According to Ethnologue, 1.5 billion, 85.6 million and 1.1 billion people speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin respectively. Being trilingual in the three languages will open more doors for students in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
According to Ethnologue, 1.5 billion, 85.6 million and 1.1 billion people speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin respectively. Being trilingual in the three languages will open more doors for students in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
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Letters | In Hong Kong, let’s learn and like Mandarin

  • Readers discuss the value of being trilingual, and why mainland tourism to Hong Kong hasn’t instantly recovered

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Updated: 2:30pm, 19 Jan, 2023

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According to Ethnologue, 1.5 billion, 85.6 million and 1.1 billion people speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin respectively. Being trilingual in the three languages will open more doors for students in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
According to Ethnologue, 1.5 billion, 85.6 million and 1.1 billion people speak English, Cantonese and Mandarin respectively. Being trilingual in the three languages will open more doors for students in Hong Kong. Photo: Shutterstock
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