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Hon. WONG Lam

Question No. 5

: Will Government inform this Council

whether consideration will be given

to encouraging Cantonese-speaking

Official Members of this Council, to

reply in Cantonese questions put to

them by Unofficial Members in Cantonese?

Reply by Mr. A.H. Hsu, J.P.

Secretary for Administrative Services & Information

Reply :

Yes, Sir, the Government will encourage Cantonese-

speaking Official Members to reply in Cantonese, whenever

appropriate and if they so wish, to questions raised by

Unofficial Members in Cantonese.