Is the colon necessary?

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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The former directors linked to Fullerton Healthcare accused in the case are: Daniel Chan Pai Sheng, 50, Michael Tan Kim Song, 50, and David Sin, 44.

Is the colon before “Daniel” necessary?

Thanks.

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Could a fellow member please help? Thanks in advance.

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A complete sentence should precede the colon. So it should not be used in that sentence. In my opinion there should be no punctuation at that location.

You could reword it to make a complete sentence followed by a colon. Also, it might make it more readable if the ages are in parentheses. The underlined part is a complete sentence.

Three former directors who are accused in the case are linked to Fullerton Healthcare: Daniel Chan Pai Sheng (50), Michael Tan Kim Song (50), and David Sin (44).

A better option is:
Three former directors linked to Fullerton Healthcare are accused in the case: Daniel Chan…

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The colon is often found used when people want to make a list.

But it is in a different format as exemplified below.

  1. John likes these three colours: violet, indigo and blue.

  2. Your sentence would look better this way: The former directors accused of being linked to Fullerton Healthcare case are Daniel Chan Pai Sheng (50), Michael Tan Kim Song (50), and David Sin (44).

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I love this sentence, I really do! Absolutely, wonderful.

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