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NEW MEMBERS Neveftheless, the colour and splendour of the occasion was enough to excite the most jaded media photographer or cameraman. For those charged with capturing the

event in words alone, it was also a good story. Even worth dressing up in a sarong, sash and scarf. But what do you do with a costume when the party's over? Keep it in the drawer untilthe next

cremation in Bali, I suppose.

lan Stewart is

vice-president of the Singapore FCC and absent member of the FCC

The FCC u,elcomes îhe

I begin this ntonth v'ith a list of

tion with the South Korean Consulate

fo| Iou,ittg nerl members :

the Cluh's management v'hich v,e v,ill repeat regularly so that menlbers knou'w,ho is running each departmenÍ.

General, we will feature a Korean night with chefs specially flown in from The Hermit Kingdom. On December 9 the musical entertainers Norman Castle and Lesley will perform at the Club promising music, comedy, nostalgia, humour and fun.

Correspondent Radhika Chalasani, photographer,

Dateline Tokyo

There is some interesting material

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nnovation may be the middle

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accompanied by "a light meal, instead of a heavy dinner and too much alcohol." Jones'version of a "nooner" has some members howling in protest, but most concede it will lead to a more businesslike meeting, guarantee a quorum and that the meeting will end "on time." Club manager Al Stamp, an advocate of democracy and efficiency, still wonders about decreased bar sales. The controversial meeting will deal with the club's expensive renovation plans and "l want everyone to be clearheaded," the president said.

Jones' other proposal is to have an

or take my Ann, but it sure didn't take him

long. And another Thank God and Greyhound you're gone. Laslly, I don't know whether to kill myself or go bowling. And just one more: The worst you ever gave me was the best I ever had.

Easy facility Partial familiarity Less than partial No answer

The study quotes Nobuyoshi Yamada,

Agence France Presse Elizabeth Cheng, edilor, China Trade Report

Mark Clifford, industry correspondenl, Far Eastern Economic Review David Lague, Hong Kong Correspondenl, The Australian Donald Last, Asia-Pacific editor, lnternational Financing Review Ryuichiro Nakamura, bureau chief, NHK (Japan Broadcasting Corp) Dong Hee Ryu, Hong Kong correspondenl, Hankook llbo (Koreal Michael Thomas, senior editor, ,Asra

lnc lsao Yamamoto, bureau chiel, Nihon KeizaiShimbun

general manager of the FCCJ, as say-

Meet the Press: Takahiro Nosaka, a graduate student at Fresno State Uni-

versity in California, has completed research on American Foreign Correspondents in Japan: Profile and Problems in Coverage for his MA in mass communications. Much of the work was based on replies by 29 American foreign correspondents here out of 62 who were sent questionnaires late last year.

ing the language ability of foreign corre-

Journalist

spondents stationed in Japan has improved very much. "Few foreign correspondents could speak Japanese flu-

Michael Mackey, freelance journalist Teymoor Nabili, financial news editor, Metro Broadcast Stephen Ward, business reporter,

ently

a decade or so ago,"

Edward Neilan is contributing editor of the FCCJ's magazine and absent member of the FCC

gories to salute the work of Japanbased or regional foreign correspondents. "Withthe 50th anniversaryof the FCCJ coming soon, perhaps it's time to start a new club tradition," Jones said.

earning, per-capita, consumer spending groups in Hong Kong.

My wife ran off with my best friend, and I miss him has been chosen as the country and western theme song for Texas Night lll at the FCCJ on October 23. Organisers are Corky Alexander

Yamada

said.

annual FCCJ Prize in one or more cate-

South China Morning Post

Associate Karl Bakke, managing director Far East, The Adherence Group lnc Ben Beaumont, sen¡or lecturer, City Polytechnic Peter Campbell, managing director, Lion Liaison Limited Athene Choy, managing director, Devlin-Campbell and Associates Mark Friedman, director, Far East Commodities and Trading Co Ltd Fernando Gaspar, managing direc-

theme song; lt took a hell of a man to

1992

General Manager Heinz Grabner Executive Secretary Bonnie Ho Membership Secretary Teresa Kwong FinancialController EleanorCheung F& B Controller Alex Lee Executive Chef Alan Chan Restaurant Manager Gilbert Cheng Bar Manager Sammy Cheng Housekeeper Wendy Wong August began with a move for some of them. The accounts section and the food and beverage control unit moved to our new office at 5/F Yau Shun Building, 50 D'Aguilar Street as part of the overall scheme to improve Club facilities. lf you have any accounts enquiries in the future, please call 521 1708 or fax 526 7556. October will liven up with the Octoberfest on the 16th - the first we have held here for some years. lt will feature

genuine Bavarian delicacies and

I end this month on a historical note.

Our antique brass joint wagon, a masterpiece of lost craftsmanship, which so elegantly blocks the main bar service

Lowenbrau beer. On the 20th the food evening will be

door at present, is for sale to the

lndian.

$20,000.

The very popular Sundowners Bush Band from Australia will perform at the Club on Friday, October 23. November starts with a Swiss food week on the fifth, featuring specialties prepared by lrma Dutsch who is a well known Swiss gourmet and her assis-

tants. The week will end with a gala evening on the 13th. Mrs Dutsch is the

owner and operator of the Waldhotel

Franklin Jacome, managing director,

Fletschorn and restaurants in Saas Fee, Switzerland. From November 19 to 27 we will feature once again French week with the Club's traditional Beaujolais Nou-

Equinox lnternational Enterprises

veau breakfast on the first day ... for

Christina Ko, administration and cor-

those who want to spend the rest of the day away from the office. After his success last year, Fabric Gomet, the

tor, San Miguel Brewery Ltd Jonathan Green, assistant solicitor, Richards Butler

porate communications manager, Merrill Lynch Lim Tam, managing director, Kingstar Shipping Ltd John Watson, counsellor, British Trade Commission

(Tokyo Weekender), Chloe Monroe (Oak Associates) and Glenn Davis (AmerL can Chamber Journal¡... Runner-up for

28 THE CORRESPONDENT OCTOBER

Speaking

Native fluency

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er, administration from evening to noon,

the paper and a solid bibliography, but few surprises. Responses to the perennial question on Japanese language skills of Ameri-

By Edward Neilan

dents' Club of Japan president Clayton Jones (Christian Science MoniJones has shifted the time of the first club general meeting under his rule ...

can correspondents:

name of new Foreign Correspon-

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