PRC STANDARDIZES NAMES OF S. CHINA SEA ISLANDS

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I 1 0% ON Ii Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0 SOCIOLOGICAL, EDUCATION AND CULTURE JQ 83 ! v ~7M ~1V3 PRC STANDARDIZES NAMES OF S. CHINA SEA ISLANDS OW240812 Beijing XINHUA in English 0712 GMT 24 Apr 83 [Text] Beijing, April 24 (XINHUA)--The Chinese Toponymy Committee was authorized today to publish the standardized names for China's major South China Sea islands. This move was part of the nationwide efforts to standardize the place names of the country so as to provide accurate data for the socialist moderniza- tion program and to facilitate the development of navigation, the committee said. For this purpose, the committee has carried out a survey of the names of China's South China Sea islands (called "Nanhai Zhudao" in Chinese) and standardized these names according to the relevant regulations of the State Council, it added. According to an earlier report, China's first nationwide survey of place names, which started in 1980, is expected to be completed in the main in the first half. of this year. The committee published the standardized names in Chinese for 287 major places of the South China Sea islands and their spellings in Chinese phonetic alphabet. Some were also given corresponding names habitually used by local fishermen. The spellings of the standardized names of these places in Chinese phonetic alphabet are as follow ("qundao" meaning "islands"; "dao", "island"; "jiao", "reef"; "tan", "bank"; "shuidao", "channel"; "shazhou", "sand cay"; "yu", "islet"; "ansha", "; " shoal "lianjiao" or qunjiao" "reefs "--editor): Dongsha Qundao Nanwei Tan Dongsha Jiao Bei Shuidao Dongsha Dao Nan Shuidao Beiwei Tan Xisha Qundao c+ Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0 In recent years, the Chinese Government has paid increased attention to the well-being of such Taiwan compatriots. A group has been set up to oversee the status and condition of Taiwan compatriots, families who have relatives now in Taiwan and officials and officers returning from Taiwan. Frame-ups and historical injustices involving Taiwan compatriots have been in the main corrected. According to statistics from 26.provinces and municipalities, housing con- ditions for 605.families of Taiwan origin have been improved over the past few years. Some 380. families living below the local average standards now receive subsidies from, the government. Among the Taiwan compatriots on the mainland, there are. 13 N.P.C. deputies, 23 members of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference, two university presidents, 12 directors of research, institutes and more than 20 factory directors or general engineers. CSO: 4000/123 Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0 Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0 Yongle Qundao Bei Jiao Jinyin Dao Lingyang Jiao Kuangzai Shazhou Ganquan Dao Shanhu Dao Quanfu Dao Yagong Dao Yin Yu Yinyuzai Xianshe Yu Shi Yu Jinqing Dao Chenhang Dao Guangjin Dao Yuzhuo Jiao Huaguang Jiao Panshi Yu Zhongjian Dao Xuande Qundao Yongxing Dao Shi Dao Qilian Yu Dongxin Shazhou Xixin Shazhou Nan Shazhou Zhong Shazhou Bei Shazhou Nan Dao Zhong Dao Bei Dao Zhaoshu Dao Xi Shazhou Yinli Tan Dong Dao Xidu Tan Gaojianshi Beibianlang Binmei Tan Zhanhan Tan . 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The regional government has set an allocation of 59.31 million yuan (RMB), 51.2 percent more than in last year, for the purpose. And it decided to allocate additional 11.85 million yuan specially to promote spare-time education of workers and peasants in the region. [Text] [OW232136 Beijing.XINHUA in English 0720 GMT 22.Apr 831 CSO: 4000/123 Declassified and Approved For Release 2012/10/15: CIA-RDP08CO1297R000300180002-0