Yet, although government and legal documents have long since become bilingual, "everyone thinks that things will get done faster if the documents are in English," says one Hong Kong government officer.
如今這樣的情結看似較淡薄，雖然政府來往的公文早已雙語並行，但「大家總認為用英文寫公文，事情會辦得比較快」，港府一位官員說。