eady days of its formation. There is no longer any doubt that the room

for contrary opinions is shrinking,

the Club, with the full support of president Hans Vriens and the Board. Please give me your vote as Journalist representative, so that I can con-

tinue this important work. Saul Lockhart

I have been a member

long

it is crucial that we strengthen our professional base, in terms of the

enough for my red hair and beard to turn grey. One of the first things I did

services offered and the nature of our membership.

upon arriving in Hong Kong from Saigon (where I had been a correspondent) way back in 1967 was to join the famous FCC, then located in the Hilton. I served on many Boards in the Seventies and Eighties, and was elected Second Vice-President on the 90/97 Board After a stint as

That is why, during my two terms on the Board, I have worked to estab-

lish the IBM-FCC Workroom,

equipped with fil/e top-of-the-line computers, and it is why I have supported strengthened ties with the Hong Kong Journalists Association, through which we can reach out to our colleagues in the local media. 'We no longer have the liberty to stand outside the political process and do our work. Draconian laws restricting press freedom have long been on the books, though rarely used. But they are there. That is why, as convenor of the Club's first Press Freedom Sub-committee, I have appeared on several occasions before the Legislative Council to argue for the repeal or amendment of those laws. 'W'e have had some success in

the areas of privacy, protection of

The period surrounding the trans-

Michael Mackey

making the Club an increasingly vital niche for free expression. Maintaining an unfettered press will be perhaps the single most important test of the One Country - Two Systems formula on which Hong Kong's future is based. This means the FCC has a unique role to play. That is why

journalistic materials (search and seizure) and access to information. In addition, I am cautiously hopeful that we shall see modifications to S.30 of the Prevention of Bribery Ordinance , the Press GagLa:w. But serious issues remain in the areas of state secrets, treason, sedition and secession, laws

covering which are now in secret discussion between Britain and China. Changing these laws is slow, slogging work that requires understanding of the legislative process and law. It also requires discretion and diplomacy. I believe I bring the se skills to the Board. Finally, the free transfer of information is an important component

of the International Declaration of Human Rights. As part of our fight for freedom of expression, the FCC has joined with the Journalists Association and Amnesty International to create the first annual Human Rights Press Awards. I am pleased to say that the Press Freedom Sub-committee has been leading this effort for

Vice-President, I was again elected to the board in the eady 1990s. My main areas of concentration over the years as a Board member have been publications and entertainment.

am currently the University

Hong Kong's Registry Editor responsible for the uniyersity's core publications. Prior to this appointment, I was Editor-in-Chief atthe Hong Kong Trade Development Council for 13 years, responsible for the TDC's numerous magazines and directories.

Chades Veatherill . Born in China kt 1924 of British missionary parents. Left China

7926.

ReliefworkinwestChina, 1945-

John's College, Cambridge, MAin Oriental Languages. (Clas

1947. St

sical Chinese and research),

1947-r95r.

London University, School of Oriental & African Studies, in charge of the Japanese Library, 1955.

. University of Hong Kong, . . .

deputy librarian, 1955-t959.

UniversityofHawaii,

MI,S (Mas-

ter of Library Studies), 1968. University of Hong Kong, Director, Hong Kong University press, 1969.

Freelance journalist, RTHK broadcaster, speechwriter, literary services, etc.

FCC Aims:

Encourage Hong Kong Chinese journalists to join and ensure an Asian menu. May 1996 Tf,D

GORRf,SPOI|IIENT

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out China and Asia since 1979, with my work focusing on strategic, de-

Encourage contacts with the Hong Kong Journalists Association.

fence, economic and security issue s.

Support and contribLtfe

Corresþond,ent.

Monitor Hong Kong journalists' problems up to 1997 and beyond. Strengthen and enlarge contacts

with our corresponding clubs and promote a better welcome for visiting members. Investigate the development of

better contacts with Mainland journalists and writers. Review the'W orkroom facilities for journalists, such as the updating of Internet facilities and CD-Rom ref-

have thoroughly enjoyed my membership in the FCC as a comfortable place to relax, meet friends and exchange ideas. As a board member, I commit my energy, enthusiasm and perspective to the Board. My objectives include continued improvement in the already high quality of the FCC, expansion ofthe circle ofguest speakers and suppolt of the recruitment of quality new members also able to make contributions to the future of the Club.

Dorothy Ryan I joined the FCC shortly after I

able and promote the possibility of building up a more extensive reference and general library.

and my husband, Bernie, arrived in Hong Kong in 1978.I am Managing

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John F Corbett, Jr I have thoroughly enjoyed serving on the FCC Board of Governors for the past year. My participation greatly broadened my horizons and

my appreciation of the important role the FCC plays in Hong Kong. I hope that in some small way I have contributed to the successes of the FCC over the past year and helped the FCC work through the clifficult issues that crossed our path. 'V/ith your endorsement, I would

be pleased to continue to serye on the Board of Governors as an Associate Member as we face the serious steps of preparing the FCC for its

place in Hong Kong after JuIy

1997. I am an army officer assigned to the American Consulate since 1992.

I have specialised in China specifically and Asia in general since graduate school. I attended high school in Taipei, college at W'est Point and graduate school at the University of Hawaii. I have worked in Hawaii twice (1972-1974 and 1981-1985), in Beijing for two years (1986-

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EMPEROR KAOTSUN6 SUNG OYNASTY

Director of Shetland Inve stments Ltd, a number-crunching consultancy that specialises in annual accounts preparation, systems implementation and

general accounting advice. I served as Honorary Treasurer of the Club

from 1988 to l99l andfrom l994to 1996 andwas Second Vice-President

in 1994-1995. I was a member of the interview committee in the recent recruitment of the Club's new General Manager. I am activ€ly involved in the attempt to int€rpret and decipher the FCC's ambiguous and anomalous Memorandum and Articles of Association.

Bill Areson

have been a member of the FCC for over 22 years. I am an American Certified Public Accountaît and have had my own accounting practice in Hong Kong for 25 years. I have served on the committees ofvarious clubs over the years. I live with my wife, Mary, three children, two dogs and two cats on a boat in Sai Kung. Among other things, I enjoy boating and golfing.

Freedom

clippings frow available he FCC's

houses

workroom now file of clippings

I have been an Associate Member of the FCC since 1992. Iaman Execu-

tive Director and Chief Asian Equity .!(rarburg.

Before this, manager. My focus will be

1988).This is my second assignment

Strategist of SBC

in Hong Kong; the first was from

I was a fund

1979-1981. My assignment in Hong Kong has me scheduled to remain until the summer or 1998 so I can offer some continuity to the Board. I have travelled extensively through-

on improving the financial management of the FCC, and securing the long-term financial position of the Club and its employees.

I--IACKER,5

H ISTORICAL

on the topic of freedom of expression in Hong Kong and China. The clips, which date

back

1987 and are filed chronologically, cover such issues as the imprisonment of Ming Pao journalist Xi Yang, local legislation covering governing press and broadcasting

and China's control of the Intèrnet. A handful concern other Asian countries. The cuttings were photocopied from the collections of members of the FCC Freedom

of the Press

sub-committee.

Club members are encouraged to submit their own material, which the club will photocopy

before retuming.

The files must be used in

the workroom, but a photocopying service will be available if necessary, the stafP s work load permitting.

Danny Truell

9ó ce¡lrs

The Freedom of the Press suÞcommittee welcomes any suggestions on how to improve

this service.

Francine Brevetti

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The land of pain

ust the countÐ/'s name has always

sent chills Lrp m)¡ spine. Afghani the land of The Great Game stan

and The Horsemen, where fielce Pathan fighters strolled the streets of Kabul, armed to the teeth, with their mascaraed boyfriencls in tow. Two days before cleparting for Kabtrl. I lound myself once again arguing my case wlth Tlre Neut York Times photo editor. The stupidity of pleading with some one for permission to go somewhere where I could get killed, or worse, horribly maimed, has never

failed to touch my sense of irony. Editors never willingly send photographers off to war zones. They are a cautious lot, particuladywhen it comes to forgotten wafs. I had taken the precaution ofbooking a seat a week in advance on the International Recl Cross flight from Peshawar, just in case my editot gave me the green light. This put me in Kabul a day ahead of my colleague, John Burns, Tþe Netu York Tímes' New Delhi bureau chief. He went via

Islamabad, Pakistan, so that he could getthe official diplomatic line forcom-

parison to juxtapose with reality. My instructions from Bums were to find Amir Shah and familiarise myself so that we wouldn't lose time once he arrived. Amir Shah is a driver, guicle, interpreter, fixer, philosopher, shameless self-promoter, colossal pain in the ass, and by far the

with the situation,

Afghanistan

seefils to l>e in a perlTra11e11t state of sr-rffering.

most useful man in Afghanistan. His name,

he is quickto point out, means

visiting hacks under his other name, "a knowledgeable source in Kabul". By some sort of magic, Amir Shah, who had not been informecl I was coming, found me at the International Red Cross headquarters, After I had bookecl in at the old German Club, we set out on a toLrr of the city. I have been in waf zones all over the wodd, but I had never seen first

12lantecl landrnines clairr:r raesz rzictirrrs- And the cirzil szar clrags on, uzitL'l a,la,l> an funclarrrentalist gtrerrillas colatrolling large suzattres of the cor-rratÐ,/Ptroto gral2her Jotrn Giannini rel2orts; !\zith his ov'zn pictr-rres Or1 a SitLration th-at showrzs 1<> -si¡4n of irn¡>roving.

hand the level

of destruction,

that

Kabul has suffered. At least two thirds ofthe city has been destroyed by the

factional fighting that followed the collapse of the Russian puppet gov-

Kabul: A cbild driuen marl. by the fighting couers in an orþlranage

ple. Men haggle over a few sparse piles of turnips. Fortunately, it is Ramadan and everyone is fasting aîyway. The few people on the streets, wander about, Nigltt-of-tbeLiuing-Dead fashion. Amir Shah persuades some soldiers to let me climb up to the rooftop from

ernment four years ago . 'W'hat remains barely functions. Tlrere is no running

which they guard a neighbourhood. The scene is reminiscent of pictures I have seen of Bedin in 1945. Chjldren

t'ott.tineþt cleníecl nted.ica.ltrectttlTelTt, becttuse there is a slJortdge offe ntale

water, no electricity, and no heat. People freeze to death during the night. 'What is in the mar-

play on the rooftops of half-destroyed buildings to avoid land mines, that were randomly scatterecl by retreating

doctors

kets is too expensive for most peo-

atmies.

(Toþ) Kabul; Bicycle traders il'tctke tlJeit'rua! across tto-ntan\ land. tuitlt locrcls

of Jireuoocl. In. the ¿listcntce is

the

fonner Pctrlicrlnent buílclirtg.

(Left) Ilerat. A LuotlTdn tualks on crutches a.nd one leg. lVornen

THE C0RRXSP0lril¡[NT NIay 1996

king of kings. He is often quoted by

cu'e

little there

The next day, while waiting for Burns to arrive, Àmir Shah and I continlre olrr tour, visiting abakery where subsidisecl nan bread is sold to those fortunate enough to have received ration tickets. Others standby silently watching the lucky few, who will have something for their iftar (the evening meal which ends the claily fast) after sunset. At the Red Cross prosthesis clinic, we meetAlberto Cairo, anltalianphysical therapist. Alberto is charged

with

helping all those maimed and mutilated by the lanclmines that the sLrperMay 7996 THI

GORRf,SPOilDENT

had alreacly been taken away, save one lone bocly lying in the morglle. On the next slab is the grizzly sight of one foot and one boot,

but the body has two feet and two boots. For two more days we continlre olrr coverage.'W e check out the roLlte of the bicycle traders. 'W'e watch old men and children chopping woocl outside bulletricldled Soviet-sryle housing

blocks, in what used to be the posh part of town.'W'e see children in an orphan-

age, some of them <.lriven mad bythe fighting. At the AFP house we crouch be-

hind the fireplace as the Talaban try to shell the headquarters of the Rabbani govemment's mili-

tary commander, Ahmed Shah Massoud, fifty yards aw'ùy.

By candlelight on our last night, I process some of my film at the AFP house, Llsing chemicals heated

on a kerosene burner. Keeping the

powers dumped into

of the desperate need for

million on Afghanistan dur-

foocl andfuel in the besieged

ing the war. Everyday the

capital. With one bicycle

ow of casualties continues, The mines don't know that the Russians have left and

loacl of firewood and cooking oil, an individual can earn enoughto keep afamilyalive

tlee Mujabicleen are Tight-

arì

ing among themselves. Alberto has been here for six years treating most of Afghanistan's 50,000 land mine victims. He says he will probably stay another ten. The clinic, which he built from scratch, appears to be the only thing that works in the

entire country. One of the lucþ things about doing what I do is getting the chance to meet people like Alberto Cairo. He is completely dedicated to his mission and can'timagine being anywhere else.

Burns arrives and we head for the Karte Seh hospital. Some bicycle traders were killed crossing the no-man's THE C0RRXSPONIIEI{T Mav 1996

for

a month. \ù7hile visiting the hospi-

tal, we hear two large explo-

sions. Talaban jet fighters have attacked, bombing the same street I had visited the

day before. Within minutes casualties arrive at the hos-

pital by taxi.

the Talaban and the goyefnment forces. The lone surwivor, a plofessional boxer named

the soldiers who were guarding the

Hamid, is near death in the intensivecare ward. His mother-in-law, Aysha, is at his side in deep despair. "Afghani

neighborhood I photographed the day before, wereina state ofhysteria, wildly swinging their AK47s at the crowd of

stan is no more, " she moans. "We have been abandoned by the wodd." The bicycle tracle that costHamid's

bystanclers. Several of their comrades had been killed in the attack. At anotherhospital, the emergency

four ftiends theirs live s has grown out

room is awash with blood. The dead

-lancl between

Burns, Amir Shah and I head for the scene of the bombing, onlyto find that

temperature right is nearly impossible, but I succeed in getting six rolls developed. After the cbottkidør (night watchman) fires up the generator, I attempt to transmit a pictllre over the US$40-perminute-satellite phone. Each time I hit the retum key on the antiquated Dixel transmitter, the screen goes blank. AIP Hong Kong doesn't knowwhat the solu-

tion is ancl I am forced to abandon my hope of transmitting from Kabul. The next day, Burns and I fly back to Pakistan on the Red Cross plane to Peshawar. We hire a car to take Lls to Islamabad and work through the night

filing my pictures ancl his story. The following day Burns rushes into my room saying that we're on the BBC. Tbe Neta York Times and Tl¡e Guarclian had front-paged our story. But, for us, the story was only half done. From Islamabad we travel to Herat, the ancient Afghan town near the Iranian border, which is controlled by the Talaban. Tlre Talaban have imposed a bizane form of Islamic law over the traditionally open-mincled and artistic Heratis. Women and girls are forbiclclen to work

or go to school. They can only leave theirhomes if escorted by their husband or brothers. They must also wear the fr-rll-length Burgha, whenever in public. Illiterate thugs race around town in four-wheel-drive Japanese pick-up trucks, supplied by Saudi Arabia. They all call themselves mullølt, but few of them can read the Koran. The locals, who are mostly Dari speaking Tajiks, are secretly contemptllous of these Pasthun-speaking country bumpkins, calling them "donkey boys". In a malnutrition ward forwomen and gids, the onlyplace where women are alloweclto work, anurse proclaims, "these people are not of my culture.

I'd like to kill them." \ùØhile in private people speak of their distaste for the Talaban, in public evelyone toes the line. The Talaban have imposecl strict discipline. They have gone into people's homes and destroyed books they cleemed un-Islamic. They have seized televisions and hung them in effigy. Ancl, more frighteningly, they have staged public execlrtions ancl cut the hancls and feet

off suspected thieves. For my own part, trying to photograph them required great cliscretion.

In the end I just had to try to

sense

theirmood, which could change in an

instant. W.hile wandering through the mtinbazaar, a Talaban suspected I hacl photographed some women. He followed me through the ba zaar and úied to seize one of m)- cameras. He attempted to twist it apart, while I wrestled it away from him. It was only with the help of some locals, who cliverted his attention, that I was able to slip away into the crowd. After five days in Herat, John Bums summed up the situation in a story for Tbe Neut York Times' "Week in Re-

view"

this way. "In this arid spot,

elsewhere in Afghanistan, there are mc ments to ponderwhat outsiclers accomplished during the final confrontarion of the Cold \Var. With tanks and bombers

and the more personal viciousness of the KGB , the Kremlin triecl to wrench an

ancient Mnslim society into the straitjacket of Communism. SØith at least $5 billion of American taxpayers money, theUnitecl States challengedthe Kremlin

with guenilla proxies. The guerillas won,butAfghanistanlost." flff (Oþþosite page toþ) Herat. W()nxetl ulxable to earn a liuing becatrce of strict Islamic lau's enfot'ced. b)t tbe Talaban, beg otttside a

centetaty, (Opþosite þage belou') Kabul: Ayshã. at the beelsi¿le of ber son-inJrttu, Hami¿L.

T l

man rights campaigner, but Johnston

it "felt very natural". "V/hile I was living in Hong Kong, 50,000 Vietnamese asylum seekers

said

Rights reporting to receive recognition A trurrram rigtrts carrrrpaigner has to get r-rsed to being the l>earer of l>ad rre-ç¡zs: aIÌ e><ecLrtion trere, a- teffor c:arnpaign ttÌere, an al>use of pol\zer just about erzer¡ruztrere. Elut, lrzith the introduction of annual t1r-rrrran rights press a.wrards in Hong l(orlg this rnontla, the lle!\zs frorn -{rnnesl-y Inteffìational can onl1. l>e seen as good.

arrived.

became involyed

in that

issue and with Amnesfy. $lhen I left

Hong Kong, I thought that Amnesty was more compelling than magazines,

I changed. And jolly

satisfying

has been."

The first year of the awards 1n Britain was slow. "There weren't AS many entfies as we had hoped," Johnston said. However,by 1992, interest had sharpened. "There were very few entries in the magazine category, but onceMørie Clairehadwon and the others found out about it, everyone wanted to take part." Each year the award's prestige has

grown andthere were sev-

eral hundred entries for

p I

or the first time in Hong Kong, radio, televjsion and print reporters will be publicly recognised for quality reporting of human rights issues. The awards, which will be announced inJune, are the brainchild of Amnesty Intemational and are co-sponsored by the FCC and the Hong Kong Journalists Association (I{KJA). Francis Moriarty, chairman of the FCC's Press Freedom sub-committee, said: "If you look at the intemational

declaration of human rights, you

will

that freedoms of expression and of the press are included. As journalists, we have a huge interest in preserving

The chairperson of Amnesty Inter-

national in Hong Kong, Robyn

Kilpatrick, who first proposed the idea to the FCC last year, said she had been thinking of introducing media awards for some time. "The issues that Amnesty Intemational campaigns on usually represent the grayest violations of humanrights," she said. "Butthere are

very fundamental human rights that everyone should think about as well. doesn't have to be dramatic; in fact, is usually quite the opposite."

It it

see

that right." The intention of the awards, said Moriarty, is not so much to boost coverage of such human rights issues as dissidents and executions, but to encourage local reporters, producers and editors to think about the whole range of areas in which individual rights are threatened.

"Human rights reporting is not only about the Wei Jinshengs of this wodd; it is not Rodney King and orphanages. It also includes paying attention to such issues as child abuse, domestic violence and the right of everyone in the community to have housing," he said. HKJAvicechairman Kevin I¿u said: been campaigning for a long time for press freedom and freedom of expression. We believe tlaat aî awatd for joumalists to attainthe highestpossible standards in reporting or commenting on human rights issues is vital." "'W'e have

By 1992, interest sharpened. "lFtrere q/ere ver:y fe-wz entries in tlre rrta.ga.zine <:ategory, but once -ùI¿¿rie Cl¿tire trad s.on and ttre others found olrt aboLrt it, e\zell,zorae vrzarrted to take p^r:t." Kilpatrick said she had, for example, been particularþ struck by a story few years ago by an Englishlanguage newspaper on how the babies of illegal-immigrant mothers were being taken into custody as soon as they were born. Only a few days after the storybroke - followedbyaflurry of outraged editorials - the policy was overturned. carried

"The reality is that many of the

996. Among pastwinners

frontline defenders of human rights are ioumalists andlawyers, " said Kilpatrick. "But one thing I have noticed is that journalists don't always seemto realise what a difference they can make. Jour'Without nalism has a fundamental role.

are BBC correspondent Fergal Keane, who has won in both the TV and radio categories. Most entries deal with international issues. In 1995, Rwanda,

the support of the media, it is very difficult for us to do our job." five eachfor The awards judges

Bosnia, Russia, China, Ti-

Chinese-language and English-language

an investigation into the

media - ane from legal, legislative, academic, journalistic and human rights backgrounds. On the Chineselanguage panel are solicitorandformer

policy on asylum seekers and an expose of howBrit-

legislator Anna NØu, Johannes Chan of the Hong Kong University Law De-

partment, Fong So of the HKJA, Dr Chen Yu Hsi of the Baptist University's School ofJournalism and Simon

Kwok, of Amnesty.

bet and Sudan figured strongly. But there was also

British

golrernment's

ish firms export weapons that can be used for tor-

tufe. But organisers of the

Hong Kong competition explain that less dramatic pieces, with a message about human

On the English-language panelare Nihal Jayawickrama of JUSTICE, Fred Armentrout of PEN, Jacqueline Leong, former chairperson of the BarAssociation, Jonathan Mirsþ of The Times of

struggle and endeavour, can be as inspiring as those with splash head-

Chinese University School of Joumalism. The FCC's Hugh Van Es will work

The deadline for the 1996 Hong Kong Human

lines.

London and Bryce Mclntlyre of the

with Amnesty's Angela Lee to judge the photo submissions. Amnesty International's international press awards were star-ted in Britain five years ago by former Hong Kong journalist NormaJohnston, who now wofks as head of communications for the human rights group. It was abig step from managingeditorof the IIong Kong Tatler to fulltime hu-

RightsPresshaspassed. Butpressandbroadcast journalists are encouraged to plan their participation for 1997 TÞ.e ceremony will take place

in June next year Some of tbe judges; solicitor and.

former

legislator Anna Wu (aboue), Nibal Jayu,tickrama of JUSTICE (middle), and. (belou) Jacquelíne Ieong, formet clrair-

þerson oÍ tbe Bar Assoc¡ation. Phllls clurtesy

0f the Soulh China fr/orning Post

Phltls coutesy

0Í lhe Soulh China Morntng Posl

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GOES ONTIDMARITDI Buildings and the Princess Theatre. Most of the apartments

will feature stunning views of Melbourne's

fi nancial center skyscrapels

Central Equity described the position as "totally unique - like

building a residential project n the heart of Orchard

Road in Singapore, or Queens Road Central in Hong

Kong". Most of the âpartments have large patios, ba.lconies or garden areas, and penthouses feature other unique features

Central Equity's architects have designed a stùnning range offloor-plans to select from, and interior designers have created interiors of different colors and materials.

enabling buyers to have a wide selection According to Central Equity, "Melbourne has never seen

anything like this before. The location is spectacular, the facilities unique, and the position unsuçassed in the

heart of one of tbe World's great cities". Terms for rhe initial release are 10 per cent deposit, with

nothing further until completion in a couple of years. No other payments will be required until completion,

In what is belìeved to be one of Australia's largest ever

and senior staffof a major Australian bank

city residential projects, Melbourne's leading developer,

part.

and prices

Central Equity is set to unveil a spectacular new

Centraì Equity's Asian Director, Michael Bentley

construction

will

also take

will

be fixed now, with no increases during

development shortly, to be known as "CITYGATE".

explained, "there had been no real development on the

Central Equity said they expected buyers \Ã/ould include

Micbael Bentley, General Manager of Central Equity in

C.B.D. frìnge for some 25-30 years,

the land had been

overseas investors, international executives and owners

Asia, is working towards

too expensive. Sites are still hard to come by, so when

of large Melbou¡ne homes who no longer required

investors of a block of brand new luxury apartments in

something close to the city becomes available, the

property of such a size but did not want to sacrifice

what analysts have described as Melbou¡ne's best

demand is huge "

comfort or proximity to the City.

location for apartment living.

Mr. Bentley confirmed that Melbourne's inner-city is

The project, which is being marketed exclusively by

undergoing a transformation, and that Central Equity's

Central Equity's own sales team, is expected to offer its

new project is expected to be a sell-out.

limited pre-release for Asian

âs

luxury apartments priced between 49250,000 to over

"Tbe city areas have only had a small number of units

A$500,000.

built in the past 5 years which for

city of over

million

Centlal Equity's founding Directors, Dennis Wilson and

has been nowhere near enough to meet the current

Eddie Kutner, will be hosting an exhibition shortly

demand. The mole projects that come

They will be supported by Central Equity's Asian sales

for everybody,

team and a panel of experts wbo

will

be available to

online

the better

as ìt speeds up the transformation

of the

city in Postcode 3000 by bringing in more people and

discuss Australian Real Estate with potential investors

more life and then restaurants and otbe¡ facilities follow

Solicitors, accountants, property management experts

Higher demand follows âs the street-scape becomes more

attractive, and lively with people and children enjoying

The development is protected by a top security system

the lacilities." Mr. Bentley said.

and has sensational views

"The demand for inner city apartments seems to be

It is situated

unstoppable," Mr. Bentley said today.

City" opposite

"Melbourne is humming with activity with govemment

lamous landmarks include Parliament House, the

and private projects worth mo¡e than 3 billion dollars

Prìncess Theatre (Phantom ofthe Opera, Les Miserables)

under construction, what a contrast to the Melbourne

just

few years ago."

The CityGate project is on a prime pìece ofreal estate,

just meters from Parliament House, the Exhibition

Shortly to be released, a residential development in the most prestigious location in the city of Melbourne. First release enquiries welcome.

at what is known as the "Gatewây to the the famous Exhibition Buildings. Other

and the Windsol

Hotel The location

is outstanding and

Central Equity are expecting a rush by people wanting to buy apartments in the building.

t'-';ó'"

It's theft whichever way you look at it CopSzrigtrt tkretrt is ta.ken \zery seriousl¡z in the ffnited Sta-tes. One ptroto lTbrary e\2e11 has a- bouncy scherrre th.at is used to provide inforrrration on ttre people x.tro Lrse pictrrres szitkrout perrrrission. Elut l\zlarls Graharrr, ttre genera-l rrl¿a:rra.g,er of Profile, sa¡zs cop)zright al>use is not taken quite so seriousl¡z irr Asiavery so often, a picture appears in a newspaper ad or sales brochure bearing a striking similarity to a Profile stock library image. Invari-

petrated daily throughout Hong Kong and the rest of Asia.

In a novel approach to the problem, a Profile photo library affrlnte in the United States has brought in a bounty scheme whereby whistleblowers are rewarded with cash. The deal goes like this: for every dollar recovered by the agency, FPG, the inform-

ably, a more detailed scrutiny of the picture, together with a check of the files, reveals g

thatnobodyauthorised usage. $

The pictures have been scanned from a catalogue, copied from a magazine or ff reprinted from an eadier I- !

ant is girren a 10 per cent slice.

censing agreement.

At first it was just for staff

In polite legal paflance,

members, later it was extended

is known as breach of copyright.

to the public atlarge Bythe end oflast year, FPG had 100 cases on its books, with more .

Put more simply it is theft and/or handling stolen properfy. Performing the same act of larceny in a store would be deemed shoplifting, a crime that would atttact a stiff fine, or even a term of imprisonment for a repeat

coming in daily, and had collected fees of US$300,000. Surprisingly, the majoritywere not Intemet or CD related, merely old-fashioned, sneaþ scanning of images for newspapers, magazines, newsletters or b¡ochures.

offender. Copyright, unfortunately for photo

libraries such as Profile and others who rely on creativity for their living, does not attract the same ire from the law. Indeed, it can be difficult, not to mention expensive, to reclaim cash

that

unauthorised uses were oversights or

dishonesty, although anyone who works in the media business the - in can United States or Hong Kong - of hardly be unaware of the issue copyright.

that is clearþ owed from blatant copy-

right infringement. The same people or organisations

that

rþ off pictures

show a similar

Just because an image is on file, it does not necessarily follow that it is

arrogance when confronted with the evidence. They feign ignorance, pass

the buck (or, increasingly, the

renminbi) or simply stonewall, hoping that the victim will just grow tired of it all and give up. Profile and other photo libraries in Hong Kong encounter breaches of copyright almost weekly. And they are just the ones we know about; undoubtedly there are abuses being perTHE CORRISPOI|I¡ENT Mav 1996

FPG says, rather benevolently, it does not know exactly if the

avatlable

Hong Kong family: model released and auailøble for licence. Time and effort sþent

organising models, fínding locations ønd. ensuring exclusiuìt! is bol,a þboto líbraries operate.

flag. A creatiue ¡nterþretation gìues a diÍferent slant to tlre PRCflt¿+. Cbínese

for commercial

usage. Increasingly, the generalpublic is wising

up to the fact that they, too, haye

somethingwhichis saleable and should be licensed, whether it is a model's good looks or a country home's photogenic beauty. Profile has ballooning lists from its andUKaffiliates, itemisingtheplaces and products that ne€d written pemis-

sion before they can be used in any commercial or promotional manner. Disney, of course, has a list the length of a telephone directory of properties that carìnot be used in any way shape or form. The organisation has a reputation for fiercely guarding its copyright whether it is Mickey Mouse ,

Disneyland rides or Bambi. Other brands or products that need special clearance, forAmerican usage at least, are Rolls-Royce, Air France Concorde, LM. Pei's pyramid at the LouYre, the

Ford Mustang Mach III model,

Madboro, the Coca Cola bottle and the Hollywood sign. This is notgreed or

in-the-ocean amount to buy propedy licensed images.

Hence the blind-eye attitude in China to large-scale bootlegging of CDs, and

For a photo library, recovering the money from organisations such as thes€ is tedious and time consuming. On a good day, the culprit will own up and write a cheque. If not, it means a protracted legal process where both parties expend time and

computer software. The Hong Kong

money.

Ultimately the problems lie with society. If there is no respect for crea-

tivity, or the person's right to receive a reward for his/her effort, it is likely to be reflected in the legal system.

censorship. The organisations and individuals

Government, while tougher than most

in Asia at handing out fines and sentences, is not as vigilant as the Americans

would like.

In the United States, public spect for creativity

entrepreneurial

re-

artistic and - isboth such that the

public opprobrium from copyright theft is as hurtful as aîy punishment dished out by a coult. The US legal system, bloated and

lawyer-heavy though it may be, is loaded in favour of the guywith the brain, the innovator, the inven-

tor, the creator, the photographer, the

are conceflìed about the purity and integrity

writer. As a photo agency

of the product. Stock photography has be-

in Hong Kong, Profile

majorbusiness

believes education and

come

in the space of a dec-

information is ulti-

ade; it is perfectly nor-

mately the key to solv-

ing the problem of

mal that people and places featuring in advertising or promotional shots feel they should be rewarded with a share of the fi-

abuses. The tirst line

to gently remind

helshe would perhaps like to sign a cheque for the suitable

days gone by, advertisers would invariably use a specific photographer for an as-long-as-ittakes assignment, letting him take care of models, location and set-ups. Not now. The staggering range of stock photography access to - Profile has means there several rnillion images is a strong likelihood the appropriate photograph will already eist, be it a Beijing bank counter or a Manila mo bile phone user.

amouflt. But in a socalled sophisticated so-

cieties such as Hong Kong,

really

cost considerably more than happy snaps taken on an idiot-proof camera.

The surest and simplest way to promote a photo library is to distribute catalogues which, of course, can easily fall into unscrupulous hands. Many overseas photo agencies, eyeing up the potential of markets inAsia

where the exclusivity

Properry companies, and others selling vastly expensive products, have been known to balk atpaying a drop-

should not be nec€ssary to explain that images acquiredwith time, trouble and model-released expense are going to

and model-release issues become vital. Profile recently licensed an image of a busty blonde German gid whose likeness will be appearing on bus

shelters all over China in the near future. It was a considerable fevenue earner for Profile, money not begrudged by the client because the agency was able to give assurances about its exclusivity. But not everyone is willing to pay the professional price for a picture.

the

abuser that the image has been used without permission, and ask if

nancial reward.

ìùØhich is

approach to cheating is

and China, do not seem to have thought that throughfully. The money

is here The Hong Kong skyline: ø þoþular sbot. Images sucLt øs tIJis are often scanned, and us ed, uitLJout perrnìssion.

Busínessutornan in the cíty. Tbe quintessen-

tíal Hong Kong sbot: tbe copyrígbt belongs exclusìuely to Profile.

- in spades -

but without

repfesentation on the ground, inparticular eagle-eyed staff, the potential for image theft is enormous. And if nobody speaks up or reports abuses, itwill continue and proliferate. Today it might be Profile photos, tomorrow it could be a designer's logo, the day after a writer's words . . .

May 1996 THI

CORRESPOI|IIDNT

Surrounded by

Ol'Papalfackers À4ike Srrrittr's continuing uzodd tranzels take hirra on to a-n Ernest Herninguzay lookalike contest in Florida. To kris trorror, he disco\zers ttra-t everyl>od¡. looks like Ar-tl-rur Hacker_

OUR AAAN IN

SLOPPY JOES

thirst at the bar. The eventual winner, chosen by a panel of past winners ancl Hemingway relatives, collected a ragtag box ofgoodies including adozen crates ofbeer, a box ofcigars, dinner for two and a front-wheel alignment. The arm-wrestlfulg contestø lø Otd Man and the Sea, also at SloppyJoe,s, was on Sunday aftemoon. you didn,t have to look like Papa to enter this one. Fortified by mugs of pina colada (plastic mugs, of course), several burþ contenders went on stage to impress the

gids. Oddly, the winner was a rather ordinaryLooking guy with a shy smile. You can neyer tell. Inevitably - this beingAmerica next came theladies, am-wrestling contest.

For the more high-brow

Hemingway aficionados, there was writers'workshop and conference

progfamme that included discussions on life in Key'West in papa's day, a lecture entitled "Learning to write like

t rne rar southern rip of the United If States, just across Lhe sea from Cuba, is Key West. In the old days, you

Hemingway", poetry readings in the Green Parrot bar (Papawrote poetry?) and, this being America, a session en-

could board a ferry across the Gulf

kept each Strea

'West

iîi1i es, Key

tival in

the weekfollowing the running of the bulls in Spain's Feria de San Fermin,

of Hemingway aficionados from Pamplona to Key \ùøest

Scores

travel

annually to celebrate papa,s memory. On the five-hour drive south along

Route

f¡om Miami airport,you pass across dozens of ',keys,,. It must be 1

one of the most impressive car cruise s

in America. Route I connects

the

islands like a string of green beads and at times the distance between them is so great that the narrow road

seems

to float on the sea. you

wouldn't want to be there in a hurri cane, like in the old Bogartmovie Key Largo. The keys' names Islamorada,

Vaca Key, Bahia, Boca- Chica - re_ mind you of Florida's Spanish past as you cruise along. Many old treasure galleons lie buried offshore. Key SØest is a small town, and the interestingplaces are allwithin ablock or two of Duval Street. After some research, I checked into the Southern Cross hotel on Duval, an unpreten_

tious barlguesthouse run by a Cuban family. Clean, safe, friendly, central and cheap at US$60 per night (against

US$250 ar the usual chain hotels), it was the kind of place you can always

find in otherwise-expensive towns if you do some investigating oyer a few beers with rhe locals. I decided to get some lunch and went into anearby restaurant. I knew I wasn't going to enjoy the service when I saw the large sign just inside the door which, in effect, told me I couldn't sit where I wanted. It pro_ claimed: "Wait here to be seated,'. A

fat waitress appeared and guided me

to her seatin g afea. I was hers. On her bosom was a largebadge announcing:

"Hi - I'mArlene,,. She wobbled off. I was reminded of a sackful of watermelons. A bit late¡, ,,There ya gol,, It was Arlene again. Her final message: "You have a n ice day" .It was de livered more as an order than a wish. A stroll along Duval Street is quite pleasant. Pastelcoloured boutiques and

cafes harmonise with tall palms, bougainvillea and hibiscuses. Regret_

fully, though, rhe user-unfriendly signs are ubiquitous. ,,No purchase, no change" in a souvenir shop; ,,Break it, buy it" in an antique gallery . Some from the bars and cafes: "No shirt, no service,' and "Dressed like a tramp, servecl like a

tramp". Communication by sight_bite, Near the end of Duval is Sloppy Joe's bar, Papa's fayourite watering hole in the Thirties. A lookalike con_

test is held here. Trying to look like Hemingway because you like his books is about as sensible as dressing up as a chicken because you enjoy omelettes. Still, this year almost 100 papa clones are in town. participants seem to be the old Version of papa (in his 60s):

trimmed white beard, straggly hair, multi-pocketed safari jacker, baggy pants. They all look remarkably like Arthur Hacker. A 2O-minute stroll along Duval takes in most of Key'W'est,s attractions. rùøhat this means is that Arthur Hacker passes

you four times on the pavement going the other way; you see two or three of him again in each alfresco restaurant as you walk by; and whenyou finally clrop into the Hog's Breath saloon for a beer to steady yorrr nerves, there are half a

dozen Hackers holding up the bar. Quelle hor¡eur!

Preliminary heats are held over two evenings and the final is on Satur_ day nighr. Lone among all the Ol' papa contestants was one younger man who

was the spitting image of Hemingway in his prime years: tall, handsome and rugged with a neat black moustache and sleek hair. He was sure to win, I thought. He came nowhere. Some of the clones nee ded help to get onto the stage, after emulating papa,s famous

A core problern solved inally some good news for those FCCApple Macintosh users who have been tearing their hair out trying to get connected to the Intemet. Our Intemet provider 'Asia On-Line, has persuaded Apple Computer Inc. to part with some important, but hitherto expensive and rather elusive, soft-

ware that is essential for getting online

Although the PC platform ìs the preferred mode of transpoft for the

provider ìn Asia.

majority of Net surfers, the Macintosh

Mac HelperDiskare afewusefrilIntemet programs such as e-mail, graphicalweb browser andpointers to otherprograms. Afull installation guide and trouble-shooting booldet is also provided.

has a hard-core user base, particularþ

among those in the graphic arts and print production businesses ie, FCC

titled "!7omen rewriring the Bible,' (what that had to do with papa beats

members.

me).

member and Asia On-Line chief operating officer, the need for a Macintosh equivalent of the company's Easynet Installer for the PC has been apparent for a while-particulady given the large number of FCC Macintosh users - but software licensing from Apple has always been the biggest hurdle. NØith an Apple deal signed jusr a couple of weeks ago, Dunn says Asia OnLine quickly developed a Mac Helper Disk containing nothing le ss than ,,everything you need to get online if you are a Macintosh user". The disk is free to all FCC members with an Asia On-

There was also a short-story con-

test with a $1,000 prize, and

Hemingway paragraph competition. Sample: "The day outside was bad. Very bad. Inside it was good. Very good. The man sat and stared into the glass over the bar. The unshayen face

stared back. Penetrating. Unseeing. The place was full, yer empry. Full of memories. Empty of hope. She was gone now and in going went away. From him. But the day went forward, as do all the days these days. He looked up. His simple glance at the waiterwas enough to say. And, even as the nnsaid was unheard, it was understood. He would bring more. Mo¡e solace in the glass . . . (plus another 200 words),,. Sounds like the FCC on a Friday night. The Hemingway Festival was done well a low-key mix of booze, enter-

tainment, commercialism and fun reflecting Hemingwayas aman andwriter. The onlymainaspects I can thìnk ofthat were missing: a big game hunt, a boxing match and a bullfighr. V/hatwould papa have made of all this?According toAnne Feurer, Hemingway'sniece: "Ithinkhe,d

probably move out of town for the week."

The Mac Helper disk contains free,

licensed, copies of the all-important MacTCP and PPP drivers. Up to now, a user of a pre Version 7.5 Macintosh operating system had either to cough up a hefty HK$ 1 ,300 to get the essential Internet add-on, or resort to pirated copies. Asia On-Line claims that this is the first, and only, licensing deal that Apple has granted an Internet

According

Line account.

to Mike Dunn,

Club

Also included on the Asia On-Line

"The sheer number of Macintosh users in the FCC no doubt contributed

to Apple's decision to make this soft-

ware available to us," said the Club's favourite Intemet punchbag, cleady relieved at the prospect of being able

to enjoy a drink at the bar without hordes of disgruntled Mac users lining up to heap abuse upon his undeserv-

ing head. For more information, call Asia On-Line's Gladys Liu at 2937 -B9OO and she will mail the package to you.

If you can't wait for the mail to catch up, call first and affaîge to pick up from Asia On-Line's Moreton Terrace, Causeway Bay office.

Reuters profits up PeterJob, who managed Reuters'Asian operations from Hong Kong in the late Seventies, has announc ed, a 17 per cent increasè in L995 profits for the serwice,s woddwide operations. Job, now Reute¡s chief executive, said pre-tax profits rose from USS$790 million in 1994 to $928 last year. Downsizing in the secufities industrywas "substantially offset bythe recordvolumes tracled on our equities and foreign-exchange transaction systems,,,Job said, according to Bloomberg.

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If nictre rrlarketing is ttre road to srlccess, ttren club Associate rnernt>er Gerry Etall is on his slay- Sterzen Knipp ha-s l>een talking to hirn al>or_rt tris neqr \zentlrre-

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"'W'e are already

that markets here travel so fast, there's new products,

US) but are confusecl by how they work and what they offer, can now find their questions answered in a new regional magazine. Club member GerryBall's 72-page

new people coming into town e\/ery month; so ouf plan is to go bi-monthly by mid 199 6, andthen monthly. "\(u ith the first issue, we

quarterly publication, Bencbmark

worked with a couple of

Inuestments Fund,s ofAsiø, is aimedat both potential buyers of mutual funds and the trade itself, and is published in both English and Chinese. Ball, who arrivecl in Hong Kong three years ago, was previously a director with Edinburgh Financial Publishing. Prior to that he worked in fund management in London. He says that, while there are dozens of such magazines in the UK and North America, his will be the first of its kind in Asia. "One of the first things I didwhen I arrived here was to go to the newsagents to buy a funds magazine, blot I couldn't tind a single one. I thought

banks and financial companies who took on bulk orGerry Ball ders for distribution. Obviously, until we build up a subscription data base, that's precisely our strategy for the first year. After that we'll slowly phase out the excess."

that was remarkable. In terms of the

ing support will come from "financial product providers", particulady from the fund companies themselves, as well as banks and some stockbrokers. Ball will base his readership pro-

global market, Hong Kong is small, but ontside of Japan, it's the largest stock market in Asia." Assisting Ball as publisher is partnerJonathan Kenny and rinancial journalist Pamposh Dahr, who has been

hired as editor. Ball says he hopes to tum the quartedy, which has a print run of 20,000 copies, into a monthly as soon as possible. TffE CORRISP0N¡IXNT May 1996

Tel: 2584-4333 Fax:2824-0249 lnternet: http://www tdc org.hk

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files on an in-depth sllrvey on who actually buys ftinds, carried out by the Investment Funds Association in Hong

Kong, a statutory body. According to the survey, says Ball, "73 percent of

people who buy ftinds are propeffy

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ACROM! nce again, the FCC did well at the tugby Sevens. In front of a capacit)' crowd, club representatives took the honours for alcclhol consumption and oclcl behaviour. Top prize went to writerJon Resnick and frequent guest Gu1' Nicholls. They domed Queen Elizabeth and John Major masks to flog Tshirts outsdicle the gror.rnd. And the

worcl is they

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very nicely, thank you.

David Thurston, who claims to have been the only soberperson in the Happy Valley area thatweekencl, clid the rouncls

with his calnera.

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1: Peter SLitclJ and Barry Grinclrr¡el 2: Fr¿¿nk Casey, Stuart Lanttrence, McLrk Joncs and Ken MacKenzie i: ShønnonandJon.Benn

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cent discorìnt on the Usual price Contact Jon Resnick on2522 41O9, ext.2l0 or em¿til to Joninhk@asiaonline.net

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7996

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At sixes anrd sevens f t *u, the Ruebv Sevens that .l- brought him to town rom Brirain, f

but longtime club member Les Leston packecl a lot more than that in during a recentvisit. Infact, some people sayhe packecl so much liquicl in on his flight from London, he fell asleep at a stopover somewhere in the Middle East and

failed to reboard his plane. W'hatever the truth of that, Les arived a clay late

ancl so had some catching up to do.

Shortly after he got here, he hosted a reception on the Verandah. The usual suspects were present.

IVI{O SAID THERE WAs NO SUq The Correspondent needs

THING?

writers to help cover the growing number of luncheon

speeches at the FCC. The club

will cover the cost of your meal. Not only that, the

eclitor of The Correspondent wiII pay you for your words. And he promises not to

threaten yolrr sense of self-esteem by making you rich. Please drop a note at the offices, addressed to Peter Cordingley, Editor,

The Correspondent.

May

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Nationality: Least likely to say: Most likely to say:

'ü/hen they first started to give out numbers (009). Anybody's guess. Probably not still in his 30s. Journalist and golfer extraordinaire. Alabaman. 'Gotta go home now. Kim is waiting. Put my picture in FCC Faces and I'll kill you.

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