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To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9240)	9/7/1999 9:40:00 AM
From: Bosco	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 9980

Hi Michael - your timing may very well be impeccable. These are from LA Times HONG KONG (Reuters) - A U.S. navy ship anchored in Hong Kong's harbor Tuesday, the first such vessel to be permitted to visit the territory since NATO bombed the Chinese embassy in Belgrade, U.S. officials said. But China, after approving the Tippecanoe's visit, had denied a request for permission to land a U.S. navy P-3 maritime patrol aircraft in Hong Kong, U.S. consulate spokesman Robert Laing said. BEIJING (Reuters) - China said Tuesday it had approved Washington's nomination of former Pacific commander Admiral Joseph Prueher as the new U.S. Ambassador to Beijing. A Foreign Ministry spokesman, announcing Beijing's acceptance of Prueher, did not say when the new ambassador was likely to take up his appointment, succeeding James Sasser. best, Bosco

To: Michael Sphar who wrote (9240)	9/7/1999 9:24:00 PM
From: Z268	Respond to of 9980

Michael, I strongly urge you to make the most of your time in Beijing. When I first went to Beijing in 1991, one could still go into the halls in the Forbidden City and the Temple of Heaven etc - and take pictures! Nowadays, because of the numbers, visitors can only literally "peek" into history from the outside. Nothing prepares one for the scale of the formal areas of the Forbidden City. The personal livings quarters are very modest in scale by comparison, and almost "pauperish" compared to the personal quarters of European palaces such as Hampton Court and the Versailles. Take plenty of pictures, as the scenery will never be the same again - entire streets of the Second Ring Road was being demolished as far back as in 1995, with it many buildings absolutely worthy of preservation, perhaps to be replaced by square glass boxes. Best, Steve