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1 Hong Kong doctors worried about the health of our

2 children. 30% of children under the 12 years old are

obese. These will be a big problem for health services
3
when they get older. Usually, China people eat rice,
4
chicken and fish. But now children eating fast food like
5
McDonalds and KFC. Children are becoming fatter and
6 less healthy. If this is continues, by 2030, 60% of Hong
7 Kong people will obese. Being obese can cause heart
8 disease, high blood pressure, tiredness and die.
9 Doctors tell children to eat more fruit and vegetables

10 They tell them not eat chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks.
The government is worried that hospitals will not able to
11
cope. There will be thousands of diet related illness in
12
the future. There will not be doctors, nurses or beds for
13
the extra patients. The government has said that obesity
14 will cost taxpayers an extra $500million year by 2020.

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are
1 Hong Kong doctors worried about the health of our
Λ
2 x 12 years old are
children. 30% of children under the
This
3 obese. These will be a big problem for health services
Chinese
4 when they get older. Usually, China people eat rice,
eat
5 chicken and fish. But now children eating fast food like
6 McDonalds and KFC. Children are becoming fatter and

7 x continues, by 2030, 60% of Hong
less healthy. If this is
be
8 Kong people will obese. Being obese can cause heart
Λ death
9 disease, high blood pressure, tiredness and die.
10 Doctors tell children to eat more fruit and vegetables

to
11 They tell them notΛeat chocolate, sweets and fizzy drinks.
be
12 The government is worried that hospitals will not able to
Λ
13 cope. There will be thousands of diet related illnesses in
enough
14 the future. There will not be doctors, nurses or beds for
Λ
15 the extra patients. The government has said that obesity

a
16 will cost taxpayers an extra $500millionΛyear by 2020.

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1 On Monday I took the MTR Sham Shui Po to
2 Admiralty. When I got on the train I see an old
3 man who was about 80 years old stand up. Lots
4 of young people were sit down. Nobody offered
5 him a seat. One man was talking loudly on his
6 mobile phone. It was very annoy. Two children
7 were eating the McDonalds-the smell was
8 disgusting! I did saw a woman with her shoe off
9 and she was cut her toe nails. Some people
10 have no manners. The train was too very clean,
11 but the people on it were too dirty. I think there
12 should be MTR workers on the train and stop
13 these things happening.
Louisa Chan
Wan Chai

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1 On Monday I took the MTR Sham Shui Po to
Λ saw
2 Admiralty. When I got on the train I see an old
standing
3 man who was about 80 years old stand up. Lots
sitting
4 of young people were sit down. Nobody offered
5 him a seat. One man was talking loudly on his

annoying
6 mobile phone. It was very annoy. Two children
7 x McDonalds-the smell was
were eating the
8 x saw a woman with her shoe off
disgusting! I did
cutting
9 and she was cut her toe nails. Some people
10 have no manners. The train was too x very clean,
very
11 but the people on it were too dirty. I think there
to
12 should be MTR workers on the train and stop
13 these things happening.

Louisa Chan
Wan Chai

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1 Yesterday I go to the Ladies market in

2 Mongkok. I left the MTR in Exit E2. First I
3 saw a stall selling fake watches. I wanted
4 buy a LV watch for $50, but the woman say
5 they cost $80 so I not buy it.
6 I walked up the street and saw man selling
7 Manchester United strips. He said they cost
8 $100. I told him I am only had $70 and he
9 said ok! I very happy. I saved $30.
10 I walked some more and stop at a stall
11 selling Jade. It was too beautiful. It was quite
12 expensive so I didn’t buy some.
13 I wanted to buy something for my mum.
14 There was a woman selling picture of old
15 Hong Kong, so I bought her a one for $50

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went
1 Yesterday I go to the Ladies market in
from
2 Mongkok. I left the MTR in Exit E2. First I
to
3 saw a stall selling fake watches. I wanted
Λ said
4 buy a LV watch for $50, but the woman say
did
5 they cost $80 so Λ
I not buy it.
a
6 I walked up the street and sawΛman selling
7 Manchester United strips. He said they cost

8 x only had $70 and he
$100. I told him I am
was
9 said ok! I very happy. I saved $30.
Λ
stopped
10 I walked some more and stop at a stall
very
11 selling Jade. It was too beautiful. It was quite
any
12 expensive so I didn’t buy some.
13 I wanted to buy something for my mum.

pictures
14 There was a woman selling picture of old
15 Hong Kong, so I bought her x
a one for $50

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Fishing

1 My name is Alex Wu. I live Aberdeen and I have

2 been a fisherman in Hong Kong for 30 year. The
3 last 5 generations of my family have be
4 fishermen. In the morning I wake up 5 am and
5 take my trawler out to the sea. I have a crew of
6 5 people to my boat. I am the captain. We sail
7 about 30 kilometres south. We cast our nets into
8 the sea and waiting. The nets are very big. Each
9 one is about 100 metres long. We are wait a few
10 hours and then push them in. They are always
11 full of fish. We kept the big fish and throw the
12 small ones back into sea. We do this for three
13 days and then go back Hong Kong to sell the
fish.

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Fishing

1 My name is Alex Wu. I live Aberdeen and I have

years
2 been a fisherman in Hong Kong for 30 year. The
been
3 last 5 generations of my family have be
at
4 fishermen. In the morning I wake up 5 am and
Λ
5 x sea. I have a crew of
take my trawler out to the
on
6 5 people to my boat. I am the captain. We sail
7 about 30 kilometres south. We cast our nets into

8 the sea and wait
waiting. The nets are very big. Each
9 one is about 100 metres long. We are x wait a few
pull
10 hours and then push them in. They are always
keep
11 full of fish. We kept the big fish and throw the
the
12 small ones back intoΛsea. We do this for three
to
13 days and then go back Hong Kong to sell the
Λ
fish.

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1 It is not very often that there have a Typhoon 10 signal.
2 When this signal is raised, it mean that winds of 118 km/h or
3 more are expected to Hong Kong. Since these winds only
4 happening in a small area around the centre of a typhoon, it
5 is only raised if a typhoon is going to pass less 100km from
6 Hong Kong. This is called a "direct hit". Because the Hong
7 Kong is such a small target in Asia, it is surprised that only a
8 dozen typhoons have managed score a direct hit since the
9 Second World War. From 1946 onwards, only 13 typhoons
10 succeeded raising the No. 10 signal. The early 60s was a
11 busy time for No. 10 signal. It averaged one year between
12 1960 and 1964, with 1964 is being the special year when the
13 signal was raised twice. Since in those days, the frequency
14 was reduced to once in every three or four years. The 1980s
15 was a quiet decade with the No.10 issued only one. The
16 1990s were another quiet decade. We had to wait until 1999
17 before see the first No.10 signal

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is
1 It is not very often that there have a Typhoon 10 signal.
2 When this signal is raised, it means
mean that winds of 118 km/h or
3 more are expected tohit Hong Kong. Since these winds only
Λ
happen
happening in a small area around the centre of a typhoon, it
4
than
5 is only raised if a typhoon is going to pass lessΛ100km from
6 x
Hong Kong. This is called a "direct hit". Because the Hong
7 Kong is such a small target in Asia, it is surprising that only
to
8 a dozen typhoons have managed score a direct hit since the
Λ
9 Second World War. From 1946 onwards, only 13 typhoons

in
10 succeeded raising the No. 10 signal. The early 60s was a
Λthe
11 busy time forΛ
No. 10 signal. It averaged one year between
12 x
1960 and 1964, with 1964 is being the special year when the
13 x
signal was raised twice. Since in those days, the frequency
has
14 was reduced to once in every three or four years. The 1980s
15 was a quiet decade with the No.10 issued only once. The
16 1990s were another quiet decade. We had to wait until 1999

seeing
17 before see the first No.10 signal

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1 In computer terms, email short for electronic mail. It is a

2 more up to date way to data, text files, digital photos, and
3 audio and video files from computer to another over the
4 internet. This activity is not become popular until 1990
5 and now it be a major tool for business and personal
communications.
6 Email user create and send messages from individual
7 computers use email accounts. The most popular email
8 accounts are Yahoo! Hotmail and Gmail. To sending the
9 message, you have type the address you want to send it
10 to. Most email programs is allow you to attach files and
11 photos to emails to send to the others. This allows users
12 to add large text or graphics files, including audio and the
13 video files and digital photographs, to email messages.

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is
1 In computer terms, emailΛshort for electronic mail. It is a
send
2 more up to date way to data, text files, digital photos, and
Λ one
3 audio and video files from computer to another over the
did Λ
4 internet. This activity is not become popular until 1990
is
5 and now it be a major tool for business and personal
communications.
users
6 Email user create and send messages from individual
using
7 computers use email accounts. The most popular email
send
8 accounts are Yahoo! Hotmail and Gmail. To sending the
to
9 message, you haveΛtype the address you want to send it
10 to. Most email programs x
is allow you to attach files and
11 x others. This allows users
photos to emails to send to the
12 x
to add large text or graphics files, including audio and the
13 video files and digital photographs, to email messages.

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1 Last November I do the Oxfam Trailwallker

2 with 3 of my friend; Lau, Kin and Wai. We
3 want to finish it in 25 hours but Kin
4 injured and could only walk slowly. We all
5 had help him finish the walk and it took us
6 the 40 hours. It was very difficult at times
7 but we all helped each others. There were
8 9 checkpoints on the way and we filled up
9 our water bottles and had somethings to
10 eat at each one. The hardest part was to
11 walking in the dark. We all had torchs on
12 our heads so we could see. Once or twice
13 one us would fall over. It was great at the
14 end. We cross the finish line at 4 am in the
15 morning. We very tired and had blisters on
16 our foots but it was a great experience and
17 we raised a lot of money for charity. I hope
18 I can do it again in next year.

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1 Last November I did the Oxfam Trailwallker

2 with 3 of my friends; Lau, Kin and Wai. We
3 wanted to finish it in 25 hours but Kin
himself
4 injuredΛand could only walk slowly. We all
to
5 hadΛhelp him finish the walk and it took us
x 40 hours. It was very difficult at times
6 the
7 but we all helped each other. There were
8 9 checkpoints on the way and we filled up

9 our water bottles and had something to
x
10 eat at each one. The hardest part was to
11 walking in the dark. We all had torches on
12 our heads so we could see. Once or twice

of
13 oneΛus would fall over. It was great at the
14 end. We crossed the finish line at 4 am in
were
15 the morning. WeΛvery tired and had blisters
16 on our feet but it was a great experience
the
17 and we raised a lot of money for charity. I
Λ
18 hope I can do it again in
x next year.
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