11.   The Hong Kong Standard quoted Trinity spokeswoman Monica Alcock as saying Lien would visit the university.

12.   The Interfax news agency quoted FIS spokeswoman Tatyana Samolis as refusing to comment on the news reports.

13.   The publication quoted a spokeswoman for British Airways as saying a joint program was under way with Air France to eliminate risks that could lead to a catastrophe.

14.   Interfax quoted spokeswoman Galina Marshenko as saying the marchers would call on all women in the world to help pressure the Kremlin into ending the war in Chechnya.

15.   The report quoted the spokeswoman as saying the animals had been ordered from a licensed supplier in Sydney.

16.   The Post quoted White House spokeswoman Mary Ellen Glynn as minimising the importance of the visits late Wednesday.