Second Deputy Prime Minister Ong Teng- cheong has broken ground in stating that the government should help this silent majority of Chinese who have been economically disadvantaged by their inferior English. "This is the first time their struggles have been acknowledged," stated an editorial in the Straits Times. "
第二副總理王鼎昌首先公開表示，政府以後對於因語言弱勢而造成經濟劣勢的沉默華人，應該多加關注。