AS an international city, Hong Kong is a place where English seems to be a more important language than Cantonese. So students should start thinking of the city's uniqueness and prepare themselves for the future.
Towards this end, undergraduates of the University of Hong Kong were able to pick up extra knowledge on the English language at a five-day English festival which started on Monday on campus.
The ''English Festival '94'' was organised by the Faculty of Arts' English Society to arouse and promote interest in studying the language.
''English is widely used in Hong Kong; its situation is so unique that in aspects such as education, government and social interaction, its function and status are different,'' said Venus Lam Yik-lan, festival chairman at the opening ceremony.
With that in mind, she said the society was holding the festival to give a clearer picture of the position of English in Hong Kong.
Under the theme, ''The Uniqueness of English in Hong Kong: Past, Present and Future'', activities including seminars, board exhibition, essay-writing competition and a karaoke night were held.
