FULL PRODUCT VERSION :
java version "1.6.0_22"
Java(TM) SE Runtime Environment (build 1.6.0_22-b04)
Java HotSpot(TM) Client VM (build 17.1-b03, mixed mode, sharing)

ADDITIONAL OS VERSION INFORMATION :
Microsoft Windows XP [version 5.1.2600]

A DESCRIPTION OF THE PROBLEM :
The following two Big5 codes are mapped incorrectly

Big5 Decoded-as Should-be
0x8BF8 \u9F9C \uF907
0x9EE5 \u47B6 \uED64

Please refer to Pages 2-37 and 2-45 of
http://www.ogcio.gov.hk/ccli/eng/hkscs/download/e_sect2.pdf


STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM :
public class A {
public static void main(String argv[]) throws Exception {
    byte b[] = {(byte)0x8B, (byte)0xF8, (byte)0x9E, (byte)0xE5};
    String s = new String(b, "MS950_HKSCS");
    System.out.printf("%X %X%n", (int) s.charAt(0), (int) s.charAt(1));
}
}



EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR :
EXPECTED -
F907 ED64
ACTUAL -
9F9C 47B6

REPRODUCIBILITY :
This bug can be reproduced always.

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public class A {
public static void main(String argv[]) throws Exception {
    byte b[] = {(byte)0x8B, (byte)0xF8, (byte)0x9E, (byte)0xE5};
    String s = new String(b, "MS950_HKSCS");
    System.out.printf("%X %X%n", (int) s.charAt(0), (int) s.charAt(1));
}
}


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