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To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1733)5/9/1998 10:46:00 AM
From: Steve Woas  Respond to of 9818
 
South China Morning Post:

scmp.com

(When asked about the millennium bug:)

"Tung Chee-hwa described it as "a global problem which I don't quite understand".

Listing other bugs he has had to battle, Mr Tung said: "Since July 1, I have become an expert on chickens and ducks, and on fish and pigs and everything else. But that is one thing I have not mastered yet.""



To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1733)5/9/1998 11:07:00 AM
From: Caroline  Respond to of 9818
 
I'm really, really pleased the problems are starting at this scale at this time.

The world's not motivated until it hurts. This hurts.



To: C.K. Houston who wrote (1733)5/10/1998 3:03:00 PM
From: C.K. Houston  Read Replies (2) | Respond to of 9818
 
BLOOMBERG FILM CREW: Sounds like they're waking up to Y2K embedded system problem.
Message 4400562

Cheryl