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Person English Name. Details

Part 1: General Reference

Dictionary Entry Information
Dictionary Entry Name: Person English Name. Details
UID: COM000022	Version: 1.0	Maturity Level: 2, Matured for adoption by B/Ds on 13-02-2006
Status: Approved	Last Updated: 13-02-2006
Other Versions: Nil
Related Schemas: Person. Chinese. Name
Business Terms: Nil

Part 2: Information Model

Definition and Usage
Definition	The name of a person in English, comprising some or all of the person's name prefix, family name, given name, and person's name suffix.
Usage Rules	At least one of unstructured name or structured name should appear. Repeat the whole structure for storing additional names as alias. The combination of 'surname comma given name' should not be longer than 40 characters for use in HKID card.

Data Structure Diagram

Details of Basic Business Information Entities (BIEs) / Aggregated BIEs
*Order*	*UID*	*Dictionary Entry Name*	*Property Term*	*Cardinality*
*Definition*			*Data Type*	*Restriction*
1	COM000023	Person English Name. Unstructured. Name	Unstructured Name	0..1
Name of a person in English stored in unstructured format.			String	Maximum length: 60
2	COM000024	Person English Name. Person English Structured Name	Structured Name	0..1
Name of a person in English stored as structured components.			N/A	N/A
2.1	COM000026	Person English Structured Name. Surname. Name	Surname	1
Surname of the person			String	Maximum length: 40
2.2	COM000027	Person English Structured Name. Given. Name	Given Name	0..1
Given name of the person			String	Maximum length: 40
2.3	COM000028	Person English Structured Name. Person Name Prefix. Text	Person Name Prefix	0..1
An expression that precedes a person's English name for addressing that person. This is commonly known as a person's title. Any valid title expression is permitted. If any of the following are used, then the value should conform to the following format: Mr, Mrs, Ms, Miss, Dr, Prof			String	Maximum length: 35
2.4	COM000029	Person English Structured Name. Person Name Suffix. Text	Person Name Suffix	0..1
An expression that may be added to the end of a person's English name, for example, JP, PhD, etc.			String	Maximum length: 35

Related Code Lists
Nil

Part 3: Sample XML Data

Sample XML Code Segment

Sample XML Code Segment
`<MyProjectDataItem> <!-- other project data sub-items here --> <PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> <StructuredName> <Surname>Chan</Surname> <GivenName>Wai Man</GivenName> <PersonNamePrefix>Mr</PersonNamePrefix> </StructuredName> </PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> <!-- other project data sub-items here --> </MyProjectDataItem>` (with alias) <MyProjectDataItem> <!-- other project data sub-items here --> <PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> <StructuredName> <Surname>Chan</Surname> <GivenName>Wai Man</GivenName> <PersonNamePrefix>Mr</PersonNamePrefix> <PersonNameSuffix>Ph. D., M.H.K.I.E.</PersonNameSuffix> </StructuredName> </PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> <EnglishAliasInMyProjectDataItem> <UnstructuredName>Mr CHAN, Wai Man, Ph. D., M.H.K.I.E.</UnstructuredName> </EnglishAliasInMyProjectDataItem> <!-- other project data sub-items here --> </MyProjectDataItem>

<MyProjectDataItem> 
   <!-- other project data sub-items here --> 
   <PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> 
     <StructuredName> 
       <Surname>Chan</Surname> 
       <GivenName>Wai Man</GivenName> 
       <PersonNamePrefix>Mr</PersonNamePrefix> 
     </StructuredName> 
   </PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> 
   <!-- other project data sub-items here --> 
 </MyProjectDataItem>

(with alias)

<MyProjectDataItem> 
   <!-- other project data sub-items here --> 
   <PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> 
     <StructuredName> 
       <Surname>Chan</Surname> 
       <GivenName>Wai Man</GivenName> 
       <PersonNamePrefix>Mr</PersonNamePrefix> 
       <PersonNameSuffix>Ph. D., M.H.K.I.E.</PersonNameSuffix> 
     </StructuredName> 
   </PersonEnglishNameInMyProjectDataItem> 
   <EnglishAliasInMyProjectDataItem> 
     <UnstructuredName>Mr CHAN, Wai Man, Ph. D., M.H.K.I.E.</UnstructuredName> 
   </EnglishAliasInMyProjectDataItem> 
   <!-- other project data sub-items here --> 
 </MyProjectDataItem>

Part 4: Context Categories

Context Categories
Business Process Classification	In all contexts
Service / Product Classification	In all contexts
Industry Classification	In all contexts
Geopolitical	In all contexts
Official Constraints	None

Part 5: Related Materials

Supplementary References
Discussion Paper 2003/01 "Common Schema for Person Name"

Related Downloads

XML Schema for Person English Name. Details v1.0