Edition: U.S. / Global  Seoul Journal; Wealthy Like Croesus And
Running a la Perot  Published: October 29, 1992  The founder of
the giant Hyundai industrial group and now this country's most
outspoken presidential candidate, Chung Ju Yung, is tired of
hearing himself described as the Ross Perot of South Korea.
"For one thing, I was successful in many, many industries," he
said the other day, waving his hand in seeming disgust when Mr.
Perot's name came up. "And he was lucky to make a little money
in just one."  With a fortune estimated at $4 billion to $6
billion or more, a visitor mentioned recently, Mr. Chung is also
richer than Mr. Perot. "Much, much richer," Mr. Chung said.
Still, as South Korea heads toward its first free presidential
elections since the democracy movement that gripped the country
in 1987, the comparisons are tempting.  Like Mr. Perot, the
77-year-old Mr. Chung is campaigning on a platform that the
country's current leadership has run the economy into the
ground, though it is a tough a