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| One day, John received a new e-mail. |
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When he opened the e-mail, he could only
see some unrecognizable characters. |
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| John could not understand what the e-mail
was about. |
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He ignored the e-mail. |
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| Three days later. |
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The door bell rang. When John opened the
door, he found the visitor was Peter. |
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| John asked why Peter did not tell John to
pick him up at the airport. However, Peter said that he
had sent an e-mail to John three days ago. |
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John wondered whether it was that e-mail
with unrecognizable characters that he received earlier. |
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| Peter confirmed that the e-mail with unrecognizable
characters was what he sent to John 3 days ago. |
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Peter explained that since their computers
were using different coding schemes, John's computer could
not display his e-mail correctly. |
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| Peter explained that the HKSAR Government
is promoting the adoption of the ISO 10646 international
coding standard to facilitate the more accurate communication
of Chinese information electronically by the public. |
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