香港考試及評核局2013年香港中學文憑考試通識教育Liberal StudiesDSE (英)試卷一

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HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY

HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2013

LIBERAL STUDIES PAPER 1

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Data-response Questions

Answer all the questions in this paper.

1. Consider the following sources:

Source A

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Source B: Percentage of obese people in the adult population

GDP per capita in 2010 2010 (US$) 11.3 5 304

351

10 153

48 386

5 413

45 920

44 008

Europe United Kingdom 20.0 22.9 25.0 38 592

Africa

Americas

Asia

Europe

Malawi

Mexico

USA China Japan France

1.4

29.2

39.2

1.8

1.7

7.2

1.6

35.6

46.3

3.9

1.7

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Year(%) 2005

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34.9

1.3

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Country

Algeria

Region

Africa

2002

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(a) Identify and explain TWO causes of obesity suggested in Source A. (6 marks)

(b) It has been claimed that obesity is becoming a global health problem. To what extent do

Sources A and B support this view? Explain your answer. (8 marks)

2. Consider the following sources:

Type of Seats		` Number of Seats
		Total	Pro-establishment camp and others Pan-democratic camp
Geographical Constituency Legislative Councillors are elected through direct election by about 3.5 million registered voters from Geographical Constituencies	35		18 17
Traditional Functional Constituency – Legislative Councillors are elected by about 240 000 eligible voters from the Traditional Functional Constituencies	30		6	24
New Functional Constituency (District Council II) 一candidates are nominated from elected District Councillors and elected as Legislative Councillors by about 3.2 million registered voters who do not get a vote in the Traditional Functional Constituencies	5		3	2

Source B

The following cartoon shows the attitude of the HongKong government towards the pan-democratic camp in the Legislative Council

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Source C: An extract from a newspaper report dated 2 June 2012 Legislative Councillors set a record in marathon bill-vetting last night as they voted down the last

or the amendments to a controversial by-election bill and passed it into law following I 09 hours of IiIi bustcring° .

I’hc bill was passed in its third reading, with 29 pro-establishment legislators voting in favour, after 11 days or filibustering and eight days of voting

J,cgi$ lator$ or the pan-democratic camp filed l 306 amendments to force the bill’s withdrawal 「heir challenge led to 54 hours of debate in the second and third readings.

The pro-cstabli、hmcnt camp then took more than 55 hours over eight days, including 13 hours of breaks and mealtimes, to vote down all the amendments.

An anony111011丶 citizen complained about the filibustering hindering the legislation process for a number of bill丶 I le claimed that the filibustering wasted several weeks of the precious time of Legislative Councillors and 12 million dollars of public funds.

Filibustering refer丶 to an action such as prolonged speaking which obstructs the law-making process

Source D: An extract from adeclaration of a group of people on a newspaper published on l 3 June

2012

Allowance of adequate debate on legislation and checks and balances are the core principles of’legislative power’

In a legislature, not only efficiency, but also adequate debate and checks and balances should be considered valuable. Legislators, as responsible representatives of citizens monitoring the administration, should discuss controversial bills in detail. Checks and balances is one of the core values of Hong Kong, ensuring respect for different opinions and protection of human rights in society.

(a) With reference to Source A, interpret the message of the cartoon in Source B with regard to the government’s attitude to opposing views. (4 marks)

(b) Why do you think some Legislative Councillors adopt the filibustering strategy? Explain your answer with reference to the sources. (6 marks)

Justify your view with reference to the sources and your own knowledge. (8 marks)

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3. Consider the following source:

Adapted from a newspa12_er re12ort dated 21 October 2011

Mr. Wong and his wife have a 14-year-old daughter and a 9-year-old son. The

parent-child relationship is close. In this happy family, the mother is responsible for

earning money to support the family while the father is responsible for taking care of the

housework and the family. The son and daughter have been brought up by the’house

husband’single-handedly.

Recalling the reason for this arrangement, Mr. Wong pointed out some of the

considerations and painstaking thought that went into it. “I. did not want my children to

be brought up by foreign domestic helpers and become small overlords, or suffer from

what is now called the’princess disease’. Therefore, I decided to take care of them

myself.” Fourteen years ago, Mrs. Wong gave birth to her daughter. At that time, Mr.

Wong’s company had just closed down and there were more job opportunities for women.

As a retail shop manager, his wife’s working hours and income were more stable.

Therefore, Mr. Wong decided to take up the role of’househusband’.

Mr. Wong said that at first, he did not anticipate any real difficulty in taking care of his

children. He discovered later that he had to face a little social pressure. He said, “When

taking the kids to play, I encountered mostly mothers. As aman, it was difficult to talk to

those mothers.” Even one of the friends of the couple asked them to reconsider the

decision and said, “Men should go out to work and earn money. Men will lose their value

in life and their status if they do not have a job. Housework and child care are only

suitable for women.”

Mr. Wong said, “Hong Kong, being a cosmopolitan city, has a wide variety of lifestyles

I think that what can be done by women can also be done by men. In fact,’house

husbands’are more common than before in western societies.”

Regarding the price her husband has paid, Mrs. Wong said frankly, “Men generally put

emphasis on career, but he has put that aside. The cost of this choice is beyond the

imagination of ordinary people.”

(a) With reference to the source, identify and explain TWO social factors which could lead to

changes in the division of labour by gender in HongKong families. (6 marks)

(b) What values are reflected in the views on the roles of men and women given in the source? Identify and elaborate on these values. (8 marks)

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