Su Changrong advocates DSE Chinese subjects, civil servants must take Putonghua: the examination system has not created pressure

DAB Legislative Council member Guo Lingli raised an oral question at the Legislative Council meeting today (14th), asking the government to explain whether it has reviewed the implementation of the "Public Education Program" and formulated a plan to strengthen the promotion of "Public Education Program".

Cai Ruolian, Secretary of the Education Bureau, said that until the 2021-22 school year, a total of 6,200 regular Putonghua teachers in Hong Kong will meet the requirements of the teacher's language proficiency assessment (Mandarin), and the Education Bureau will create more opportunities for teachers and students to use Putonghua, such as sisters School exchanges, continue to provide school-based support services for primary and secondary schools, and cooperate with teachers to enrich the learning context of Putonghua, creating favorable conditions for "general education in middle school".

Cai Ruolian: The Mandarin proficiency of public servant candidates depends on the needs of the job

Su Changrong, a member of the election committee, said that the mainland market is becoming more and more important to the development of Hong Kong. It is necessary for the government to improve the Putonghua proficiency of Hong Kong people. However, the current examination system and government recruitment have not cooperated to create pressure. He asked whether the authorities will list Putonghua as a compulsory Chinese subject. Test subjects, and whether civil service recruitment will include Putonghua assessment.

Cai Ruolian pointed out that under the biliterate and trilingual policy, students will be trained to speak Cantonese, Putonghua and English. The Chinese oral test will be canceled in the next HKDSE. In the past, students were allowed to take the test in Putonghua.

She said that whether the civil service recruitment considers the Mandarin proficiency of candidates depends on the needs of the job, and the opinions will be forwarded to the relevant authorities.

Liu Zhipeng from the election committee is concerned about whether students can learn Tang poetry in Cantonese. Cai Ruolian said that different schools teach in different forms of Mandarin. Some "General Education Middle Schools" take into account the advantages of being biliterate and trilingual, and will also read in Cantonese. Classical Chinese and Tang poetry, strengthen the sense of language and rhythm.

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