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"The existing MCQ #1 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda of the medium of instruction has to face a complete shake-up," said Professor Cheng Kai-ming, pro vice-chancellor of the University of Hong Kong.
"Cantonese can never be the principal language at schools. No other place in the world would use a MCQ #2 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda as the medium of instruction. It is killing [the students]," said Professor Cheng, an Education Commission member.
Banker Antony Leung Kam-chung, the top education MCQ #3 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda appointed by the Government, MCQ #4 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda the call.
"I understand that children in very low forms should learn in their MCQ #5 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda tongue," said Mr Leung, an executive councillor and Education Commission chairman.
"But for the MCQ #6 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda sector, English is important. Also, with MCQ #7 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda business on the mainland, it's not possible to go without Putonghua."
Public-funded schools should consider going independent to MCQ #8 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda the MCQ #9 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda , Mr Leung added.
The two education advisers suggested Putonghua be used MCQ #10 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda in classes and a wide range of foreign languages be taught as this was not happening in Hong Kong schools.
Both MCQ #11 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda from speaking in their capacity with the Education Commission and MCQ #12 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda that the medium of instruction was not on the formal MCQ #13 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda .
In September 1998, more than 400 secondary schools were ordered to teach in Cantonese, with 114 granted MCQ #14 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda to continue teaching in English with Education Department MCQ #15 aide defy dialect commercial policy backed mother refrained booming approval stressed exemption extensively agenda .
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