Complex sentence: Later, they were planning to issue another edition for those in other provinces, including Guangzhou, but the start of the civil war forced this proposal to be shelved and, in March 1948, the Hong Kong edition was re-issued.
Split into simpler sentences: Later, they planned to issue another edition for those in other provinces. Unfortunately, the start of the civil war forced this proposal to be shelved and, in March 1948, the Hong Kong edition was re-issued.