Gary Mei, executive director of the Sino-Latino Foundation of Macau, points out that during their four centuries in Macau the Portuguese never attempted to build up the Portuguese language ability of the local people. Few Chinese have ever mastered Portuguese, and there are not many people who understand both Western law and the Chinese language.
澳門中華拉丁基金會執委會主席魏美昌指出，一方面因為澳葡政府統治澳門四百年來，從未正視培養華人葡國語言能力，長期以來精通葡文的中國人很少，懂法律又懂葡文的人更少。