30 yrs of Mandarin Campaign
18Mar09
Lee Kuan Yew is still promoting Mandarin. Straits Times:
THE Speak Mandarin Campaign marks a major milestone as it celebrates its 30th Anniversary this year. The initiative has come a long way since its inception by then Prime Minister Lee in 1979 where it was launched to promote a common mother tongue language and social cohesion within the Chinese community. …
The founder of this nationwide campaign. Minister Mentor Lee Kuan Yew was the guest of honour at the launch event held on Tuesday evening at the NTUC Auditorium.
Full text of speech as well as video also available.
Filed under: Event, Speech, Transcript, Video | 3 Comments
Tags: campaign, dialects, lee kuan yew, mandarin
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