Chinese
Language
Foundation,
deliberations should be
held in the first instance to establish a strong theoretical back-up for its activities. I have already mentioned a number of proposals for social and
educational measures to be taken and these could
provide subjects for study. Immediate studies should also be made on the following matters
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
Compilation of reference books (e.g. dictionaries and lexicons) for local use;
Research on the use of the Chinese language as a medium in communication in information technology
to go in
in line with the needs of Hong Kong as a bilingual society;
Proficiency in Chinese of the translators and the
design of suitable training courses to meet any actual and perceivable need;
Proficiency in spoken languages of people employed
by the mass media;
(5)
The need for the use of
effectiveness
Putonghua and the
of various methods of teaching
Putonghua;
(6)
The appropriate level at which Putonghua lessons
should be introduced in formal school education;
(7)
Comparative studies on the use of Chinese
various Chinese communities (with regard to
status of the language, the extent of use
promotion policy etc.)
in
the
and