Abstract
This paper reviews the use of mixed-code teaching in Hong Kong schools. The situation of English language teaching is complicated, since English must be preserved for business purposes, but the Chinese medium of instruction is receiving greater emphasis as Hong Kong nears the date of its takeover by China. The government has consistently advocated either the Chinese or English medium in education and has condemned using a mixed-code of Cantonese and English. Despite government policy, teachers have increased their use of mixed-code in the classroom. Academics have supported the teachers' practice with research that favours mixed-code for Hong Kong's complex language teaching situation. Nevertheless, the government's Education Commission, in a series of reports, has refused to change its position on mixed-code teaching. The article outlines the efforts of educators interested in languages in contact to persuade the government to accept mixed-code as not only inevitable, but as preferable in most Hong Kong schools.
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