Is Cantonese an endangered language? (fwd link)

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Is Cantonese an endangered language?

By Michelle da Silva, June 14, 2012
CA

An article recently published in the China Post claimed that due to the
widespread use of Mandarin in Hong Kong over the last decade, Cantonese is
a dying language. Since Hong Kong was handed back to China by Britain in
1997, more than 160 primary schools have switched over from teaching
students in Cantonese to Mandarin. According to the article, more parents
are speaking to their children in English and Mandarin, in hopes that it
will help their kids enter an international school. Also, the number of
visitors from Mainland China to Hong Kong has increased, and many
businesses have made it a priority that staff greet customers in Mandarin.

Access full article below:
http://www.straight.com/article-711606/vancouver/cantonese-endangered-language
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