Faculty of Arts in the Media: Dr Lisa Lim Discusses ‘Kongish’

Dr Lisa Lim from the School of English was recently interviewed by the South China Morning Post for an article about how Hongkongers have mixed English and Cantonese into a new language, Kongish.

Born as a language of protest, Kongish – a humorous mix of Cantonese and literal English translations from the local tongue – is gaining currency among bilingual young Hongkongers as a badge of identity. An example is the recently established Kongish Daily, which was set up by three friends, including Arts alumnus Nick Wong, and Pedro Lok who has applied to begin his PhD studies in the School of English under Dr Lim’s supervision in 2016.

Please click on the following link for the complete article:

http://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/1903452/hongkongers-mix-english-and-cantonese-new-language-kongish