Dear Editor:

I am a high school student in Uruguay, 17 years of age. Since I like to make friends, I keep in contact with radio hams all over the world on short wave, and I often listen to reports about articles in Sinorama magazine on the Voice of Free China.

Because the countries of South America are economically hard off and foreign exchange is in short supply, I can't get U.S. dollars to pay for a subscription and have to brazen up and ask for copies from the Voice of Free China. The copy in my hands now is the third one I've asked for, and I'm going to broadcast some of the contents over my short wave.

The Spanish edition is clearly written and easy for Latin Americans to accept. Also, publications in Central and South America aren't very well printed, so with its high quality, Sinorama should be able to break into the market easily.

The biggest problem in trying to subscribe to Sinorama in Central and South America is obtaining foreign exchange. I hope you will view this problem seriously. Otherwise, no matter how good the magazine may be and how much it may be liked by readers, without good channels for subscribing, bow can it build up broad sales? I hope Sinorama can be a success in Latin America and not just be limited to North America, because we all need to read it.

Best Wishes,
Carolina Cunha Uruguay

Note: We will provide a special-case service for readers in Central and South America who prefer to send us cash in their local currency in an amount equivalent to the cost of a subscription in U.S. dollars. Please use registered mail.

Dear Editor:

Hello! I am a Sinorama subscriber. Since returning from living in Singapore for a while recently, I've been very curious about this unfamiliar yet closely related city. The impression most people have of Singapore is "neat," "clear" and "English is the official language, "but they may not know much about its background and history, the same as I. So I earnestly hope you can report on Singapore for your readers, and I trust that many other readers are waiting eagerly, too. Thank you!

Cheng I-chen Taipei

Note: We will include Singapore in our overseas reporting series as soon as possible. Please look for it.

Dear Editor:

The article "Legislative Watchmen" in the January 1991 issue [December 1990 domestic] was nothing less than an ear popping, festive New Year's firecracker. It is marvelous that there is a group of concerned, reflective people like this in our society to oversee the performance of the legislature for the public. I hope it will awaken all Chinese to greater concern for public affairs, and I would like to express my support for the New Era Foundation, the Institute for National Policy Research and the Taipei Bar Association and urge them not only to serve as good watchdogs over the legislature but also to crack the whip on political parties.

Chou Kuang-tze Thailand

Correction: in the third line of the first paragraph of last month's Editor's Note, the growth rate of the R.O.C. in 1976 should have read 13.7% rather than 5.2%.