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Sir, finally, the Working Party hoped that more use
still might be made of Cantonese in debate. Mr. Alex Wu
has recently raised again the question of the use of Mandarin,
or Futonghua. The Working Party's hope requires no more than a greater inclination on the part of members of this Council to speak Cantonese. Mr. Wu's interest in Putonghua is a more complex matter which, as the Chief Secretary said here on
29 June, may need attention from an ad hoc working group of
its own.
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Sir, I beg to move the amendments.