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The debate is still raging over the issue of mother-tongue teaching.

Our society expects students to be biliterate and trilingual and the status of Chinese is now more dominant than it used to be.

I believe not only should the medium of instruction be changed, but also it should be the official language.

We cannot dispute the importance of English in an international city like Hong Kong.

Because of this, most parents and some students are opposed to introducing mother-tongue teaching.

They say switching to the mother tongue will adversely affect the standards of English.

But I think this depends on whether schools can motivate students to become more interested in English.

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