Carmel Pak U Secondary School

F.1 Life & Society

Final term Examination 2021-2022
Name: _________________ Date: 13 Jul 2022
Class: F.1 ____( ) Time Allowed: 45 mins
Total marks: 80
Answer all the questions on the space provided.

Section A: Multiple Choice Questions (16 marks)

1. Chinese citizens who have ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less
than __________ years can become Hong Kong permanent residents.
A. 4
B. 5
C. 6
D. 7

2. Which of the following is the fundamental individual right enjoyed by Hong Kong residents under
the protection of the Basic Law?
A. Living in Mainland China
B. Arbitrary search of resident’s home
C. Raising a family
D. Restriction for leaving the region

3. Which of the following is not a political and legal right of Hong Kong residents?
A. Freedom to engage in artistic creation
B. Freedom of publication
C. Freedom of speech
D. Freedom of choice of lawyers

4. The power of final adjudication of the HKSAR is vested in the __________.

A. District Court
B. Court of Final Appeal
C. Court of Appeal
D. Juvenile Court

5. Which of the following is not the court in Hong Kong?

A. The Supreme People’s Court
B. Labour Tribunal
C. District Court
D. Small Claims Tribunal

6. Who is the Chief Justice of the Court of Final Appeal?

A. Geoffrey Ma
B. Teresa Cheng Yeuk-wah
C. Wong Yan-lung
D. Andrew Cheung Kui-nung

7. A juror who has attended in response to a jury summons will not normally be summoned again
within __________ years.
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4

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8. Who will not be exempted from jury service?

A. Lawyers
B. Full-time students
C. Teachers
D. Newspaper editors

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Section B: Fill in the blanks (18 marks)

Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words.
1. Rights of Chinese citizens include the right to obtain a p_______________ and participate in
national affairs.

2. The National Security Law prevents, suppresses and punishes crimes related to the HKSAR, namely
acts of s______________, s_____________ of state power, and _______________ with foreign or
external forces to endanger national security.

3. The general public can apply for _______________ _______________ if they think that the
government made some unlawful decisions based on certain policies.

4. One of the most important features of Hong Kong’s legal system is trial by _______________, i.e.,
trial in court by fellow members of the community of the person on trial. Members should have
reached the age of 21 but is not yet _________.

5. Court of First I_______________ and Court of Appeal belong to the High Court of Hong Kong.

Section C: Long Questions (46 marks)

1. Read the following information and answer to the questions.
Stamp duty is a tax paid to the government when someone buys a property. This tax
can dramatically increase the cost of buying a property. The Hong Kong government has a
new stamp duty called Buyer’s Stamp Duty in 2012. It aims to slow down the drastic rise in
home prices since 2010, which was caused by high demand from non-residents and property
investors. Under Buyer’s Stamp Duty, non-permanent-resident buyers buying residential
properties are required to pay a tax of an amount equal to 15% of the prices of the
properties.
Source 1
a) Why did the government introduce Buyer’s Stamp Duty? (2 marks)
b) Do you agree with the introduction of a Buyer’s Stamp Duty? Explain your answer. (4 marks)
c) State TWO rights of Hong Kong permanent residents. (4 marks)
d) As Hong Kong permanent residents, we should respect others. Explain with TWO examples.
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2. Study the following photo and answer the questions.

Source 2
a) Name the statue in Source 2. (2 marks)
b) Where can you find this statue? (2 marks)
c) Name the TWO items in statue’s hands and explain their meanings. (4 marks)
d) What is the special feature of her eyes? What does it represent? (2+2 marks)

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3. Study the following news and answer the questions.

Donald Tsang guilty of misconduct in office,

making him first Hong Kong leader convicted (判罪) in criminal trial

Donald Tsang Yam-kuen became Hong Kong’s first ever Chief Executive to be
convicted in a criminal trial as the High Court on Friday found him guilty of
misconduct in public office when he was the city’s leader. After a six-week trial, Tsang
faces a maximum sentence of seven years behind bars for misconduct in public office
between 2010 and 2012.
(Summary of news report on 17 Feb, 2017)
Source 3
a) According to Source 3, What was the post of Donald Tsang when he committed the crime?
(2 marks)
b) Why was Donald Tsang sentenced to seven years’ imprisonment? (2 marks)
c) Which principle of the rule of law was shown in the above case? (2 marks)
d) Explain why the above principle is important to our society. (4 marks)
e) Besides the principle mentioned in (c), state and explain one more principle of the rule of law in
Hong Kong. (2+2 marks)
f) If Donald Tsang did not agree with the judgement, what could he do? (2 marks)
g) According to your knowledge, was Donald Tsang convicted for the crime at last? (2 marks)

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