It was found out that of the 800 odd schools which participated in the survey, 12 have been using Putonghua as the MOI for Chinese Language Subject during or before the previous school year (1998/1999). An additional 15 schools have indicated that they plan to introduce Putonghua as the MOI for the Chinese Language Subject from this school year (1999/2000). "We are pleased to note that 18 of the schools which now use Putonghua as the MOI for Chinese Language Subject have agreed to our planned school visits, and to co-operate fully with us in our further research to explore the potential benefits and effects of using Putonghua as the MOI on students' learning of Chinese and Putonghua," said the Chairman of SCOLAR, Dr Daniel Tse Chi-wai.