11.   Officials said Silva Santiago, the daughter of a police officer, had recently applied to enter the Puerto Rican police academy and had taken the entrance exams.

12.   He said several other female soldiers have applied to enter combat flight training since the Supreme Court issued its ruling two months ago.

13.   Hong Kong and Chinese citizens would still be able to apply to enter Australia under its standard immigration procedures, he said.

14.   Hundreds of women had applied to enter VMI in recent years but received no response.

15.   But China, which is also applying to enter WTO, has demanded that Taiwan can only become a member after China is accepted.