)[1] Malaysia is home to approximately 7.2 million ethnic Chinese (23% of the population).
At secondary level, some students opt for Chinese Independent High Schools, instead of national public schools, which use Malay (officially referred to as the Malaysian language (Bahasa Malaysia)) as the medium of instruction.
The Working Committee consisted of representatives from civil society organisations.
[1] The Council's stated mission is to "encourage the use of standard Mandarin Chinese, including translated names, phonetics, grammar, words and text, without discouraging the use of Chinese dialects".
[1] It consists of six divisions, each in charge of specific areas: translation, information, phonetics, grammar, vocabulary and writing, and publishing.