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BEGIN WITH A SMALL P.
PARA 23, FIRST SENTENCE: THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA AFTER
QUOTE RECREATIONAL UNQUOTE.
PARA 23, FINAL SENTENCE: THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA AFTER
QUOTE DISTRICT BOARDS UNQUOTE.
SECTION V REPRESENTATIVE GOVERNMENT: THE TWO
SUB-HEADINGS, NAMELY QUOTE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL UNQUOTE AND QUOTE THE 1987 REVIEW UNQUOTE, SHOULD BE PREFACED (A) AND (B) (SMALL LETTERS) RESPECTIVELY.
SECTION VI, THE CIVIL SERVICE: THE TWO SUB-SECTIONS HERE SHOULD ALSO BE PREFACED (A) AND (B).
PARA 39, FIRST SENTENCE: THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA AFTER
QUOTE HONG KONG UNQUOTE.
PARA 39, FINAL SENTENCE: AFTER QUOTE HER MAJESTY'S
GOVERNMENT UNQUOTE REPLACE QUOTE IS UNQUOTE BY QUOTE ARE UNQUOTE.
SECTION VIII, PART C, TRADE RELATIONS: QUOTE RELATIONS
UNQUOTE IN THE TITLE SHOULD HAVE A CAPITAL R.
PARA 57, FIRST SENTENCE: QUOTE REHOUSE UNQUOTE DOES NOT
HAVE A HYPHEN.
SECTION IX, PART E, CULTURE, RECREATION AND SPORT: QUOTE
RECREATION UNQUOTE AND QUOTE SPORT UNQUOTE IN THE TITLE SHOULD
BEGIN WITH CAPITAL LETTERS.
PARAS 73, 74 AND 75: THE N AND T OF NEW TOWNS SHOULD BE
CAPITALS, IN ORDER TO BE CONSISTENT WITH PARA 8 (THE FIRST REFERENCE TO NEW TOWNS).
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PARA 79, SECOND SENTENCE: THERE SHOULD BE A COMMA
SEPARATING THE QUOTE 1 UNQUOTE AND QUOTE 5 UNQUOTE OF THE 1,500.
NUMBERS IN THE REPORT OF 10 OR MORE SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN
NUMERALS. NUMBERS BELOW 10 OR NUMBERS ABOVE 10 WHICH BEGIN A
SENTENCE SHOULD BE WRITTEN IN LETTERS. THE ONE EXCEPTION TO THIS
IS IN THE FINAL SENTENCE OF PARA 24 WHERE, FOR CONSISTENCY'S
SAKE, TWELVE IS REPEATED AS A WORD.
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PER CENT SHOULD ALWAYS BE WRITTEN AS TWO WORDS AND NOT AS
A SYMBOL. THIS ONLY CAUSES PROBLEM IN THE DRAFT IN THE
PENULTIMATE SENTENCE OF PARA 54 WHICH NOW READS QUOTE
PER CENT
UNQUOTE.
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