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From: stong@ariel.its.unimelb.EDU.AU (Simon Tong)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: World Banks Report on China Environment
Date: 8 Sep 92 00:59:20 GMT
Organization: University of Melbourne

In article <1992Sep6.213501.15667@ulowell.ulowell.edu> cshi@cs.ulowell.edu (Chunde Shi) writes:
>In article <1992Sep6.204723.26652@pacific.mps.ohio-state.edu> "TIAN, SHU-NING" <ontia@ttacs1.ttu.edu> writes:
>> 
>>                World Bank assails China on Environment
>> 
>>Source: Robert Berjiamin, 19/8/92. Baltimore Sun
>>From: Green China and Sino-ecologists Club Overseas (Sino-Eco)
>> 
>To the West, there is a mandate that something should be wrong, if not
>economy, it must be something like environment, to make Westeners feel good 
>about themselves.
>The world is tough for Chinese to live!
>>

You are being extraordinary naive.  This is not a racial issue, no one is
trying to act superior.  The environment is a global concern.  If the
environment in China is being destroyed, sooner or later, in one way or
another, EVERYONE on Earth will be affected and that includes the 
Chinese as well as 'Westeners'.

Look at the facts, read the report and listen to what the environmentalists
are saying before reducing a complex, serious matter into a
Chinese-against-Westeners issue.

The world maybe tough for Chinese to live in, but you are making it even 
harder for yourself by being paranoid.

BTW, what do you mean by "there is a mandate" ?  Is there a mandate ? 
Who issues the mandate ?

Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
Subject: HKPA - Picture file requests/contributions....
Organization: Dept. of Civil Engineering, U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 21:02:13 GMT

HONG KONG PICTURES ARCHIVE - PICTURE CONTRIBUTIONS
==================================================

Hello everyone. I've finally got most of the backlogged-queued-up
pictures posted for both of our archives: Popstars and Scenic.
(Productive summer!) So now the spool for the picture contributions 
to-be-posted is at a resonable size.

In planning ahead, I'm ready for more picture contributions so that our
archives will continue to grow. So if you have any graphics files
relating to Hong Kong, please contribute them to our archives. It 
doesn't matter whether it is of GIF format or not. I'll take care of 
the rest. Just send me, Thomas <twong@civil.ubc.ca>, an email saying 
you have a picture and you would like to add to our collection. And 
I'll send you a reply with instructions on how to send the file to me. 
After that, we'll take care of the rest.

Don't forget, we have two picture archives!
We have a Popstar archive for the Hong Kong Popstars.
And we have a Scenic archive to show how Hong Kong has changed 
over the years.

So if you have picture files for either of the archives, please
send them along. Let's keep the archives growing. If you have other
Hong Kong related GIFs, we will take it too. I can be classified
as misc although this is not an _official_ archive as yet.

Thomas.

P.S.

Robert (Pang), you said you have more Priscilla Chan pictures to send
me? Please send me an email. Sorry, but I lost your email address. Thanks!

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: rhc52134@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Richard)
Subject: Re: Where to buy US textbooks in Hong Kong
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 14:56:18 GMT

cychong@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Chi Yin R Chong) writes:

>I think we should put the list of bookstores in Hong Kong in FAQ.
>The bookstores I have in my mind are:

>1. Hon Wing Bookstore, Mong Kok.
>2. World Bookstore, Mong Kok.
>3. ?? Bookstore, in a Building 2/F in Mong Kok, near Ho Wah Bookstore.
>4. Bookcenter, Central.
>5. "Sun Chung" (I forgot the original English name), Tsim Shai Tsui.
>6. Man Yuen, Nathan Road, near Gold Harvest Cinema
>7. Others?...

    3 should be AP Bookstore (Academic Press or something like that.) It
is just opposite to the American Magazine Company.

    5 is Swindon, it is on Lok (or Lock) Road.

    7. Cave Bookstore, near Jordon Ferry Pier. Largest selection of computer
       books of all.


Richard
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong,soc.culture.china
From: anw1@cec2.wustl.edu (Aaron Wong)
Subject: Re: Shitan leased to Hong Kong ?
Organization: Washington University, St. Louis MO
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 16:19:43 GMT

In article <1992Sep15.002234.19353@pegasus.com> wing@pegasus.com (Wing Ng) writes:
>There is a unconfirmed newspaper report:  Russia has leased 278
>hectare of land, for a term of 50 years, on the island of Shitan
>to a HK co. by the name of Carlson and Kaplan. 

I find this quite hard to believe. What's the use of that island?

>Japan's foreign ministry is asking its HK consulate to try to 
					^^^^^^^^^^^^
>confirm this news, and ustered:  "Shitan belongs to Japan, HK 
>co. is leasing Japan's territory, Russia has no right to lease 
>that land to a third party." 

Was that a misquote? HK is not a country, UK takes care of diplomatic 
stuff for HK.

>I am glad the HK co. will build an arctic tourist paradise similar
>to Waikiki up north.

NGOK

Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: ftran@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Formulated TRANsparency)
Subject:  Japan Stars GIFS
Organization: University of Waterloo
Date: Wed, 16 Sep 1992 03:51:40 GMT

Hi, I've forgot where to get those gifs of japan stars.  Can someone
plese tell me the host name and the directory name to get those.  Thanx
From: wya00@vlss.amdahl.com (Wing-Yee Au)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Where to buy US textbooks in Hong Kong
Date: 9 Sep 92 22:21:24 GMT
	<1992Sep9.023931.14151@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu>
Organization: Amdahl Corp., Sunnyvale CA
In-reply-to: cychong@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu's message of 9 Sep 92 02:39:31 GMT

In article <1992Sep9.023931.14151@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> cychong@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Chi Yin R Chong) writes:

>   1. Hon Wing Bookstore, Mong Kok.
>   2. World Bookstore, Mong Kok.
>   3. ?? Bookstore, in a Building 2/F in Mong Kok, near Ho Wah Bookstore.
>   4. Bookcenter, Central.
>   5. "Sun Chung" (I forgot the original English name), Tsim Shai Tsui.
>   6. Man Yuen, Nathan Road, near Gold Harvest Cinema
>   7. Others?...
>
>   Anybody has any other bookstores?

My favorite one is Dunn Wong which is near Jordan Road Piers and Mun X Mansions.
They have a pretty new and good collection, but the price is a bit more expensive.

-- WYA
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: Priscilla Chan
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 02:45:00 GMT

In article <1992Sep14.004625.14347@jho.com> john@jho.com (John Ho) writes:
>Gary.Moh@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Gary Moh) writes:
>
>
>>are you guys serious about this?? Priscilla Chan is studying in
>>Syracuse University?? that's 45 miles from where I am...
>
>>Gary
>
>Gary, if I were you I will sit in all the scheduled classes for 
>undergraduate junior/senior in the dept of psychology in Syracuse till 
>I find her - of course if you get someone's help, you probably 
>will not need to drive up there many times. :)  There shouldn't be
>many classes there.  Good luck and let us know how it goes. :)

	Well, guys, just listen to me, use a little scrupule...
	You two are probably gonna scare her off, you know??? Crazy!!!  
	
---Cheers,
	Bill

Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: This guy is talking! (Was: Re: Immigration Question)
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 02:24:14 GMT

In article <1992Sep8.115446.6384@schbbs.mot.com> R12686@paccvm.corp.mot.com (Avent Yuen) writes:
>This is my first posting directly from Hong Kong.  My co. has just
>updated a mailing system that somehow we have limited access to
>the newsgroups.  Fortunately I am able to access s.c.hk.
>If somenetters are with this newsgroup more than a year ago, you may
>be able to recognize me since I occassionally post to this net.
>
>I only read a very few posts so far, but from the subject
>headings, it seems that most topics are not interesting at all.
>No flame intended!
>
>Some of you may still remember "Deanna Maniac"? :-)  It was
>lot of fun even though I only contributed one sentence at that time.
>
>Avent

	Guys, this bloke says our stuff is not interesting!!! Let's 
"bing"(Cantonese! Which means you hit someone with a club or something)
this bloke!!! Hee hee...(you know I'm just kidding!)

	Hey, what was so funny with "Deanna Maniac" actually?

	OK. If you do not like reading boring history or those matters of crow
here you may switch off your baby now, take a long walk somewhere(which is
good for your health), have a nap now(which is always good for your health,
too), go get a cup of coffee(which is not very good for you nap), or cry like 
a baby for awhile(which seems a pretty good thing for you to do), or whatever
you may. Just don't get yourself too upset. 

	For a good laugh, subscribe to aus.jokes and aus.jokes.d which
are supposed to be more fun... 

---Keep smiling, world,
	Bill
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: Student Beauty Pageant in Melbourne
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 03:47:40 GMT

In article <oyang.716524569@bruce.cs.monash.edu.au> oyang@cs.monash.edu.au (Kai Shing O'Yang) writes:
>Folks,
>	I suppose people haven't got much to do nowadays. The Hong Kong

	** I suppose so, although I've got a lot of living to much around
	   with for the time being.  
  
>Students' Assoc. in Melbourne University will hold its Beauty Pageant in
>the coming weeks. Apparently, it has stirred up heaps of protests from

	** What??? Where??? When??? How come I'm not seeing anything to
	   happen downhere(BTW, Uni of Melbourne is next to my office)?

>feminists group in that Uni and they are vowed to close down the contest
>and also to disband the assoc.

	** Hang on! Why does the B.P. contest inflame the feminists 
	   (I hate feminists) at the Uni???  
 
>	The top prize is a return ticket to Hong Kong from Melbourne. The
>most interesting thing is that they've got Swire Group as their sponsor.
>I just wonder if Swire endorses these activities?
>
>	Anyone interested?
>	
	** I sure would be interested if I were a female. Don't worry,
	   I should ask if my mum'd be interested!

---Laugh and the world laughs with you,
	Bill
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: xlu@hila.hut.fi (Xiaohua Lu)
Subject: help needed
Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 09:29:42 GMT


Dear netters:

Can anybody kindly give me the postal address, the telephone number and the
telefax number of the Hong Kong Immigration Department? 

If there are any people who are PRC citizens have gone to Hong Kong to study
can you contact with me please? I need some information about the visa 
applicaiton to HK for mainlanders. My e-mail address: xlu`hila.hut.fi

Thank you in advance!

Lu, Xiaohua




Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: dht@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Joyous Dave baby)
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Organization: Computer Science, University of Melbourne, Australia
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 05:00:01 GMT

OK, this is my contribution, I'll probably get flamed for stereotyping,
but isn't this trend all about stereotyping?????  :-)

You know someone is from Malaysia (Malaysian Chinese) if:
- they say "soon ma" when they actually mean "all"
- they say "lah" at the end of EVERY sentence!!!!  :-)
- they speak better English (than HKers) but with a funny accent

You know someone is from Mainland China if:
- they wear glasses that's BLACK, and very un-stylish
- they look and act generally depressed most of the time

You know someone is from RO China (Taiwan) if:
- they are extremely well-mannered, the way they talk, walk, etc
- their children studying at local high school drive Benz to school

You know someone is from Hong Kong if:
- they dress stylish
- they walk VERY fast
- they are always the first ones to get up when the tram is approaching
  their destination
- they go out (dinner/nightclubs) all the time

-- 
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of the Earth, to kill by the sword, by famine, by plague, and wild beasts."
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui)
Subject: Re: Student Beauty Pageant in Melbourne
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 09:28:00 GMT

oyang@cs.monash.edu.au (Kai Shing O'Yang) writes:

>Folks,
>	I suppose people haven't got much to do nowadays. The Hong Kong
>Students' Assoc. in Melbourne University will hold its Beauty Pageant in
>the coming weeks. Apparently, it has stirred up heaps of protests from
When is it? Can you post the details to the net so that I could ask 
people around me to go?

>feminists group in that Uni and they are vowed to close down the contest
>and also to disband the assoc.
To feminists : It would be a bloody boring world if the man did not find
               the lady attractive as it should be.

>	The top prize is a return ticket to Hong Kong from Melbourne. The
>most interesting thing is that they've got Swire Group as their sponsor.
>I just wonder if Swire endorses these activities?
BTW, do they ask the restaurant in China town for sponsorship? 

>	Anyone interested?
Be prepare the hall(?) will be full of people!!!

-- 
------------------------------------------------------------------
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HHUI@basil.eng.monash.edu.au      :  Life is boring without risk!
From: eleeabj@marge.cc.uh.edu ( Ning)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Priscilla Chan
Date: 14 Sep 92 19:08:32 GMT
Organization: University of Houston

In article <1992Sep14.004625.14347@jho.com> john@jho.com (John Ho) writes:
> Gary.Moh@bbs.oit.unc.edu (Gary Moh) writes:
> 
> 
> >are you guys serious about this?? Priscilla Chan is studying in
> >Syracuse University?? that's 45 miles from where I am...
> 
> >Gary
> 
> Gary, if I were you I will sit in all the scheduled classes for 
> undergraduate junior/senior in the dept of psychology in Syracuse till 
> I find her - 
I would surely try to register the same class she is in every semester, even
though I am an EE and I hate psychology!  But sadly, I am down in Houston.

Jacky C.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: pkk36438@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Polygon)
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Organization: University of Illinois at Urbana
Distribution: usa
Date: Sun, 6 Sep 1992 23:30:49 GMT

akwy@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Alan Kin Wah YIM) writes:

>vcsc1064@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Kenneth Wong) writes:

>>In article <1992Sep4.205542.12878@csus.edu> jchow@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Johnny Chow) writes:

>Hmmmm.... I agree. By the way, why didn't anyone talk about spinning books
>(for guys) and spinning handkerchief (for girls)? I still remembered when
>I was in secondary school in HK, they were once a very popular "sport"!
                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>However, I don't know anyone except some of my HK friends can spin books,
>don't mention about spinning handkerchief.

	Book spinning was indeed a very popular sport for youngsters.  I
	remember when I was in form 1, my friends and I could practiced hours
	just for that meaningless spinning.  We could spin almost all kinds of
	book except the Bible. 

>Cheers,
>Alan of HKPA.POPSTARS.

							Peter, UIUC

Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: peterwu@microsoft.com (Peter Wu)
Subject: where to buy karaoke mixer
Date: 06 Sep 92 09:54:21 GMT
Organization: mc
Distribution: usa

I have an LD player and am looking for a karaoke mixer that allows key
control from the microphone or other means of remote control. I know
Pioneer MA-9 does this, but it's not sold here anymore.

The current popular one is BMB 2000K or something like that. This
doesn't have remote control capability as far as I can tell. So I'd
have to get up from the chair to do key control -- too inconvenient.

Anyone know where I can mail order MA-9 or other mixer with remote
(wire or wireless) key control capability?

Please email response. Thanks.
From: henryc@panix.com (Henry Chan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Priscilla Chan
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:49:44 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

>> 
>> >are you guys serious about this?? Priscilla Chan is studying in
>> >Syracuse University?? that's 45 miles from where I am...
>> 
>> 	Why bother ????  Leave her alone, guy !
>> 

Hmm..don't most of these HK stars have triad connections?  I remember someone
a few months ago asking the net to reaffirm the rumour that drunk was killed in
HK for disturbing Anita Mui.  I get the feeling that most of these stars don't
like to be bothered.  Unless you're paying $50,75 or 100 concert seats in
Atlantic City, they (ming sing) don't want to be bothered.


-- 
" I am from the planet Larson on the far side of the Galaxy" said the
space cow invading St. Canard -Dark Wing Duck

HenryC@Panix.Com
From: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Date: 7 Sep 92 01:10:12 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <1992Sep4.205542.12878@csus.edu> jchow@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Johnny Chow) writes:
>~s How to tell if he/she is from HK? 
>>>Hi, do you know there is a easy way to tell whether a student in your class
>>>is from HK? (In most cases) If she/he can spin a pen, she/he is from HK.
>>>-- 
>>
>>A lot of mainland Chinese can spin a pen too....  This is not  an
>>easy way to tell.......
>
>Oh, I though just by looking at the style they dress up is easy enough.

No doubt about it; also the brand names too.  E.g., Giordano, Polo, Le Sport
Sac, Orange Gal, Nikko....  Frankly, everyone I have met here in Austin TX who 
carries a Le Sport Sac is from HK.  

Exception:  Maybe because I have been in the States long enough, I don't 
usually dress like I'm from HK.  (Or, Texas is too hot for me to do so.) 

Andrew 
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|      Lee, On-Lit Andrew          |               - Motto of Outward Bound 
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: lau@hydra.rose.brandeis.edu (Frankie LAU)
Subject: If you run ETen (chinese environment) under os/2 2.0..
Organization: Brandeis University
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 21:54:52 GMT

HI Fellows,
	I've been trying to run ETen, the Taiwan made
ETen chinese operating environment.  Recently, with
the help of ibm's tech support, I made it to work.

The key is, using os/2's DOS emulation, it is NOT
good enough for ETen.  So create a DOS program object,
in DOS setting, set your DOS_STARTUP_DRIVE to A: (for example).
With vanila config.sys and autoexec.bat; and of course,
the system files (Oops I also transferred the FSFILTER.SYS there,
as directed), now reading/inputing chinese using ETen environment
under OS/2's DOS FULL screen fully worked.  However, printing
still not working yet. I'll try to find out if it will work or not.

	I found that DOS_startup from A: is painfully slow, is
it possible to start from an image file??

Now Mathematica is the only reason for me to boot DOS.

-Frankie
lau@hydra.rose.brandeis.edu
From: eleeabj@marge.cc.uh.edu ( Ning)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Priscilla Chan
Date: 14 Sep 92 19:04:50 GMT
Organization: University of Houston

In article <1992Sep13.191500.26647@samba.oit.unc.edu> Gary.Moh@bbs.oit.unc.edu  
(Gary Moh) writes:
> 
> are you guys serious about this?? Priscilla Chan is studying in
> Syracuse University?? that's 45 miles from where I am...
> 
> Gary
> gmoh@csnext.colgate.edu
> --
>    The opinions expressed are not necessarily those of the University of
>      North Carolina at Chapel Hill, the Campus Office for Information
>         Technology, or the Experimental Bulletin Board Service.
>            internet:  bbs.oit.unc.edu or 152.2.22.80
This is not a news anymore!  I know that she is in Syracuse long time ago and 
that she got several A's in her classes.  I wish she lived next door to me!

Jacky C.
From: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Storms in Hong Kong
Date: 5 Sep 92 15:40:49 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <andchan.715539567@newton.amath.umanitoba.ca> andchan@newton.amath.umanitoba.ca (Andrew Chan) writes:
>In <78919@ut-emx.uucp> onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew) writes:
>
>>Another thing that I don't understand is if the environmentalists are so
>>concerned with the trees, why they never oppose to houses that made of 
>>wood?  I can't imagine how many trees will be needed to rebuild Homestead,
>>Florida and other places.
>
>And you think bricks and concrete are environmentally more friendly?  :-)

I don't disagree that bricks and concrete are not environmentally friendly.
The problem with them (IMO) is how to dispose them.  This is a big problem with 
many other stuff too.  The problem with cutting trees are global warming and 
many other negative effects have on the ecosystems.  

You have certainly posed a big question mark for me.  However, I am still for
bricks/concrete houses and against wooden houses.  

Andrew 
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|  email: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu |  "Your disability is your opportunity"
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+----------------------------------+                 Founder of Outward Bound
From: glo@dvlseq.us.oracle.com (George Lo)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: money transfer US->HK
Date: 14 Sep 92 19:06:36 GMT
Organization: Oracle World HQ, Redwood Shores, California
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by an unauthenticated user
              at Oracle Corporation.  The opinions expressed are those
              of the user and not necessarily those of Oracle.

In article <1992Sep11.235541.6516@nsc.nsc.com> volker@nsc.nsc.com (Volker Soffel) writes:
>The title basically tells it all, what is the best way to transfer
>money from the US to HK? Could you simply send a personal check that
>the recipient could cash (or put on his account) at a HK bank?
>Or could you send a cashier's check (would a HK bank cash a cashier's
>check in US$?).
>I know that I could wire transfer the money, but that's probably the
>most expensive way. I would appreciate any tips from people who have
>done transfers in the past others than wire transfers.
>Thanks for your help.

Yes, if the other person has an account in US currency.  Then 
he/she can just deposit the check drawn from a US bank.  It takes
some time to cash the check though.
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