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Students at the University of Hong Kong want to be taught in English, a survey has revealed.

Almost all the 2,400 students interviewed said the university should keep English as the teaching language.

Only four per cent said it should adopt Cantonese as the main teaching medium and four per cent favoured Putonghua.

But David Nunan, director and professor of applied linguistics, said nearly 20 per cent of students often had their lectures in Cantonese.

As many as 50 per cent had tutorials and workshops in Cantonese.

And some departments taught entirely in Cantonese, added Professor Nunan.

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