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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1985
SIR EDWARD WAS SHOWN A SELECTION OF THE SCHOOL'S EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES, DESIGNED TO MEET THE NEEDS OF SOME 600 STUDENTS WORKING
THESE ON A TWO-YEAR FULL-TIME DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS STUDIES. INCLUDED THE COMPUTER INSTALLATION USED TO TEACH STUDENTS THE PRACTICAL APPLICATION OF COMPUTER TECHNIQUES IN THE BUSINESS SECTOR.
SIR EDWARD SHOWED GREAT INTEREST IN A TUTORIAL GROUP LEARNING PUTONGHUA AND TALKED TO A FEW STUDENTS.
HE LATER SAW AN EXHIBITION OF A STUDENTS' PROJECT ON THE YOUTH OF HONG KONG+.
JENKINS BILL +COMING TO A HEAD+ ***
IT NOW SEEMED CLEAR THAT THE JENKINS BILL ISSUE WOULD COME TO A HEAD IN THE SENATE NEXT WEEK, THE DIRECTOR OF TRADE, MR HAMISH MACLEOD, SAID TODAY (SATURDAY).
MR MACLEOD SAID THE UNITED STATES SENATE WILL PROBABLY DEBATE THE BILL AND VARIOUS AMENDMENTS TO IT ON WEDNESDAY (NOVEMBER 13) AND THURSDAY.
HE EXPLAINED THAT AGREEMENT HAS BEEN REACHED AMONG KEY SENATORS TO BRING UP THE ORIGINAL VERSION OF THE THURMOND/JENKINS BILL AS PASSED BY THE HOUSE FOR FULL SENATE CONSIDERATION ON WEDNESDAY AS A FREE STANDING BILL. IF 60 OR MORE SENATORS SUPPORT THIS COURSE OF ACTION, DEBATE WILL FOLLOW.
+WE UNDERSTAND THAT IT HAS BEEN FURTHER AGREED THAT NO MORE THAN 24 AMENDMENTS TO THE BILL WILL BE ALLOWED, AND A SPECIFIED TIME LIMIT HAS BEEN SET FOR DEBATING EACH OF THEM.
+FINAL VOTING ON THE BILL, WITH ANY AMENDMENTS AGREED, WILL PROBABLY OCCUR NO LATER THAN NOON (U.S. TIME), ON THURSDAY,+ MR MACLEOD SAID.
THE PREVIOUS REVISION OF THE BILL (OR A FURTHER REVISED VERSION OF IT) PROPOSED BY SENATORS THURMOND AND HOLLINGS WILL BE DEALT WITH AS ONE AMENDMENT. OTHER AMENDMENTS ARE LIKELY TO INCLUDE A PROPOSAL TO EXEMPT THOSE COUNTRIES HAVING MORE OPEN MARKETS THAN THE UNITED STATES FROM THE APPLICATION OF THE BILL, AND TWO SEPARATE PROPOSALS TO STRIKE OUT THE PROVISION FOR IMPORT LICENSING. THERE IS ANOTHER AMENDMENT PROPOSING TO APPLY THE BILL TO COUNTRIES INCLUDING THE EEC AND CANADA,
+OUR WASHINGTON TEAM IS MONITORING THE SITUATION VERY CLOSELY AND WILL ACT AS NECESSARY IN THE LIGHT OF DEVELOPMENTS, + SAID MR MACLEOD.
'MR. MACLEOD
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