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PAPER 1
HONG KONG EXAMINATIONS AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY
HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2016
LIBERAL STUDIES PAPER 1
8:30 am – 10:30 am (2 hours)
This paper must be answered in English
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· Consider the following sources:
Source A:
Statistics on agriculture in HongKong (1995 – 2013)
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Source B: An extract from a newspaper report daed 2 April 2015
Of the 4 523 hectares of agricultural land in HongKong, only 729 hectares are actively farmed. Many farmers have abandoned their land, sold it to developers or taken up better-paid work. Yet with growing awareness of the concepts of land conservation and green living, perhaps mixed with a longing for food from home soil, calls to revive agriculture have emerged.
As a college graduate, Mr Chow would be expected to fmd a white-collar job. Instead, he opted to take up fanning in a remote part ofLantau Island. He earns a salary of only HK.$8 000 a month. His boss admits that recruiting new blood is a big problem.
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Source C: Adapted from a research study
Nowadays, many cities in the world are facing problems of the urban heat island effect* and a lack of green space. Some cities are trying to enhance sustainability by improving urban greenery and promoting urban farming, in which all related processes are conducted in the city.
In fact, green roofs can provide’farmland’for local vegetable and food production. Most green 「oofs in the world today are created to provide attractive green spaces, to reduce the urban heat island effect, to manage rainwater flows, or to save energy used for cooling.
In Hong Kong, green roofs have attracted much attention in recent years. Since 2012, Hong Kong has completed more than 50 roof-greening projects in government-owned buildings and schools, with another 25 projects underway. Some schools and housing estates have been organising family fanning activities on their own urban farms.
* The urb皿 heat is區d effect refers to the phenomenon that temperatures in built-up urb血紅eas are higher th皿 those in the surrounding 訌eas.
(a)
(b)
(c)
Describe the trends in agriculture in HongKong as
From Sources A and B, identify and explain two development of agriculture in HongKong.
‘Urban farming will improve the quality of life sources support this claim.
shown in Source A. (4 marks)
factors that might be influencing the current
(6 marks)
of people in Hong Kong.’ Explain how the
(8 marks)
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2. Consider the following sources:
Source A:
Democracv Index and Global Competitiveness Index* of Hon
Table Al: De Ind 2014
Overall Index Selected cate2:ories
Rank (out 
l Func 
ning paon 
c 
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Civil liberties
of 167) m 
m S 
the maximum score 
fassembly)
66 65 48 57 56 94
Table A2: Global Competitiveness Index in 2014
Overall Index Sub-indexes
Basic Efficiency enhancers It
Rank Score (as requirements (e.g. (e.g. higher education factors
(out of 140) 
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et (e.g.
score) electricity supply) development) t 
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Score as% of the maximum score)
7 79 89 80 69
* The Global Competitiveness Index ranks the competitiveness of 140 economies, based on over 100 indicators. Competitiveness is the set of institutions, policies, and factors that determine the level of productivity of an
economy.
** Institutions provide the legal and administrative 缸mework within which individuals, firms, and governments interact to generate wealth.
Source B:
Index in 2014
Global Competitiveness Index (Rank out of 140)
1
3
7
Administrative Re2:ion
2
109
28
d Global Competif
Democracy Index (Rank out of 167)
6
19
66
75
124
144
Switzerland
United States
HongKong Special
Singapore
Ethiopia
China
Ind
D
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3. Consider the following sources:
Source A:
Ke21ona1 stansncstor Human 1mmunoaenc1enc, virus lHIV) (,/,UUJ
Region
Africa
(excluding
North Africa) South and
South-East
Asia
Western and Central
Europe
People living with HIV
| 15 yearsold and
above (as% of total population) 22.1 million (2.60%) 3.7 million (0.16%) 0.9 million (0.14%) |
Under 15 years old (as% of total population)
2.9 million (0.34%) 0.2m沮ion (0.01%) 0.0 million (0.00%) |
Gross Domestic
Product
(GDP)
per capita
(US$)
1 306.8
5 891.6
34 860.5
Adult
Literacy
Rate(%)
60.4
78.9
97.9
Source B: Some infonnation about Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV)
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) damages the human body’s ability to fight diseases and may lead to Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS). As a result, the body cannot defend itself against infections and cancers. HIV may be transmitted through sexual contact, blood contact and mother to child infection. However, people do not get HIV through air or social contact.
Access to prevention, care, and treatment for people living with HIV or at risk of HIV varies from region to region, and there is not yet a cure for HIV. However, treatment with anti-HIV drugs can control the virus and reduce the risk of transmitting the virus to others. According to the World Health Organization, most newly infected children in 2013 living in Africa (excluding North Africa) were infected by their HIV-positive mothers during pregnancy, childbirth or breastfeeding. Of people living with HIV in the world today, 54.3% do not know that they have the virus.
Currently, the global investment on HIV vaccine research, including industry and research agencies in developed countries, has been estimated at approximately US$500 million per year. Despite the investment in research, the drugs to control HIV are still expensive, costing US$115-330 per patient per year.
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SourceC: Adapted from a cartoon on the Internet
(a) Describe the pattern of HIV infection as shown in Source A. (4 marks)
(b) HIV is a global problem. From the sources provided, identify and explain two difficulties in tackling this global problem. (7 marks)
END OF PAPER
Sources of materials used in this paper面II be acknowledged in the Examination Report and Question Papers published by the HongKong Examinations and Assessment Authority at a later stage.
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