All service industry workers would also have to pass a Mandarin test before 2010 and greet customers in Mandarin, the newspaper added, though they can then chat to customers in Shanghainese.

• 所有服务业人员也必须在2010年前通过普通话检测，并以普通话接待顾客，该报补充说，虽然他们接下来可用上海话和顾客閒话家常。