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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.