The DSE General Studies exam starts today (28th), and the Extended Response Question in Paper 2 has three questions, and candidates can only choose to answer one of them.
One of the questions this year involves the Hong Kong Palace Museum in West Kowloon. Candidates should explain how the establishment of the Palace Museum can improve the quality of life of Hong Kong people.
The museum was built in 2016 by Lam Cheng Yuet-ngor, the then Chief Secretary for Administration and now the Chief Executive, in cooperation with the Palace Museum in Beijing. Because the project was approved without prior consultation, tendering and deliberation by the Legislative Council, it caused great controversy that year. , the museum is now expected to open in July this year.
As for the other two multiple-choice questions, one of them deals with the trade-off between sacrifice and environmental protection, and the other is about issues related to meat-free diets and plant-based meat.
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There are three questions in General Paper 2. Candidates only need to choose and answer one of them. Each question will provide two to three pieces of information, involving news reports, articles, journals and institutional press releases. Candidates have 1 hour and 15 minutes to answer.
2022 General Studies Paper Two.
(Photo by Liang Pengwei)
Question 1: Sacrifices and Environmental Protection
The test data quoted the mountain fire during the Qingming Festival. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department has set up an online worship platform since 2010. Environmental protection groups estimate that Hong Kong uses 320 million leashes every year, which is equivalent to cutting down 16,000 trees. It is recommended to use electronic red envelopes and the Mid-Autumn Festival. For the report or press release on the reduction of plastic and waste in the festival, candidates are required to answer the following questions:
(a) What are the benefits of offering sacrifices to ancestors online to Hong Kong society?
Explain your answer.
(8 points)
(b) "In the practice of traditional Chinese customs in modern society, environmental protection factors should be given priority." To what extent do you agree with this view?
Justify your answer.
(12 points)
▼On April 5th, citizens will go to the Diamond Mountain Cemetery to worship the mountain on Qingming Festival▼
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Question 2: Hong Kong Palace Museum
The test questions quoted two articles from research papers and news reports, one of which pointed out the function of a museum. The Hong Kong Palace Museum will display 800 cultural relics from the Palace Museum in Beijing, hoping to bring visitors an immersive exhibition to understand the Palace Museum. Wait.
Another piece of information is that the Palace Museum in Beijing uses virtual reality technology to allow people to "panorally" enjoy the Forbidden City online, and the Louvre Museum in Paris digitizes its artworks.
Candidates are required to answer the following questions based on the information and what they have learned:
(a) How can the establishment of the Hong Kong Palace Museum improve the quality of life of Hong Kong people?
Explain your answer.
(8 points)
(b) "The use of technology to present cultural relics is the most effective way to promote cultural knowledge." To what extent do you agree with this?
Justify your answer.
(12 points)
▼The construction progress of the Hong Kong Palace Museum in April 2022▼
West Kowloon Palace Museum | Project delayed due to the epidemic Feng Cheng Shuyi: strive to open the Palace Museum in July next year. The Palace Museum will open in July next year and will exhibit 910 collections. common
Question 3: Meat-free diet and "plant meat"
The test question provides two paragraphs of information, citing journal articles and online articles respectively, referring to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization estimates that meat consumption will increase by more than 1% in 2021, and global greenhouse gas emissions caused by food production are expected to increase by 60% in 2050. It is also pointed out that reducing meat consumption can reduce the carbon footprint; another information introduces that "vegetable meat" is "meat" made by plants, and its appearance, taste and cooking methods all imitate traditional meat.
Candidates who choose this question are required to answer the following questions:
(a) What are the reasons why people resist a "meatless diet"?
Explain your answer.
(8 points)
(b) "Promoting plant-based meat is a viable way to achieve sustainable development." To what extent do you agree with this?
Justify your answer.
(12 points)
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