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                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1

BDO
                         BDO International
                         Certified Public Accountants
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                         111 Connaught Road Central
                         Hong Kong
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                       CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS

We consent to the incorporation by reference in the Registration Statement of
Forlink Software Corporation, Inc. on Form S-8 of our report dated February 21,
2000, relating to the financial statements of Forlink Software Corporation, Inc.
(formerly known as Why Not?, Inc.) appearing in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1999.

/s/ BDO International
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BDO International

Hong Kong
17 July 2000