TNAG-1603-FCO40-2210-Future-of-Hong-Kong-annual-reports-to-Parliament-on-Hong-Kon-1987 — Page 197

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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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