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To: flatsville who wrote (81415)	12/28/1999 6:08:00 PM
From: re3	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

i hear new year is 'off' in seattle note to ant dood...i got it ! ho ho ho

To: flatsville who wrote (81415)	12/28/1999 6:16:00 PM
From: Ken98	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 86076

Not just the Japanese, also: <<China Plans 3-Day Y2K Holiday Source: Associated Press BEIJING (AP) -- China has ordered a three-day New Year's holiday and prohibited foreign ships from entering Chinese ports for two days to minimize disruptions from possible Y2K computer failures, the state-run China Daily reported Wednesday. Under the order from the cabinet, or State Council, China is expanding the usual one-day holiday. China's last day of business for 1999 will be Dec. 30 and government agencies and businesses won't reopen until Jan. 3, the newspaper said. Having geared up belatedly, Beijing has focused on critical agencies and industries, leaving many business and local governments unprepared. The Ministry of Communications, which oversees railroads and shipping, announced only Tuesday that its computer systems were free of Y2K bugs, the China Daily said. But in a sign of how unsure the ministry is, the newspaper said foreign ships will not be allowed to enter Chinese ports from Dec. 30-Jan. 1...>> And, <<Tuesday December 28, 8:16 am Eastern Time FOCUS-Iran grounds New Year flights on Y2K concern (Updates with all airlines' flights cancelled) TEHRAN, Dec 28 (Reuters) - Iran said on Tuesday it would cancel all New Year flights at the country's airports as a precaution against the Y2K computer bug. The state civil aviation agency will halt all flights from 1830 GMT on December 31 to 0230 GMT on January 1, a spokesman said. A source close to the agency said it had stopped short of banning all flights through Iran's air space, but that few such flights were expected.>>