Those familiar with the Promoting Chinese Campaign know that Ho is talking about a relatively new concept. While the campaign has been put on for twelve years, this year, in addition to targeting those educated in English, its focus has shifted somewhat--from the practical measure of giving speakers of dialect a common means of communication to advancing toward a deeper cultural understanding.
熟悉新加坡華語運動的人，可能已從他的話中發現了不尋常的「新意」﹘﹘這項推行已經有十二年歷史的運動，今年除了首度把推廣對象，聚焦在英校出身的社會人士身上之外，目標也有一點轉變：從往年取代華人紛雜的方言，以成為共同溝通語言的實用價值，進一步深入到文化層面。