Attribution

[Nurses will go on strike because they think their salaries are too low]
In academic communication, assertions that are not our own speculation usually need attributing to their original source [i.e. Who says so ?!]. E.g.
"Nurses in Hong Kong may go on strike over low pay unless the government promises to review their pay structure" à e.g.

	Sources in the Hospital Authority report that ..
or	Dr. C.K. Lo, Director of the Hospital Authority, warned that …
	[Note the difference in tone and function once a source is named!]

But no change is required if you use the neutral option:
"According to Dr. C.K. Lo, Director of… , the nurses may go on strike if..."

Task 6: Think of realistic ways of attributing the following ideas:

a) "If the HK Govt. continues to intervene in the market, devaluation is inevitable"

b) "Hong Kong finance companies are not behind the current wave of speculation"

c) "Interest rates are too high"

Answers: See Delicacy Notes for suggested improvements in language delicacy.

See Summary TASK or Go on to Concession

VERSION SO FAR:

"Sources in the Urban Services Department report that Hong Kong’s dustmen may go on strike over low pay unless the government promises to review their pay structure"