Language: Ma in tongue-twister

In a move to promote the "whole nation learning English" campaign, Taipei Mayor Ma Ying-jeou (馬英九) yesterday joined two foreigners in demonstrating English tongue-twisters, to the delight and applause of onlookers. Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corp (HSBC), Public Television Service (PTS) and Studio Classroom held a news conference yesterday during to announced that HSBC is donating NT$3 million (US$88,000) and DVDs to sponsor PTS's "learning English through watching PTS" program. The program will then be made into DVDs and donated to 68 public and private junior high schools in Taipei. Ma attended the news conference to accept the donation. He gave a speech in Chinese and English and demonstrated one of the more popular English tongue-twisters.