Meanwhile, Cantonese is still commonly used. On the other hand, many people also suggest that if Hong Kong wants to escape the bounds of its tiny territory, it cannot ignore Mandarin, the common language spoken by 1.5 billion people around the world.
但是如今在香港卻也有許多人認為，香港要走出小島，全世界十五億人口在使用的「普通話」不能忽略。