Subject: CND-US, October 18, 1993

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Date: Mon, 18 Oct 1993 19:41:05 -0500

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                          Monday, October 18, 1993

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1. News Briefs (4 Item) ................................................. 54
2. U.S. Trade Figures by Country ........................................ 29
3. Information About Air Ticket to China ................................ 64
4. CSPA-Related Information Exchange (2 items) .......................... 55
5. Immigration Visa Numbers for November 1993 ........................... 65
6. Job Openings (3 Items) ............................................... 87
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1. News Briefs (4 Item) ................................................. 54
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Canberra, 10/14/93 -- Today's Canberra Times carries a report by Margo
Kinstong entitled "Final nod to 27,000 Chinese."  Based on the remarks made
by Senator Nick Bolkus, the Minister for Immigration, on Last night's Face
the Press program, the report says that the Federal Government has decided
that 18,000 Chinese students in Australia at the time of the Beijing
Massacre and their 9,000 dependents, will be able to stay permanently in
Australia.  How this will be implemeted is not clear from the Minister's
remarks. Senator Bolkus said that he would formally start consultation with
Chinese students with respect to their immigration status.
(From: Yang Yongzheng, ANU)
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Sichuan University President Lin Libin visited US from September 26 to
October 9. While attending a professional conference, Professor Lin also met
many alumni in Los Angeles, Washington, and St. Louis. A project to donate a
multimedia computer for the University library has been underway since Lin's
visit. Fifty Sichuan University alumni around the world have donated more
than $2,000 for the project. The deadline for the donation is October 31,
1993. For more information, please contact Zhu Xiaofeng (410-581-0612,
[email-masked]), Zhao Xiaoxue (314-863-2526, [email-masked]), or
Zheng Shiming (818-284-4041, Fax 818-308-1911).
(From: Xiaofeng Zhu <[email-masked]> 10/14/93)
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Announcement of U of Illinois - Urbana Champaign CSS Sports Festival:
Shortly after the Mid-autumn Party, discussion of orgnizing a multi-game
activity has been put on the table of the council. At that time however, the
possibility of such was sharply limited by the tight fund we have in hands.
This problem was put forward in council's meeting with Consul General Li
from Chicago last Sunday and was partially resolved in the mid of last week.
The setting-up of the event started and today, thanks to many friends' help,
we are glad to deliver the message to public. The event will be hold in two
sections:
Section I: Oct 30-31, Illinion Union. Bridges, Go(Wei2Qi2), Chinese Chess.
Section II: Oct 31 (Afternoon), IMPE. Table Tennis, Badminton, Volleyball.
whatever doubts you have in mind, e-mail the council ([email-masked]).
(From: Z. Zhang <[email-masked]>; Forwarded by: Bo Xiong)
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Many people in western countries as well as in China believe in Psychics, or
called Te4 Yi4 Gong1 Neng2 in Chinese.  Magician James Randi, well known as
The Amazing Randi, has devoted most of his life fighting the psychics for
their false claims.  He was awarded "MacArther Fellow" in 1986 for his
contribution to the society.

Invited by the Sci. & Tec. Daily, Mr. Randi visited China in 1988 and
challenged those in China who claimed has "psychic power".  During Randi's
two weeks visit around the country, every Chinese psychics who took the
tests(agreed by both parties) failed to show any evidence of their power.
Instead many were caught cheating on site.  Mr. Randi was also able to
duplicate those shows performed by psychics.

Mr. Randi will have another show on PBS on 10/19/93(Tuesday): 9pm Eastern
& Central(Check local listings). (From: <[email-masked]> 10/18/93)

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2. U.S. Trade Figures by Country ........................................ 29
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Forwarded by: A CND Reader
Date: 10/15/93
Source: UPI

WASHINGTON (UPI) -- U.S. merchandise trade deficits and surpluses, in
millions of dollars not adjusted for seasonal factors, by selected countries
and country groups, as reported Friday by the Commerce Department:

Country                  August        July

Canada                   -476.7       -649.0
W. Europe                -812.9     -1,778.1
European Community       -852.4     -1,603.6
Britain                   187.2         27.0
Germany                  -872.0     -1,087.1
France                   -272.1       -241.6
Japan                  -5,262.9     -4,736.4
Australia                 384.6        397.2
South Africa               71.8        -23.3
Mexico                    110.0        108.1
Brazil                   -204.5       -226.1
Singapore                   1.6       -203.3
Hong Kong                  35.9       -184.1
Taiwan                 -1,224.7       -831.7
South Korea              -276.2       -221.8
OPEC                   -1,207.2     -1,307.5
Venezuela                -334.4       -364.0
Saudi Arabia              -82.2        -57.7
Nigeria                  -294.9       -470.3
E. Europe/ex-Soviet       137.9        194.7
Former Soviet             118.4        177.8
Russia                     98.7        100.3
China                  -2,433.3     -2,265.3

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3. Information About Air Ticket to China ................................ 64
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_From: <[email-masked]> 10/7/93
Source: Community Consumer Information #9301

Because of the complexity of American ticket system, it is recommended you
talk to ticket agent directly. Here are some tips:

1. Each flight has approximate 10% seats on special price. When those seats
   are sold out, the special prices are gone. Booking ticket early usually
   can help to get those seats.
2. The ticket directly bought from airline usually are more expensive than
   those bought from ticket agents.
3. Prices of tickets in the same class, same flight, same airline are
   different from agents to agents.
4. In certain weekdays, prices are much lower. The rules are complex. You
   are encourage to ask the agent.

The following airfare quotes from Korean Airline and United Airline can
serve as references:

                 ------ Korean Airline -----
Honolulu <---> Shanghai  Round Trip: $777  One Way: $464
               Tues, Wed, Sat & Sunday
NewYork  <---> Shanghai  Round Trip: $1,195  One Way: $720
               Mon, Wed & Sat.
L.A.     <---> Shanghai  Round Trip: $920  One Way: $548
               Mon, Wed & Sat.

                ------ United Airline -----
DEPT_DATE   DEPT_CITY       RET_DATE    DEST_CITY   Price   MEMO

Nov 2 or 4  Seattle,        WA 25-Nov   Beijing     $1,321
Oct. 93     D.C.            Nov. 93     HK          $786
10/20-31/93 Shanghai        N/A         Chicago     $1,017  One Way
earlier Oct.Seattle/NY      N/A         Beijing     $932    One Way
Mar. 15, 94 Detroit         Aug. 15, 94 Shanghai    $1,429
May 16 1994 Los Angeles     31-May      Beijing     $1,321
12/13-12/18 Boston          1/3-1/8/94  Shanghai    $1,429
10/14/93    Beijing         3/24/94     Houston     $1,938  OPEN
Dec. 16     Chicago         Jun. 20     Shanghai    $1,429
20-Dec      Pittsburg       3-Jan-94    Beijing     $1,429
Oct. 6-9    D.C.            Nov. 12-15  Shanghai    $1,429
1/31/94     Columbus        ?           Shanghai    $1,429
20-Dec-93   Seattle, WA     3-Jan-94    Hong Kong   $897
8-Dec-93    Madison         5-Jan-94    Shanghai    $1,429
 Oct.       San Francisco   ???         Hongkong    $741
>10/30      New York        N/A         Beijing     $932    oneway
end of Oct. Hong Kong       N/A         Seattle     $755    oneway
10/20/93    Los Angeles     TBD         Hongkong    $741
12/15/93    Los Angeles     1/15/93     Beijing     $1,293
17-Dec      Dallas          4-Jan-94    Shanghai    $1,429
Dec. 10-20  Raleigh         Jan 5-15    Hong Kang   $975
14-Dec      Albuquerque     Jan 20/24   Shanghai    $1,390
late Sep.   San Francisco   late Nov.   Beijing     $1,321
12/15/93    champaign       1/15/94     Beijing,    $1,454
Nov.19      Austin Texas    Nov.26      Shanghai    $1,507
10/22/93    SFO             11/8/93     Shanghai    $1,295
Early Oct.  Los Angeles     dep.+5wk    Hong Kong   $741
Early Oct.  Hong Kong       dep.+5wk    Los Angeles $1,411
Early Oct.  Shanghai        N/A         Rochester   $1,018  oneway
Nov. 22     W.DC,  or NY    N/A         Beijing     $932    oneway
10-Nov      Beijing         N/A         Houston     $1,034  oneway
Oct. 19     Boston or NY    Nov. 23     Beijing     $1,555
Oct. 9      Cincinnati      Oct. 24     Beijing     $1,633

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4. CSPA-Related Information Exchange (2 items) .......................... 55
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(a). Q&A on LAD Application for PR and I-824 Form
     From: <[email-masked]> 10/14/93
     Source: China-Net <[email-masked]>

Q:   I have a friend who is a LAD (under 21 year old) and did not filed the
application for PR before Sept. 30.  He went to INS office to apply for PR
in this month. The INS officer said that he need to use I-824 and I-130 Forms.
It seems that the application procedures have been changed after Sept. 30. Is
there anyone out there know what he should do and how to fill out these forms?
(From: Zhe Shi <[email-masked]> 10/13/93)

A1:   If your friends has not been out of status, namely, has continuously
maintained his status, he is eligible to adjust his status to PR in the US,
by filing I485.  The cut-off date for the month of October is July 1. If you
friend has been out of status, he has to go overseas to apply for an
immigrant visa and reenter the US.  If so, he should file I-824 for PR in
the EB-3 category.  To file I-130 is to get PR under the FB-2 category. Your
friend can file both forms to the service center of INS near him.  He can
order forms by telephoning INS. (From Jane <[email-masked]> 10/14/93)

A2:   read all files in ifcss.org archive about cspa. then you can find the
window will be closed after sept. 30, the normal procedure for applying
pr should be followed. (From: <[email-masked]> 10/14/93)
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(b) What to Do after Obtaining PR under CSPA
    From: Guan Zhu <[email-masked]> 10/15/93
    Source: Newsletter on Chinese Community

[The following message is from "News & Views" edited by the International
Services & Programs, the University of Georgia, which tells you WHAT TO
DO after you got your PR under CSPA. --Guan Zhu's note.]

If your application for permanent residency under the CSPA is approved by
the INS, then you may have received, or you should soon be receiving an
approval notice from INS with regard to your new status as a PR. You are
likely to receive the approval notice several months before a "Green Card"
is granted. During the current interim, if you need to travel outside the
U.S. you may take the approval notice and your passport to the INS office
in Atlanta to have your status as a permanent resident indicated by a stamp
inside the passport.

After receiving your approval notice, you will need to notify several U. of
Georgia offices with regard to your status as a PR. Please bring a copy of
your approval notice to the ISP office for safe keeping with your file. The
Registrar's office should also be notified in order to prevent insurance
flag that will block your future registration, and to help begin
establishing your eligibility to pay tuition as a resident of GA. If you
are employed, either on or off compus, your employer should know that you
are a permanent resident. This will allow Social Security taxes to be
deducted from your paycheck on a regular basis. Failing to notify the
employer of your status as a PR will result in a later on-lump sum
deduction of the amount owed, and possible legal action against you.

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5. Immigration Visa Numbers for November 1993 ........................... 65
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Source: World Journal, October 13, 1993
Summarized and Translated by Bo Xiong

The U.S. State Department's Visa Bulletin (Telephone: 202-663-1541)
for November 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 China:
     skilled workers):        February 15, 1992 (December 1, 1992)

3rd (Skilled workers
     and Professionals):      Current for most countries, for Mainland China:
                              July 1, 1993 (July 1, 1993)

3rd (other workers):          For most countries including Mainland China:
                              January 8, 1988 (January 1, 1988)

CSPA (1992 Chinese Student
      Protection Act):        Current

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, for Mainland China:
                              No quota (No quota)

5th (Targeted Employment      Current for most countries, for Mainland China:
     Areas):                  No quota (No quota)

Family-Based Preference Dates Are as Follows:

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

2A  (Exempt from per
     country limit):          Worldwide date: May 1, 1991 (April 15, 1991)

2A  (Subject to per
     country limit):          Worldwide date: May 1, 1991 (April 15, 1991)
    (2A: Spouses and children of permanent residents)

LB  (Spouses & children of    For most countries including Mainland
    legalized beneficiaries): China: May 1, 1991 (April 15, 1991)

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

3rd  (Married children        For most countries including Mainland
      of U.S. citizens):      China: September 1, 1991 (August 8, 1991)

4th  (Sisters and brothers    For most countries including Mainland
     of adult U.S. citizens): China: April 22, 1984 (March 22, 1984)

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5. Job Openings (3 Items) ............................................... 87
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#1. Research Opportunity for Applying Mathematics to Space Science
_From: [email-masked]   10/17/93
Source:  [email-masked]

A job opportunity, pending on final funding approval, may exist for working
with scientists at Marshall Space Flight center at Huntsville, Alabama. The
primary responsibility is to study a series of mathematical problems
encountered in our space research work. To a very crude approximation, the
mathematical problem appears like this: on a spherical surface, what's
known is the total integration of the spherical surface function subtracted
by the integration of it covered by a small cap on the surface and the
center of the cap moves uniformally over the whole surface,  the spherical
surface function is to be found.

We are looking for a scientist to either join our scientific investigation
team, or to work with us as a consultant or contractor, or even to form a
collaboration between his/her institution and our team. The minimum
requirement is a Bachelor degree in any field of sciences with strong
background in mathematics, though advanced degrees (MS or PhD) are a strong
plus. The salary level and ranking should be highly competitive and depend
on qualifications and experience. Interested parties should contact Dr.
Shuang-Nan Zhang for more details (tel: (205)544-2086, e-mail:
[email-masked]). Please do not send applications or resumes unless
asked to do so.
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#2.  Computer Science Postdoc or Research Associate Position
_From: <[email-masked]>  10/16/93

Applications are invited for a Postdoc or Research Associate position in the
Department of Computer Science at the Hong Kong Unversity of Science &
Technology. The successful candidate will participate in a project on the
development of ATM network software and applications funded by Hong Kong
Telecom Institute of Information Technology. The work will involve design
and development of both system software to support high-speed protocols as
well as application software on multimedia teleconferencing on top of the
ATM network.

Applicants must have expertise in one of the following areas: (a)
distributed operating systems, (b) multimedia software, (c) communication
protocols. A Ph.D. degree in a relevant discipline is required.

Annual salary is on a point scale: approximately US$28,500 - US$35,000 p.a.
Starting salary will depend on qualifications and experience. At current
rates, salaries tax will not exceed 15% of gross income. Leave and medical
benefits are provided.

Please send resume and the names of three references to:
Dr. Samuel T. Chanson
Dept. of Computer Science
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
HONG KONG
Fax: (852) 358-1477
e-mail address: [email-masked]
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#3.  Research Association Position in Electrical & Electronic Engineering
_From: <[email-masked]> 10/16/93

Applications are invited for a Research Associate position in ATM Network
Controls in the Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering at the
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology. The appointment will be made
initially on a one-year fixed-term basis from 1 January 1994, with a good
possibility for further extension.

Applicants must have expertise in one of the following areas: (a)
performance evaluation of communication networks; (b) network management
and control; (c) stochastic modelling of various traffic sources. A Ph.D.
degree in a relevant discipline is required. The successful applicant will
actively participate in the recentlly funded ATM project for developing and
testing various congestion control algorithms on an ATM network testbed to
be set up in the laboratory.

Annual salary is on a point scale: approximately US$25,000 - US$35,000.
Starting salary will depend on qualifications and experience. At current
rates, salaries tax will not exceed 15% of gross income. Leave and medical
benefits are provided.

Please send resume and the names of three references to:
Dr. Danny H.K. Tsang
Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering
Hong Kong University of Science & Technology
Clear Water Bay, Kowloon
HONG KONG
Fax: (852) 358-1485
e-mail address: [email-masked]

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