People in Hong Kong speak a rich mixture of languages. Hong Kong was a British colony for more than 156 years before was returned to Chinese control in 1997. English was the only official language until 1994.______________________ 香港人的口语融合了多种语言.因为香港曾作为英国殖民地长达156年,直至1994年,英语一直是其唯一官方语言.1997年,香港才回归中国.