Language Policy of Hong Kong: Its Impact on Language Education and Language Use in Post-Handover Hong Kong

香港的語文政策：對香港回歸後的語文教育和語文使用之影響

10.6210/JNTNULL.2004.49(1).03

潘玉琼(Anita Y. K. Poon)

師大學報：人文與社會科學類

49卷1期（2004 / 04 / 01）

53 - 74

英文

由於受到歷史和社會經濟發展種種因素的影響，香港的語文狀況是相當複雜的。本文首先回顧過去三十年來香港政府的語文政策，主要分為兩大類，即教學語言政策和提升語文水平政策。論文的重點是分析香港回歸以來在語文政策上的變化和發展，進而探索語文政策對語文教育及社會整體語文狀況和使用的影響。

The language situation in Hong Kong is knowingly complex. Language policy has always been an unresolved thorny issue. In this paper I will first provide an overview of Hong Kong's language policy in the pre-handover period. Then I will examine the language policy since the handover in 1997. I will also look at the impact of the latest language policy on language education and language use in Hong Kong. The newly published language education review report entitled 'Action plan to raise language standards in Hong Kong' (SCOLAR, 2003) will be reviewed.

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