> LC is not planning to update 043 geographic codes to match updated pinyin headings, since we consider romanization changes to be more like a change of name as opposed to a change in status. According to the MARC Code List for Geographic Areas, 1998 edition, p. ix:
> "When a place has changed its name, the existing code is retained but the new name is used and the earlier name is added as a reference. For example,
Sri Lanka [a-ce]
UF Ceylon
Ceylon
USE Sri Lanka
> When it becomes necessary to change a code because the status of an entity has changed, notes are added to the list to explain the code changes and the date the change was made." For example,
Hong Kong (China) [a-cc-hk]
Coded [a-hk] (Hong Kong) before June 1998
> LC will begin using the two new codes for Hainan Sheng (China) and Tientsin (China) [soon to be changed to Tianjin (China)], as well as the new code for Hong Kong (China) with Cataloging Day 1 of the LC ILS.