To avoid hurting local teachers 'employment prospects, the Hong Kong government has chosen to train Mandarin teachers locally, and with many teachers not yet trained, the promotion of Mandarin is making slow progress.
為避免影響香港本地老師的工作機會，香港政府對普通話師資採取「就地培訓」的方式，在很多老師還未受訓的情況下，普通話的推廣更形緩慢。