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20:43, 02-Jan-2022
Why these Hong Kong English names are pronounced so differently from the Cantonese words
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From Yau Ma Tei to Sham Shui Po, the English romanizations of places' names in Hong Kong actually sound quite different from the original Cantonese. That's because Hong Kong still adopts a century-old romanization system. Let's explore the history trivia behind this.
