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By Tsang Ying

2018 DSE Past Paper Part B Question 4

Dear J. C.,

I have noticed your difficult encounter (遇上) from the previous letter you've

written to me. I appreciate your strong will of being a vet and I love animals

too! I adopted a dog and a cat not long ago, maybe we can discuss some tips

for keeping pets next time! However, as you also expressed your

apprehension (顧慮) over your kinship (親屬關係) with your parents, your

uncertainty about your future career path, I would be more than willing to

provide you with some pieces of advice.

To begin with, you mentioned that you want to be a vet in the future. As a

experienced career consultant, I can undoubtedly tell you that being a vet will

be perfectly suitable for you, as you possess an indispensable (不可或缺的)

requirement of a vet—love of animals. I believe you will be competent in

doing this job! The first-and-foremost thing you should do now is to keep all

your focus on your studies. You have to put relentless and unwavering efforts

onto your academic performance, in order to outperform other elites from

prestigious (有名的) schools in the public examination. By then, you can be

able to opt your favorite subject in university. If you lose the motive to revise
hard, don't be shy to message your friends, or even me to cheer you up!

Reading between the lines, I can also feel your concern from your parents. I

am a mother of two children too, so I can utterly understand the intention of

your parents. As the clichéd (俗套的) saying goes, "every parent wants the best

for their children.", I think it makes sense in your case too. Maybe your parents

are strictly demanding on you, but they do really care about you. As I see it,

parents are always amenable as long as you talk to them genuinely. Please do

not put the relationship of you and your parents into a tight corner, unless

you want a lose-lose scenario (雙輸的局面). Your parents may think being a

vet is futureless (沒有將來的). So, the gist is to let them realize the benefits of

being a vet. As far as I know, being vets require high qualifications and plenty

of patience. According to a survey conducted by Hong Kong Federation of

Youth Groups, approximately 60% of people think vets are the most

respectable and honorable job amongst other 60 kinds of job. I hope the data

can help convince your parents. I am sure you will overcome this deadlock (僵

局) with your parents soon after a deep talk.

After resolving (解決) the conflict with your parents, I am sure you will be in a

much greater mood. Yet, if you still feel frustrated, I suggest you have a chat

with the social worker, they can provide you with professional opinions you

need. But please do not blame yourself for the negative sentiments. It is
definitely not your fault to feel distressed (苦惱) ! I've heard that doing yoga

exercises helps one to alleviate their depression, according to an article titled

"Benefits of Yoga", written by American Osteopathic Association. You may

have a try on that. What's more, listening to classical music or doing

meditation will also be a suitable option for you to regain resilience and

mood. For me, I used to listen to an instrumental music named "River flows in

you". It always helps me pick up the pieces, I hope it has the same magic on

you too.

I hope my encouragement came timely to you and has abated your mood

swings. “Remember everything will be okay in the end. If it is not okay,

then it is not the end" - a fabulous quote by Ed Sheeran. I am sure your

angsty can be readily solved sooner or later!

Best Wishes,

Chris Wong
By Nat Wong

2014 DSE Past Paper Part A

Life in Lucky Village 40 years ago

Life in Lucky Village was undoubtedly tranquil (寧靜的) 40 years ago. The

whole village was surrounded by love and warmth. It was deemed as the

place to retreat away (撤離) from the turmoil (動盪) of the world. There was

only goodness and kindness in Lucky Village. Not only did the villagers show

their unconditional support and love to each other, but also shared their food

and stuff benevolently (仁慈地). Never would they struggle or hesitate to help

each other. They were completely selfless. Moreover, they lived a grateful life,

never would they take their notable natural resources for granted, they only

took what was enough for them and cherished every single piece.

What Lucky Village is famous for

Speaking of Lucky Village, It is renowned for its abundant natural resources.

To illustrate this, just imagine you are able to get all the daily necessities

without stepping out of the village. The crystal clear fresh drinking water,

sweet and juicy fruits, fish from the Lucky Seashore. Villagers are so proud of

being a part of the village as they can enjoy the rich natural resources and the

solace of nature without vying with others who are out of the village. The
beauty of nature and rich natural resources in Lucky Village are all captured in

numerous articles which introduces the history of Hong Kong.

An event that changed Lucky Village

Lucky Village was no longer the place of peace and harmony since some

invaders discovered this 'land of treasure'. Those intruders were like pirates,

exploiting the natural resources in the village to fulfill their egoistic (利己主義)

gain. For instance, cutting down the woods, overfishing, plucking the flowers

and extracting the natural minerals rampantly (猖狂地). Villagers in Lucky

Village tasted the cynicism (玩世不恭) of the callous (冷酷的) world. After that,

the Lucky Village was entirely different, people locked their doors up and

would rather live in a life of solitude (獨處) and barely do they trust people on

the grounds that they were afraid to be taken advantage of.

By Chocari The

2019 DSE Past Paper Part B Question 3

Do social media platforms encourage or stifle public debate?

Rational debate on social media is nothing more than an illusion.

Recently, the issue regarding whether social media platforms encourage or

stifle public debate has come under limelight (受到注目). The motive for

setting up social media platforms at first is to create an equal ground for fair

discussions and encourage social connection among communities. However,

twisted (扭曲).

Rather than nurturing multi-dimensional debates, social media platforms

have inevitably turned into a hotbed for cyberbullying (網上欺凌). Social

media platforms allow users to create fake accounts that enable them to

disguise as “Keyboard Warriors “ and send out insults and humiliation in the

name of “Freedom of speech” .Without revealing their own identity, users can

casually spit out false information without bearing any consequences. For

instance, politicians can frame their opponents by digging out their

wrongdoings in the past. A minor mistake can then be endlessly magnified

(被放大) under constant sharing and commenting of netizens. This drives

information warfare that helps politicians gain votes in upcoming elections

yet undermines (破壞) public debate for a complete understanding of

candidates, as people are overwhelmed by a plethora of information that is

hard to distinguish between the right and wrong. The conversations on social

media are so much that it limits discourse for minorities, serious debates are

often flooded by content farm clickbaits (點擊誘餌) , which ends up

preventing people from being fully informed.

In addition, social media platforms place logical discussions in jeopardy (危險

境地) as it forms a filter bubble for netizens. Users tend to seek views that

echo with theirs. The recommendation engines on social media platforms

population. In 2019, during the movement of the anti-extradition bill, those

who are in support of the police force were regarded as the “blue camp” , well

those in support of the protesters are in the “yellow camp”. The movement

soon sparked (引起) a war of words on the internet, which both camps could

not bear a slight word of the opposite. This hinders people from thinking

from other perspectives and suppresses those who would like to share a

contrasting view. Some could even immediately agree upon various issues

without logical comprehension, which is ubiquitous among teenagers who

constantly seek for recognition by their peers under herd mentality. Social

media platforms distort our views and offer us a parallel but separate

universe, discussions no longer based on facts and rationales but stances and

emotions.

At first glance, it may seem that everyone has equal chances of voicing out

their opinion on social media platforms. However, it is a far cry from reality.

We can easily see how tech giants such as Facebook and Instagram were

caught in internet censorship (審查) scandals. It reflects that perhaps, social

media platforms are not as transparent as we thought. There are underlying

problems that are just more than the exchange of information. If we take a

closer look into how social media platforms operate, we would be shocked by

how its filter systems are delicately (精緻地) designed and how it prevents the
truth from manifesting itself. A case in point is that YouTube has listed

“coronavirus” as one of the sensitive words that affected billions of YouTubers

as it greatly reduces their views and hinders the spread of updated news. It

sounds reasonable if certain sensitive topics are restricted from entering the

information pool for the sake of protecting young minds, but it turns out to

be malicious (惡意的) when it comes to political debate, which controversial

issues could not be revealed to the general public.

It is undeniable that social media platforms have enabled us to expand our

horizons by discovering alternative prospects, but the discursive (話語) space

has been under threats with the increase of internet censorship and

cyberbullying. Opinions are circulated in different communities but not

interspersed (分散的). In the light of this, we, as responsible netizens, have the

obligations to pop the filter bubbles and open our minds to new concepts.

Instead of criticizing others, we should bear in mind that showing respect is

fundamental. Only by collective respect and unprejudiced dialogue can we

carry out constructive discourse for the betterment (改善) of the future.

Thank You

By Damon Choy

2013 DSE Past Paper Part A

This photo was captured when a 7-year-old girl wrote down her first English

word and it was definitely one of the most memorable moments in my life!

Voluntary teaching in third world countries has always been my dream and

you know what? I was so fortunate to be able to realize my dream last

summer holiday!

On the first day of my education trip, Chris and I were allocated to teach a

bunch of children from Nepal. It came as no surprise that most of them didn’t

even know how to write an alphabet, let alone speaking or understanding

English. Although it was initially tough to communicate with and teach

students with no basic understanding of English. We are still able to connect

with them effortlessly thanks to our body gestures and their perseverance.

They started to understand some of the simple words like “apple”, “thank you”

“hello”.

In the last lesson before we went back to Hong Kong, a little girl, whom we

believed was their Class Monitor, walked towards the blackboard and wrote

down: thank yo”n”. She turned around with a sweet and sincere smile which

thoroughly melted all our hearts. Even though the spelling is imperfect, I felt

immensely satisfied and had clearly witnessed their efforts and perseverance

in learning these days which reassured me that my dedication and hard work
was so worth it Since then, this experience has always reminded me to take

action and affect people’s lives especially in the arena of education since all

the kids deserve an opportunity to learn no matter who they are or where

they live.
By Stephen Cheung

2013 DSE Past Paper Part A

The First Photo

Title: Trusting Myself

This photo has captured the moment when I was trying to write a little poem

to my primary school classmates.

I was born in mainland China and have never been in touch with English until

I came to Hong Kong and went to a local primary school. English was

profoundly intimidating to me because hardly could I understand a single

English word my classmates and teachers spoke. A naturally shy person, I hid

my feelings, thinking that nobody would understand the difficulties I was

facing. That’s why nobody would be willing to help initially. Fortunately, Mr Li,

my English teacher, offered me after school English supplementary tutorials

as well as emotional guidance. His kindness and love helped me overcome

my fear of English and within a few months, my level of English proficiency

has significantly improved.

This photo shows the moment when I decided to write a little poem to my

classmates on Poem Day. Though English was still a struggle for me, I kept
telling myself ‘Come on! You got this Stephen! I am going to trust myself!’ in

my mind while I was about to start writing on the blackboard. This was truly

one of most precious moments when I was willing to go all in and be

courageous. I am glad this moment was captured. I often take this photo out

to remind myself of Mr Li’s kindness as well as how brave I can be whenever I

face setbacks in my life.

Life is like a box of chocolate (人生充滿驚喜，你不知道將來會遇到什麼事), you

never know what you are going to get, but remember, whenever you face

setbacks in life, just put one foot in front of the other and keep on rolling and

trust the process, at the end, a glimmer of hope (一絲希望) will come to you.
By Wong Hiu Yee

2017 DSE Past Paper Part A

Dear Ms. Lee,

On behalf of the Social Services Club, I am writing to propose a new

community project -- “the Golden Era of the 40s” to establish a closer

bonding with the elderly. As our school motto goes, to serve and not to be

served. This will be an one-in-a-lifetime opportunity for students to

proactively learn and try to assimilate into society further. Please refer to the

below for more details.

After the brief discussion with the “Sunshine Elderly home”, it will be feasible

to hold the project during the post-examination period, with a view to

coordinating with the schedule of the students and teachers. With a view to

assuring the quality of the performance, we have consulted our choir teacher,

Miss Lai for her professional suggestion. Thanks for her generous help, it is

absolutely possible to rehearse the performance and be ready within 2 days.

With a view to remind elderly people of their collective memories, we should

select renowned Cantonese Songs like “Lion Mountain” and “Monica”, with

the intention to bridge the generation gap and so as to encourage the Elderly

to open up their feelings to us as well.

elderly, but also help them to establish a closer wider interpersonal

relationship with the youngsters. Due to the distant to distant generation

gap, it is hard for either the elderly or children to understand each others’

their mindsets thoroughly, let alone to establish an inextricable (密不可分)

linkage. The sharing session after the performance requires a student to be

randomly grouped with another elderly person, thereby incentifying (推動)

them to communicate with each other and understand the perspectives

from each other. From the mouth of the students, the elderly may learn

about modern-day trends, terminologies such as Esports and Key Opinion

Leader (KOL). Similarly, students may learn more about how the elderly led a

hard but extremely rewarding life journey. The elderly may soon realize that

putting themselves into others’ shoes is patently is the recipe to establishing

a healthy and long-lasting relationship.

In a nutshell, “the Golden Era of the 40s” is a precious opportunity for the

elderly for both recreational and interpersonal purposes. It is yearned that the

project can be rolled out with your sincere approval, thus contributing to a

more harmonious society in the foreseeable (可預見的) future.

Chris Wong

Chairperson of the Social Service Club

2016 DSE Past Paper Question 5

Title: Is Hong Kong still the ‘gourmet paradise’ with its own food culture

disappearing?

Hong Kong, which has shot to fame for its wide variety of cuisine choices and

vibrant food culture, has earned the name “gourmet paradise”. Japanese

ramen, Italian pizza, American burgers, to name but a few – fervour for all

kinds of cuisine can virtually be satisfied in the city. Whilst people from

diverse backgrounds can find their cups of tea here, locals are finding it

increasingly difficult to find theirs – Hong Kong-style street food. Ironic as it

may sound, the once-prosperous local street food is vanishing in an

unprecedentedly quick speed despite the opening of a world of

Michelin-winning restaurants in the community. The government should,

therefore, take the helm to preserve our fast disappearing street food culture.

Before leaping to preserve the culture, the reasons why such an unique

culture is fast disappearing ought to be delved into. The rising hygienic

standard is beyond doubt an indispensable factor. Local street food culture,

which started in the 1960s and gained popularity in the 70s, refers to the

selling of inexpensive food by itinerant hawkers. It was not uncommon to see

hawkers with their unadorned stalls on streets in inner-city districts like Kwun
Tong and Mong Kong, selling a wide variety of street food ranging from fake

shark fin soup, fish balls curry to stinky tofu and even desserts like egg waffles

at an affordable price. Most of the food, if not all, is prepared by the hawkers at

home without getting any hygienic or restaurant licenses, though unavailable

at that time. To most Hong Kong people, the enticing smell of street food is

nothing unfamiliar. However, the operation way of these itinerant hawkers is

unfortunately incompatible with the city’s surging living standard and hence

rising expectations on hygienic conditions. With the introduction of a

licensing scheme and more stringent regulations imposed to monitor the

sanitary condition of food practitioners, most of these hawkers find it

impossible to rent a brick-and-mortar store to continue their business given

the sky-high rent in the city which is monopolized by tycoons. These hawkers

eventually have to switch to other jobs to make ends meet, resulting in the

vanishing of local food culture. It is rare nowadays to hear peddling voices in

which the childhood of the local was bathed. Not only does the collective

memory of Hong Kong people queuing up for the low-priced delicacy vanish,

but such appealing a dining option has also disappeared in our so-called

“diverse and vibrant” society.

How can we allow such a great loss of our city with folded arms? It is, then,

critical for us to preserve this food culture to maintain the uniqueness of the

city. The street food culture, which is unique and irreplaceable by any other
kind of foreign cuisines, is a remarkable part of Hong Kong. This can not only

present surprise and amazement to tourists visiting Hong Kong, but also

differentiating Hong Kong from our counterparts by highlighting our local

food culture. Such an unique food culture can be promoted as a specialty of

Hong Kong as a tourist spot, enhancing our uniqueness and hence

competitiveness and so boosting the development of tourism.

Economic benefits are also achieved in the community other than from the

tourism sector by introducing job opportunities. Given that most of the

itinerant hawkers are grassroots of society, the forced closedown of their stalls

hurt their livelihoods. Preserving the food culture by offering financial

subsidies to them or granting licenses for them allows the have-nots to make

a living by specializing in their interests and talents. Moreover, the economic

activities induced are also subject to tax, heightening the tax revenue of the

city. Taking the city’s economic development to the next level, revitalizing and

rejuvenating the street food culture is then advantageous to the city.

Revitalizing the food culture does not only promote economic development

but also bring in warmth to the community, elevating social cohesion. Due to

the lack of machines and clear division of work, purchasing food from street

food vendors involves more communication between sellers and buyers

warmth in the community. Locals can also recall their beaming childhood

memories, thus have a higher sense of belonging to the neighbourhood, and

in turn strengthening the social bonding.

Is it now not completely clear why the government should preserve this

culture in haste? Is it not ironic, if not absurd, for a city who has gained fame

from diversity to stifle our own culture? Is it not ridiculous, if not preposterous,

to deprive our city of the uniqueness we once had by turning a blind eye to

our vanishing culture? As the renowned “gourmet heaven”, we ought to

preserve our local street food culture other than keep ‘importing’ foreign

brands under the view of making our city’s food culture more vibrant, as well

as, enhancing social cohesion and economic development. As such, we can

continue to shine as a paradise.

DSE Sample Paper Question 9

Learning English through Social Issues

You suspect that your neighbours are treating their pets badly. Write a letter

to the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (SPCA) showing your

concern and give details of any incidents of abuse you are aware of. Suggest

what could be done to ensure the welfare of the pets and say why these

measures are urgent. Sign your name “Chris Wong”.

To Whom It May Concern,

I am writing to express my concern over the accusation against pet abuse

practised by my neighbours in Sha Tin. Since the situation is relentlessly

compounding as yet, further details of the incident will be given below to

draw your attention. In addition, I am putting forward several suggestions

around safeguarding the welfare of domestic pets, as well as analysing the

urgency of them.

Ever since my family and I had settled down in Sha Tin, Wong Uk Village

several months before, we were profoundly suffering from the interruption of

the noises of dogs’ barks. Later on, we discovered that these noises come

from a construction with an appearance similar to a recycling factory.

been functioning as an unauthorized animal stockhouse. There were

hundreds of cages with dogs inside stacked up in the corner where lights

could barely enter. The environment inside the stockhouse was

flabbergasting, with rust-filled water stain and disgusting odour filling up the

place. Worse still, there were scars and bloodshed, appearing to be made

from scratches or physical mistreatment, over the bodies of many of them.

The matter was indubitably dreadful, and legal actions should be made at

once under any circumstances.

Alerted by this incident, I have come up with several measures that should be

urgently adopted to terminate and avoid any similar issues in Hong Kong, and

they are classified in accordance with the responsibilities and roles of

different stakeholders.

Regarding action to be taken by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to

Animals (SPCA), it is recommended that a supervision team should be set up

in assessing and observing the behaviour of pet adopters. In Hong Kong,

there are hardly any measures securing pets with righteous treatment or a

suitable living environment. Without any supervision, no one would know

what the adopted pets are experiencing in their living place. Therefore, in

order to get the matter under control, a supervision team should be set up to

inform the organization of the well-being of different pets. For instance, there
should be irregular official visits to registered places containing more than

one adopted pet made by the supervision team of SPCA to ensure the

sustainable well-being of these pets. This would reduce risks of unfair pet

treatment and help discover pets-related crime.

Regarding action to be taken by the government, a license system for pet

adoption should be set up through law enforcement. Most of the time, apart

from pet mistreatment made on purpose, it is affirmed pets abuse incidents

often occur around pet owners who lack knowledge and experience on

treating pets appropriately. This phenomenon is one of the radical reasons

leading to, as I named, ‘’careless pets abuse’’. In the light of this, a licensing

system over pet adoption would particularly be an effective alternative in

precluding such incidents from happening. For example, pet owners are

required to accomplish an official tutorial showcasing the proper way to

breed pets, and to obtain the approval from the SPCA supervision team over

their performance during the trial period of pet adoption before permanently

owning the license for pet adoption. This would help guarantee the quality

and credibility of most pet owners, and eventually reduce risk of

carelessly-made pet abuse.

Regarding the responsibilities of pet owners, it is advised that they should get

in touch with the health status of their pets. Sometimes, pets would get
chronic diseases with symptoms hardly observable. With absence of

veterinary check-ups and health diagnosis, these pets will consequently suffer

in pain or body malfunction in the rest of their lives. In order to avoid this, pet

owners should take up the roles of assuring the health well-being of their

pets, and seek regular health check-ups for their pets at the veterinary clinics.

Moreover, pet owners should take up the responsibilities to conduct outdoor

interaction with their pets, especially for dogs and puppies, on a daily basis.

These negligible actions may seem to be meaningless and even annoying,

but it is essential for the life-long health of the pets adopted.

At last, I am sincerely demanding a thorough investigation over my

neighbours against pet abuse, and looking forward to you taking my

suggestion into prior considerations. Only if all stakeholders come together as

one and cooperate with each other could the issue of unsecured pet welfare

be curbed in the future.

Thank you for your attention.

Yours faithfully,

Chris Wong