Ultimately many went to the UK to study further. Today, though some families send their kids to the PRC to study in hopes that they will learn Mandarin well and that will allow them to stand out in the crowd, most people still realize that as long as Hong Kong remains an international commercial center, the status of English will not decline.
如今，雖然也有些家庭將孩子送往中國大陸讀書，希望將來他們普通話更好，可以魚躍龍門，但許多人心知肚明，只要香港作為國際商港的特性一日還在，英文的地位便不會消失。