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(The journey of the avenue is also.) The world is the public.
(The world is the public.) Do you know what this sentence means?
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In other words, one must have a fair mind.
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[Commentary] The name of the man who is teaching Hong Kong children to speak Mandarin is Jin Tongtong. He is a Mandarin teacher in Hong Kong and the founder of this Mandarin teaching center.
Up to now, she has been teaching Mandarin Chinese for 23 years.
Jin Tongtong was born in Beijing.
In 1994, in order to reunite with her husband, she came to Hong Kong to settle.
Jin Tongtong recalled that at that time, most Hong Kong people had great difficulties in communicating in Mandarin, and the public's recognition of Mandarin was generally not high.
[Concurrent] Jin Tongtong, founder of Jingtong Mandarin Center
In 1997 (before), many of them (Hong Kong people) could not speak Putonghua, and they could not speak Putonghua at all. They do not have to be qualified in Chinese for university entrance examinations. Putonghua is also optional in Hong Kong. Many schools It was not opened yet, so people in the previous generation did not have Mandarin courses.
[Explanation] With the return of Hong Kong, people began to realize the importance of learning Mandarin. The SAR government also began to implement a "two-literature and three-lingual" language policy, that is, written in Chinese and English, and spoken in Cantonese, English and Mandarin. Hong Kong The society gradually started to learn Mandarin.
In 1997, Jin Tongtong spotted the opportunity and used his language advantage to open the first Mandarin teaching center in Hong Kong.
[Concurrent] Jin Tongtong, founder of Jingtong Mandarin Center
I started with a table and a chair by myself. I taught it myself. I can also say that I cross the river by feeling the stones, because there are not many precedents in Hong Kong.
At that time, fewer people started their own Mandarin centers.
At the school level, Mandarin courses have just begun.
[Commentary] Jin Tongtong said that at the beginning of the business, due to insufficient funds, she could not afford to rent a too large classroom and the only teacher was herself. She helped school students with Chinese homework during the day and evening classes for in-service personnel at night. Tutoring Mandarin is often very busy.
With the gradual deepening of exchanges between the two places, more and more Hong Kong people are interested in learning Mandarin, and the learning content is getting deeper and deeper.
[Concurrent] Jin Tongtong, founder of Jingtong Mandarin Center
Some lawyers, doctors, and bank managers in the society, as well as government officials, including some police stations and fire departments (employees), all come to us to learn.
Parents require children to be able to speak and read aloud. In this regard (learning), it is not just starting from the most basic aoeiuybpmf.
A lot of it shows that because our country is developing and progressing, it is actually inseparable from Hong Kong.
[Explanation] At the peak of his career for more than 20 years, Jin Tongtong opened 12 Mandarin education centers at the same time, covering almost all of Hong Kong, with hundreds of thousands of students taught.
In November 2017, Jin Tongtong took the lead in establishing the Hong Kong Mandarin Professional Association, which aims to provide professional teaching training for Mandarin teachers. At present, there are more than 1,000 members.
However, just as his career was booming, in 2019, a "regulations turmoil" swept through Hong Kong, and violent acts such as beating, smashing, looting and burning flooded the streets and alleys, making the community panic. This made Jin Tongtong feel both worried and angry.
[Concurrent] Jin Tongtong, founder of Jingtong Mandarin Center
Everyone knows that many Chinese companies have been smashed and destroyed.
Then our Mandarin center, because it is also in a shop in a shopping mall, we are also very scared, should we seal up the glass and block the sign, so it really is, speaking Mandarin seems to be a sinner The same in Hong Kong.
I am very surprised that Hong Kong has returned to the motherland. It is our land in China. We speak the language of our country on our own land in Hong Kong. This is a matter of course, right?
[Explanation] Having lived in Hong Kong for nearly 30 years, Jin Tongtong has witnessed the growth of Hong Kong and the exchanges between the two places have brought unprecedented opportunities to Hong Kong society.
She said that in the future, she will continue to promote Mandarin, so that more people can understand and learn the language.
[Concurrent] Jin Tongtong, founder of Jingtong Mandarin Center
In fact, as a mandarin educator, I think we are a bridge between the mainland and Hong Kong, the motherland and Hong Kong. The responsibility is to connect the next generation of Hong Kong. We must make him speak Mandarin so that he will have a better future. Broad prospects.
Not only the Greater Bay Area (Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao), but in fact, many countries and cities all over the world attach importance to Chinese.
Reporter Fan Siyi from Hong Kong
Editor in charge: [Li Ji]