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GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas and guidelines for the use of Japanese, Korean, Russian and other languages in public service areas jointly constitute series of national standards of guidelines for the use of foreign languages in public service areas.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas consists of the following parts
——Part 1: General Rules;
——Part 2: Transportation;
——Part 3: Tourism;
——Part 4: Culture and Entertainment;
——Part 5: Sports;
——Part 6: Education;
——Part 7: Health and Medicine;
——Part 8: Post and Telecommunications;
——Part 9: Accommodation and Catering;
——Part 10: Commerce and Finance.
This part is Part 8 of GB/T 30240.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part is under the jurisdiction of Language Information Management Department of Ministry of Education.
Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas -
Part 8: Post and Telecommunications
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 30240 specifies relevant terms and definitions, translation methods and requirements, writing requirements and the like for the use of English in post and telecommunications service area.
This part is applicable to English translation and writing of names of postal and telecommunications service institutions and their service information.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for application of this standard. For dated reference, only the edition cited applies. For the undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) apply.
GB/T 30240.1-2013 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas - Part 1: General Rules
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
postal service
a general term for services provided by postal enterprise, including mail transmission service, postal exchange service and other relevant services specified by the nation
3.2
telecommunications service
a general term for data transmission services such as telegram, telephone, mobile telephone and internet provided by telecommunication enterprise via modern information technology
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
4.1 Name of post and telecommunications organizations
4.1.1 "邮政局" is translated as Post Office; "邮政支局" as Branch Post Office; "邮政代办所" as Postal Agency.
4.1.2 Business outlets and window service agency of postal service and telecommunications may all be translated as Customer Service Center, e.g. China Telecom Customer Service Center.
4.1.3 Names of other post and telecommunications institutions shall be translated and written according to 5.1 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex A.
4.2 Postal and telecommunications service information
4.2.1 Postal and telecommunications service information shall be translated and written according to 5.2 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex B.
4.2.2 The translation and abbreviation of post and telecommunications terms shall meet the requirements of professional code or application convention with respect to post and telecommunications.
4.3 Words and expressions selection and spelling method
The selection and spelling of English words and expressions shall meet the requirements of 5.3 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
4.4 Grammar and format
English person, tense, single and plural form and abbreviation shall meet the relevant requirements of 5.4 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
5 Writing Requirements
English capitalization, punctuation, font, blank space, line advance and the like shall meet the requirements of Chapter 6 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
5 Writing Requirements
Annex A (Informative) Examples for English Translations of Names of Post and Telecommunications Institutions
Annex B (Informative) Examples for English Translations of Postal and Telecommunications Service Information
Codeofchina.com is in charge of this English translation. In case of any doubt about the English translation, the Chinese original shall be considered authoritative.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas and guidelines for the use of Japanese, Korean, Russian and other languages in public service areas jointly constitute series of national standards of guidelines for the use of foreign languages in public service areas.
GB/T 30240 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas consists of the following parts
——Part 1: General Rules;
——Part 2: Transportation;
——Part 3: Tourism;
——Part 4: Culture and Entertainment;
——Part 5: Sports;
——Part 6: Education;
——Part 7: Health and Medicine;
——Part 8: Post and Telecommunications;
——Part 9: Accommodation and Catering;
——Part 10: Commerce and Finance.
This part is Part 8 of GB/T 30240.
This part is developed in accordance with the rules given in GB/T 1.1-2009.
This part is under the jurisdiction of Language Information Management Department of Ministry of Education.
Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas -
Part 8: Post and Telecommunications
1 Scope
This part of GB/T 30240 specifies relevant terms and definitions, translation methods and requirements, writing requirements and the like for the use of English in post and telecommunications service area.
This part is applicable to English translation and writing of names of postal and telecommunications service institutions and their service information.
2 Normative References
The following referenced documents are indispensable for application of this standard. For dated reference, only the edition cited applies. For the undated references, the latest editions of the normative documents (including all the amendments) apply.
GB/T 30240.1-2013 Guidelines for the Use of English in Public Service Areas - Part 1: General Rules
3 Terms and Definitions
For the purposes of this document, the following terms and definitions apply.
3.1
postal service
a general term for services provided by postal enterprise, including mail transmission service, postal exchange service and other relevant services specified by the nation
3.2
telecommunications service
a general term for data transmission services such as telegram, telephone, mobile telephone and internet provided by telecommunication enterprise via modern information technology
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
4.1 Name of post and telecommunications organizations
4.1.1 "邮政局" is translated as Post Office; "邮政支局" as Branch Post Office; "邮政代办所" as Postal Agency.
4.1.2 Business outlets and window service agency of postal service and telecommunications may all be translated as Customer Service Center, e.g. China Telecom Customer Service Center.
4.1.3 Names of other post and telecommunications institutions shall be translated and written according to 5.1 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex A.
4.2 Postal and telecommunications service information
4.2.1 Postal and telecommunications service information shall be translated and written according to 5.2 in GB/T 30240.1-2013. Specific provisions are given in Annex B.
4.2.2 The translation and abbreviation of post and telecommunications terms shall meet the requirements of professional code or application convention with respect to post and telecommunications.
4.3 Words and expressions selection and spelling method
The selection and spelling of English words and expressions shall meet the requirements of 5.3 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
4.4 Grammar and format
English person, tense, single and plural form and abbreviation shall meet the relevant requirements of 5.4 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
5 Writing Requirements
English capitalization, punctuation, font, blank space, line advance and the like shall meet the requirements of Chapter 6 in GB/T 30240.1-2013.
Contents of GB/T 30240.8-2017
Foreword i
1 Scope
2 Normative References
3 Terms and Definitions
4 Translation Methods and Requirements
5 Writing Requirements
Annex A (Informative) Examples for English Translations of Names of Post and Telecommunications Institutions
Annex B (Informative) Examples for English Translations of Postal and Telecommunications Service Information
