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PAPER 3 HONG KONG DIPLOMA OF SECONDARY EDUCATION EXAMINATION 2014
PART B1 EASY SECTION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 3

PART B1

DATA FILE

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
(1) Refer to the General Instructions on Page 1 of the Question-Answer Book for Part A.

INSTRUCTIONS FOR PART B1

(1) The Question-Answer Book for Part B1 is inserted into this Data File.
(2) For Part B, attempt EITHER those tasks in Part B1 (Tasks 5-7) OR those in Part B2 (Tasks
8-10)
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in the Data Files.
(5) Hand in only ONE Question-Answer Book for Part B, either B1 or B2, and tie it with the
Question-Answer Book for Part A.

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 PART B
Situation
You are Frances Fan, a reporter working for a local newspaper.
You are going to listen to a radio phone in programme about removing a local park to make way for more public
housing.
Before the recording is played, you will have five minutes to study the Question-Answer Book and the Data File
for Part B1 and the Question-Answer Book and the Data File for Part B2. Remember you must choose to do the
tasks in either Part B1 or Part B2. Do NOT attempt both Parts B1 and B2.
Complete the tasks by following the instructions in the Question-Answer Book that you choose and on the
recording. You will find all the information you need in the Question-Answer Book and the Data File that you
choose and in the recording. As you listen you can make notes on page 3 of the Data File.

ContentsPage

1. Listening note-taking sheet for radio phone-in programme.................................................................................... 3

2. Email from Rezona Lok, editor............................................................................................................................. 4

3. Statistics of people using parks............................................................................................................................. 5

4. Poster advertisement for Mid-Autumn Festival celebration................................................................................... 6

5. Webpage — What’s on in the Park......................................................................................................................... 7

6. Shatin Park Plan.................................................................................................................................................... 8

7. Blog — Guide to Hong Kong................................................................................................................................ 9

8. Press conference excerpt from International Parks’ Commission.......................................................................... 10

9. Letters from concerned citizens in newspaper...................................................................................................... 11

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Listening note-taking sheet for radio phone-in programme

Terry Lau’s ideas:

We need more .

The population is .

There are plenty of where people can do what they want.

The elderly can practise tai chi .

Alice Woo’s ideas:

Public parks are a safe haven away from .

People want to enjoy a , not

Country parks are .

People, especially the elderly, like to visit the parks to

Avery Wong agrees with .

Ray Yip agrees with .

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Email from Rezona Lok, editor

To: Frances Fan

From: Rezona Lok
Sent: 27th August 2013
Subject: Work-to-do

Dear Frances,

We want to follow this situation about the park in Shatin being turned into a public housing estate. There are
three things I want you to do with regard to this:

A. Fact file
We want to show how important the park is to the local residents. Can you finish the rest of the information
in the fact file? Look at your notes from the radio phone in show, the statistics from the Cultural and Leisure
Services Department, the press conference excerpt from the International Parks’ Commission and the letters
from concerned citizens.

B. Email to Lawrence Wong

Lawrence has designed a poster advertising the Mid-Autumn Festival celebrations at Shatin Park, but there
are a few mistakes on it. Can you check on the timetable the Cultural and Leisure Services Department sent
to us, and also the plan of the park, and remind Lawrence to make the necessary changes.

C. Feature article
We want to make people aware of the threat to the park and encourage them to get involved in trying to
protect it. Please can you write the article and try to include the following information:

1) A suitable title for the article (don’t just call it ‘Save our Park’)
2) An interesting opening and closing
3) A description of the types of things people do in the park, and why we should keep it

You can look on the Cultural and Leisure Services Department webpage, the Guide to Hong Kong Blog, and
I have added some letters sent to the newspapers by concerned citizens. Don’t forget to check the information
in your notes from the radio phone-in programme on this topic as well.

Let me know when everything is done. Thanks.

Rez

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Statistics of people using parks

Million

3.5 Hong Kong Park

Shatin Park
3
Tai Po Waterfront Park

2.5 Ma On Shan Park

1.5

0.5

0
Visitors annually Visitors using the park
at Mid-Autumn Festival

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Poster advertisement for Mid-Autumn Festival celebration

Celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival

Come and join this Mid-autumn holiday

Bring along your family for some traditional lantern fun

Where: Shatin Park grassy area beside the fish pond

When: 18th September 2013 (Thursday)

Bring along a picnic or enjoy chicken wings and mooncakes as well as many other local delicacies
from a variety of snack stalls specially set up for the occasional.

6–7pm — snacks and picnic

7.30pm — lantern competition
7.30–8.30pm — lucky draw

Come along and join the fun. Visit www.Mid-Autumn.CLD.hk for more information and programme
highlights.

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Webpage — What’s on in the Park

Cultural and Leisure Services Department

The Cultural and Leisure Services Department manages over 25 local parks across the territory.
Whether you wish to take a stroll, play in the park, enjoy tai chi or feed the fish, there is a park near
you that will suit your needs.

Upcoming events
Mid-Autumn Festival celebration:
Date: 19th September 2013 (Thursday)
Programme:
Hong Kong Park & Shatin Park
Picnic or snacks 6–7pm
Lucky draw 7–7.30pm
Lanterns 7.30–8pm

Tai Po Waterfront Park & Ma On Shan Park

Lucky draw 6.30–7pm
Lanterns 7–8pm

All welcome. Please check the park plan for location of events.

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Shatin Park Plan

Flower garden

Children’s
Fish pond Grass
play area

Toilets

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Blog —
­ Guide to Hong Kong

We asked some of you to blog in and tell us what you do locally at the weekend. Lots of people have
been in touch to tell us what they do. We’ve tried to categorize things a bit. Here are a few excerpts for
you to enjoy. Don’t forget to get in touch.

From Yoyo, Tai Wai

I head down to my local park at the weekend just to hang out with my friends. There’s a great
snack shop that sells the best fish balls in Hong Kong. We grab a snack, chill on the grass or
listen to some of the local bands that play down there.

From Mui Mui, Fo Tan

I’m an artist and I love to spend my weekends painting and drawing. A great place to go is the
park because people are usually relaxing or doing what makes them happy, and that makes a great
day. I love watching the older generation practising their tai chi. It is very interesting.

From Miko, City One

I am trying to learn to fly a kite so I head down to my local park at the weekend because it’s the
only place with plenty of open space. Kite flying looks easy, but it isn’t, especially as you get
better and you start using bigger kites. I’m going to keep practising until I get really good, and
then maybe I’ll try kite boarding at the beach.

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Press conference excerpt from International Parks’ Commission

The International Parks’ Commission wishes to extend its congratulations to Hong Kong’s Cultural and
Leisure Services Department for the excellent maintenance of their facilities in the 25 parks that they manage
around the territory.

It was noted that in Hong Kong Park, the territories busiest park, there are more than 3 million visitors
annually. This is probably due to the extensive, well stocked fish ponds and the attractive bird aviary. The
well-kept gardens provide a stunning back drop for wedding photos. Overall, it is one of the most attractive
parks in the territory.

Shatin Park is also an extremely popular park for people to relax in. A large amphitheatre allows a host of
outdoor entertainment such as music from local bands and performances by various clubs and associations.
On weekends there are a lot of informal groups practising tai chi or singing karaoke in the many secluded
areas this park provides.

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Letters from concerned citizens in newspaper

Dear Sir,

I am writing to express my concerns about the proposal to remove Shatin park and turn it into government housing.

This would be a terrible mistake. My wife and I visit the park regularly, meeting friends there to enjoy traditional
Chinese dancing. WE often eat a snack from the snack shop and admire the flowers. It is a very relaxing place and
if it were replaced by even more flats we would have nowhere to go at the weekends. I hope the government will
reconsider this idea and leave our park alone.

Yours sincerely,
Joseph Lim, Shatin

Dear Sir,

I read last week that the government wants to close Shatin

Park and put up some more flats. What a terrible
idea! My friends and I meet there every week to perfor
m. We are a new band and we have been playing
in Shatin Park for over 6 months. More and more people
are coming to hear us and we are getting very
popular. If we lose our venue, where will we play?

Let’s stop this nonsense and save our park.

Leroy Yuen, Shatin

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