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                        Thursday, December 17, 1992

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1. News Brief (3 Items) ................................................. 33
2. Apple Computer to Produce Chinese Language Computers in China ........ 35
3. Immigration Visa Numbers for January 1993 ............................ 60
4. Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering; 
   Post-Doc Position in Physics ......................................... 26
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1. News Brief (3 Items) ................................................. 33
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[IFCSS, 12/15/92] -- The IFCSS HQ has prepared a Q&A article regarding some
CSS concerned issues to which IFCSS does have reasonable answers. The article 
was published in World Journal (Sunday Supplement), and it will be published 
in IFCSS Newsletter. There is an email edition of the IFCSS Newsletter 
maintained by IFCSS Chinese Community Information Center. For more info about
the CCIC and its services, please send email to <ccic-info@ifcss.org>

The IFCSS HQ emphasizes that it is not necessary to have a birth certificate
from China in order to apply for permanent residencein the U.S.  The INS has
been accepting passport as a legally acceptable document for date of birth
in cases of Chinese nationals. (From: IFCSS HQ <ifcss@wam.umd.edu>)
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[IFCSS, 12/14/92] -- More than 50 Chinese students and Americans
participated in the Candlelight Vigil in front of the Chinese Embassy on
Dec. 10, the International Human Rights Day, despite the cold and snowy
weather.  The vigil was sponsored by Amnesty International and IFCSS.  All
IFCSS HQ officers joined the activity.  Participants to the vigil lit
candles, played Tiananman themed pieces of music from a tape recorder, and
read a list of political prisoners.  Some students from University of
Maryland drove forty minutes to join the activity. The whole vigil lasted
one hour (one hour short of scheduled time because of the bad weather).
(From: IFCSS HQ <ifcss@wam.umd.edu>)
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[NAFSA Communication Network, 11/14/92] -- The majority of foreign student
advisors in U.S. universities, in answer to the question of what visa a PRC
student should get for his wife in order to bring her into U.S. and to
eventually attend school, suggested that the wife should get F-1 visa
instead of F-2 visa. The FSA's believed that it is more correct ethically
and will avoid possible trouble in changing to F-1 later if the wife is
already admitted to a school when first entering the U.S. on F-2 visa.
(From: <CHASE@GANDLF.UINDY.EDU>, forwarded by Bo Xiong)

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2. Apple Computer to Produce Chinese Language Computers in China ........ 35
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Forwarded by: Charles Mok
Source: South China Morning Post, 11/17/92

Apple Computer has revealed plans to manufacture a line of Macintosh systems
in China to be designed "from the ground up" to meet mainland Chinese-
language computing needs.

The project - which is known under the internal working name of "Wild Duck"-
envisages a locally assembled Macintosh, with simplified Chinese characters,
and bundled with system software, a "works" application, and a set of four
TrueType Chinese fonts.

Apple Far East managing director Mr William James said plans for the China
scheme were devised one year ago, although "the real moves have been since
June."

He said Apple had no plans at present to set up a subsidiary in China,
preferring instead to work through business partners in the mainland.

He also ruled out a joint venture as a vehicle to kick-start an operation
there.

Rather, Mr James said, the company had sent an investigation team to the
mainland to look for possible partners, for sourcing components, assembling
systems and distributing products.

Apple has yet to decide which components will be manufactured in China, and
which will be sourced from the company's existing manufacturing plant in
Singapore.

Mr James said it was envisaged, however, that many of the low-end components
- such as color monitor, keyboards, mice, and cabinets - would be sourced
from China-based companies.

The company hopes to have the Wild Duck products - which will be marketed
and sold under the Apple name and trademark - available in volume by the
middle of next year.

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3. Immigration Visa Numbers for January 1993 ............................ 60
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Source: World Journal, December 10, 1992
Summarized and Translated by Bo Xiong

The U.S. State Department's Visa Bulletin for January 1993:

(Note: the dates in the parentheses are those for the previous month)

Employment-Based

1st (Workers with             Current for most countries including Mainland
     extraordinary skills)    China (Current)

2nd (Advanced degree
     holders and special      Current for most countries, for Mainland
     skilled workers):		    China: August 1, 1991 (June 8, 1991)

3rd (Skilled workers
     and Professionals):      Current for most countries, for Mainland
			      China: May 1, 1991 (May 1, 1991)

3rd (other workers):          For most countries including Mainland China:
			      October 22, 1987 (October 15, 1987)

4th (Special Immigrants):     Current for most countries including Mainland
			      China (Current)

4th (Religious Workers):      Current for most countries including Mainland
			      China (Current)

5th (Employment-creation):    Current for most countries including Mainland
			      China  (Current)

5th (Targeted Employment      Current for most countries including Mainland
     Areas):		      China  (Current)


Family-based preference dates are as follows:

1st: (Unmarried children of   Current for most countries including Mainland
      U.S. citizens	   )  China (Current)

2A: (Exempt from per country
     limit)		      Worldwide date: August 22, 1990 (July 8, 1990)

2A: (Subject to per country
     limit)		      Worldwide date: Sept. 15, 1990 (Aug. 15, 1990)
    (2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents)

LB: (Spouses and children of  For most countries including Mainland
     legalized beneficiaries) China: January 1, 1991 (December 8, 1990)

2B: (Adult children of        For most countries including Mainland
     permanent residents)     China: September 22, 1989 (September 15, 1989)

3rd: (Married children        For most countries including Mainland
      of U.S. citizens	  )   China: February 22, 1991 (February 1, 1991)

4th: (Sisters and brothers    For most countries including Mainland
      of adult U.S. citizens) China: September 8, 1983 (August 15, 1983)

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4. Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering; 
   Post-Doc Position in Physics ......................................... 26
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The Second Far Eastern Conference on Medical and Biological Engineering (2nd
FECMBE 1993) will be held at Friendship Hotel in Beijing on August 15-19,
1993. Topics include 24 fields,according to the second announcement, such as
Artificial Intelligence, Biomaterial, Biosensor, Clinical Engineering,
Information Processing, Medical Imaging, Medical Instrumentation, Nuclear
Medicine, Rehabilitation Engineering, Ultrasonicsin Medicine, etc.  Deadline
for submission of abstracts is March 31, 1993. Official language of the
conference is English. For further information, contact: Professor Zibin
Yang, Chinese Society of Biomedical Engineering, Chinese Academy of Medical
Sciences, 5 Dong Dan San Tiao, Beijing 100005, China, Tel: 86-1-5136537,
5134466-213, Fax: 86-1-5124876 
(Forwarded by: <Zhao_Tianxian_MET@KICOM.KI.SE> 
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Applications are invited for a postdoctoral research associate position in
the Solar Neutrino Group in the Chemistry Department at Brookhaven National
Laboratory. The candidate should have a recent Ph. D. in nuclear chemistry/
nuclear physics, with experience in radiochemical manipulations and in
computer data-processing. Willingness to make periodic trips to Europe,
especially Italy, to do GALLEX-related work, is a requirement of the
position. The appointment is for one year, renewable, at an annual salary of
$28,500. Qualified candidates should send a curriculum vitae and the names
of three references to Dr. R. L. Hahn, Chemistry Department, Brookhaven
National Laboratory, Associated Universities, Inc., Upton, NY 11973, USA;
initial contact may be made by e-mail, to "RHAHN@BNLCHM.BITNET" or
BNLCHM::RHAHN. Equal Opportunity Employer. (From: FENG@DUVM.bitnet)

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