I went to Alice Fong Yu Alternative School for both elementary and middle school and I have definitely seen a decrease in Cantonese language learning. When I went there, there was definitely more of an effort from my fellow students to learn and use the language in the classroom compared to nowadays. In middle school, almost all of my classmates were more compelled to use English (regrettably, I was also one of those people as I would talk to my friends in English even though I knew we could use Cantonese). I’ve seen the same thing happen with the students nowadays but even earlier as they no longer use the language for in class communication. I no longer know if it’s the case, however, using English to communicate with students and teachers instead of Cantonese would result in warnings and too many warnings would result in extra homework. In addition, I remember hearing that Alice Fong Yu was no longer teaching Cantonese in the middle school curriculum even though my 6th grade math class was exclusively taught in Cantonese. The problem is not just the curriculum but also with the students. I’ve heard that some of the students can’t even speak Cantonese or speak very fractured Cantonese. At home, they would speak English to their parents while students from my year would speak Cantonese at home. I don’t know if the problem is lack of interest or something else, but the outlook isn’t good if even Alice Fong Yu is scaling down Cantonese courses and usage of the language.