4 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁the ▁transl iter ated ▁name ▁ ▁( ), ▁which ▁closely ▁res emb les ▁the ▁English ▁pron unci ation ▁for ▁Se oul , ▁was ▁used . ▁▁ ▁This ▁often ▁caused ▁problems ▁in ▁translation , ▁as ▁in ▁Korean , ▁the ▁terms ▁" Se oul " ▁and ▁" H anse ong " ▁are ▁considered ▁different . ▁There ▁exist ▁many ▁institutions ▁and ▁entities , ▁most ▁of ▁them ▁having ▁no ▁connections ▁what so ever , ▁which ▁use ▁either ▁name . ▁When ▁the ▁names ▁of ▁these ▁institutions ▁and ▁entities ▁are ▁translated ▁into ▁Chinese , ▁both ▁" Se oul " ▁and ▁" H anse ong " ▁were ▁automatically ▁translated ▁to ▁ ▁( ). ▁Typ ical ▁examples ▁of ▁such ▁errors ▁in ▁translation ▁included ▁Se oul ▁National ▁University ▁versus ▁Hans ung ▁University , ▁which ▁both ▁would ▁be ▁translated ▁to ▁ ▁( H àn ché ng ▁D à x ué ), ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁Se oul ▁Science ▁High ▁School ▁versus ▁Hans ung ▁Science ▁High ▁School . ▁ ▁The ▁problem , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁confusion ▁it ▁caused ▁for ▁years , ▁was ▁solved ▁in ▁January ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁when ▁the ▁Se oul ▁City ▁Government ▁under ▁then ▁mayor ▁Lee ▁My ung ▁Bak ▁public ly ▁requested ▁that ▁the ▁Chinese ▁name ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁be ▁changed ▁to ▁ ▁( ), ▁written ▁as ▁ ▁in ▁simplified ▁Chinese ▁in ▁main land ▁China . ▁The ▁name ▁was ▁chosen ▁by ▁a ▁select ▁committee ▁out ▁of ▁two ▁names , ▁the ▁other ▁being ▁ ▁( ). ▁ ▁The ▁chosen