Pedestrians cross a road in Hong Kong on December 9. It is time for Hong Kong to fully embrace multilingualism. Photo: AFP
Opinion
Opinion
Vijay Verghese
Good English is Hong Kong’s passport back to the world community
With the right messaging, the government can encourage better English with a sense of inclusivity and integration – without neglecting Mandarin or Cantonese culture
As a financial city, Hong Kong must embrace English if it wants to become China’s most potent ambassador