Article 27
116. About 98 percent of the population in Hong Kong can be described as Chinese on the basis of language and place of origin. Most of these people originated from Guangdong (Kwangtung) Province in China. The Cantonese group forms the biggest community while the second biggest group is Sze Yap, followed by the Chiu Chow group The remaining Chinese population have their origins in other places of Guangdong (Kwangtung) Shanghai and the coastal provinces of
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117. Chinese and English are official languages in Hong Kong. is laid down in the Official Languages Ordinance (Cap. 5, Laws of Hong Kong) that both languages can be used for communication with the Government, and Chinese is in fact widely used by Government departments when corresponding with members of the public and in other official business Important documents, announcements, speeches are published in both English and Chinese and simultaneous interpretation is provided for the proceedings of the Legislative Council. Urban Council, Regional Council and District Boards. Legislation has been enacted to provide for future laws to be enacted in both languages.
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