Background of Hong Kong Hakka
The power of language mainly lies on political reason, whether or not it is an official language of the state or a city. As most of the official languages are used in formal settings, such as in education or official documents. These usages empower the official languages and while at the same time, degraded the unofficial ones.
In the context of our living place, Hong Kong, speaking of "local language", one might immediately think of the local official language, Cantonese. However, Cantonese is not the only "local" language of Hong Kong; actually, Hong Kong has quite a number of languages, and we will now give you a detailed history of the language development in Hong Kong, plus the development of Hakka in this small but complex city.
In the context of our living place, Hong Kong, speaking of "local language", one might immediately think of the local official language, Cantonese. However, Cantonese is not the only "local" language of Hong Kong; actually, Hong Kong has quite a number of languages, and we will now give you a detailed history of the language development in Hong Kong, plus the development of Hakka in this small but complex city.