Hong Kong Leader Carrie Lam on answering questions in English: a 'waste of time'

Carrie Lam, who served as Chief Executive of Hong Kong from 2017 - 2022, expresses her irritation at having to answer questions in both Cantonese and English at a news conference, reflecting her ideas surrounding having to use English in Cantonese-speaking Hong Kong. [Published on 07-02-2018]

Posted by Arianne Lin on February 23, 2025

Tags:
Standard Language Ideology;
Code-switching;
Politics and Policy

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