Dr Lisa Lim, Associate Professor in the School of English, shares her views on the city’s language policy and discusses the case of Constable Ifzal Zaffar, a Hong Kong policeman of Pakistani descent who became an overnight star, in her fortnightly Post Magazine column: Language Matters.
“Ifzal Zaffar recently climbed a crane and, speaking in Urdu, persuaded a fellow Pakistani not to commit suicide. He’s proficient in Cantonese with help from a government scheme, but a fuller embrace of multilingualism is still needed.”
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http://www.scmp.com/magazines/post-magazine/short-reads/article/2083468/what-case-hong-kongs-hero-policeman-says-about
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