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energy

Coal
 burn more completely  air pollution
 Sulphur  Sulphur dioxide  acid rain

Nuclear energy
 Germany
1. cost effectiveness + reliable:
 lower cost but higher capacity (must say these two points)
(a) higher proportion in fuel mix of HK than renewable energy
(b) less greenhouse gas emission than burning-fuel power plant
2. radioactive fallout during treatment of radioactive nuclear waste and nuclear accidents

 china: Huizhou 2019: output is whole HK use

Wind power
 lama island
 sai kung
 Taiwan
1. 有分 on shore and off shore
2. environmental cost
(a) less greenhouse gas emission during power generation
(b) high environment cost in construction + operation of a wind farm
e.g. destruction of marine ecosystem
e.g. destruction of landscape (shadow flicker)
e.g. kills of flying animals (bats and birds)
e.g. noise

Solar power
 crack of panel canal will release heavy metal

geothermal power
 New Zealand: volcanic (natural resources)

hydroelectric power
 sanxia
 loss of biodiversity: remove plants

flammable ice
 china
 drilling technology
Shale gas
 America
 hydraulic fracturing technique / technology capacity

hydrogen
 japan

oil
 dubai
 natural resources / geographical location

Policy
1. Hk electricity: feed-in tariff  buy back renewable energy from public
2. installation of solar panels at corporations/ ppl’s home e.g. Vitasoy
3. China: solar power highway
4. UK: 2025 foul coal
5. Germany: stop using coal in 20 years
6. India: import + produce coal need tax
Public hospital

Problem
1. aging population
2. wait too long
3. public and private hospital difference
4. administrative work
5. A&E
6. burse: patient ratio is higher than the internbation standard

1. Health Care Voucher for the elderly (65 or above)


 make an account and have money transferred ($2000 - $4000 per annum)
 can use in registered clinic/ doctor/ nurse
 recognized center will have a green “tag”

2. Voluntary Health Insurance Scheme


 more comprehensive insurance coverage
 large insurance age limitation (100 years old)
 購買自願醫保可連帶扣稅
 自願醫保條款收費較清晰: 有 21 日冷靜期,期間可隨時取消保單並取回悉數已付保費

3. drug database

4. no need foreign doctors under assessment after 3 year internship

5. district health centers


 Kwan Tsing
 grassroot health

Globalization/ social media link with public health


1. ice bucket challenge: ALS
2. Paris agreement, climate summit
3. global warming: more mosquitoes
4. cross-broader notification mechanism
5. PHEIC
6. online notification system: e-denger fever

medical technology
5. surgical robots
6. test-tube babies.
Infectious disase
Reason
1. globalization: import food
2. lack of awareness
3. culture: foreigner don’t wear mask, India think toilet can’t be in house
4. global warming: antibiotic resistance, mosquitoes
5. vaccine hesitancy  herd immunity

Impacts
1. QOL
2. medical burden
3. tourism

Advantages of vaccine
1. reduc eabouse of antuibiotics
2. herd immunity
3. prevent

vaccine
1. risk:
2. religion
3. culture:
4. literacy: HPV  affect sexual development
5. technology capacity: 2 -8 temp
6. Econ
e.g. New York: pig DNA, China: rabies, fake

Disease
1. COVID-19
2. denger fever
3. AIDS
4. SARS
5. avian influenza
6. congo: ebbola
7. middle east: MERS
8. Hk: HEV
9. Germany: rubella

Obesity
1. UK: sugar tax e.g. fanta, not coca cola
2. technological advancement: storage technology
3. Taiwan: ingredient label in menu
E sports
difficulty for teenagers to become it
1. academic factor: e sports affect academic results
2. family factor: traditional perception towards game is negative + indulgence  oppose
3. lack of career prospect to attract talents: revenue few, retirement age is early, lack of professional
qualification + vocational recognition e.g. HK IVE and universities didn’t offer program
4. social perception: symbolize as teenagers who are addicted in gaming + stereotype
5. lack of resources to promote it: land as venue to hold event e.g. HK

positive effect on QOL


1. business opportunity: host, coach, manager, IT invention, marketing promotion  job opportunities
2. increase consumption: tourism + e sports industry  income
3. social mobility: career diversity for next generation  dream
4. personal development:
- self-esteem + sense of accomplishment
- set goals, competence, mission, direction
- responsibility and commitment
- suitable for those who don’t have academic excellence

negative effect of personal development


1. family harmony
- interpersonal relationship
- parent- child relationship
- career prospect: arguments
- game addiction: fewer social activities e.g. Family gathering

E payment
1. mainland: 95%
e.g. QQ pay
e.g. Wechatpay: discounts / money return
e.g. payme
e.g. Alipay: support facilities
e.g. Faster payment system: pay tax/ rates/ water expenses, being hacked by lawbreakers + have money
loss
e.g. paypol
KOL / interent/ oscial media
1. tiktok
- off shelved by India
- dancing in lift
- putting hands in washing machine

2. WHO encourage 1 year old below: not seeing electronic device, 2-4 seeing electronic device

3. Australia: make law that social media platform needs to delete violent content immediately after a person
undergoes terrorist attack at Muslim prayer room
4. Facebook: give output user information of account spreading hatred comments in france

5. YouTube = most beneficial to mental health


 Consumerism
- include conspicuous consumption: show off wealth through consumption
- impacts: (a) financial management  use future money (b) packaging waste
1. china: luxury goods consumption in 2018 is 1/3 of the whole world
2. commodification of festivals: mooncakes
3. Chinese traditional wedding is extravagant to show off wealth and status

 fair trade
- labour rights, fair return, reducing environmental harms
1. coffee: sells $3, received $0.03
2. chocolate: Cadbury Plc:
2. Patagonia: dyeing use less water, organic cotton, less carbon emission

 bullying
- reason: (a)parenting style (b) school monitoring (c) personal characteristics (c) social media
 13 reasons why
 Korea and japan have law regarding school bullying
 tuen moon primary school: eraser in ears

 food safety
1. McDonald: limit beef antibiotic amount
2. Brazil: meat is black-hearted, cancer causing substances
3 Africa: Swine fever
4. Green Price Supermarket sell products: best before

 environment
1. United Natios: Paris agreement: less carbon emission + financial assistance to MDCs
2. G20: tax of technological company
3. California: make law to ban enterprises throwing recyclable waste
4. fast food shop don’t use plastic stuff/ Starbucks cash discount
5. food waste recycling machine
6. development of green belt for housing and conservation project
7. Hong Kong-Zhuhai-Macao Bridge: conservation area
8. 40% insects types is decreasing
9. China: reduce carbon emission, if can’t use natural gas to replace coal
10. china: less iron industry
11. china: ban petrol that didn’t meet requirements
12. Cathay pacific: don’t allow transport of shark fin

Reasons of fewer biodiversity


1. cultural costumes: eating habit  , release of animals
2. environment: Nora parks deer die because of eating plastic bag, sea turtle: global warming
3. political: law, label
4. economic: smuggling

impacts of air pollution:


1. health
2. diplomatic relationship between china and korea as smog in korea
3. food shortage: difficult to grow
4. tourism
5. economy: labor force, agriculture loss
 globalization
1. Oscar: parasite
2. IRVINS Salted Egg
3. apple
4. bubble milk tea
5. HK songs mix with raps
6. McDonald sells rice
7. tea  coffee
8. sleepless town
9. fast pace life
10. materialistic enjoyment
11. fats food culture

 public hospital
1. elderly home
2. green belt
3. crack down: abuse of use

 China Problems
1. ageing marriage
2. Guang Xi soil cambium
3. BeigJIng Smog
4. Dong Jiang water pollution

 China Stuff
1. one-belt-one road (railway): investment, economic, cultural exchange
2. AIIB: infrastructure cooperation
3. greater bay area (5+2): including HK and macau
4. 13th five-year plan: labour (2 child policy), finance, environment (carbon emission), education, internet
5. Sino-USA trade war
6. G20 summit: reduce carbon emission
7. West-East natural gas pipeline project
8. South-north water transfer
9. there high one low production (high: pollution, energy consumption, investment. low: efficiency)
10. online anti-corruption movement

 nobelization of education
1. 拔萃男書院 (Diocesan Boys' School) 自 2003 年轉直資至今,已加近八成學費
2. 香港華仁 (Wah Yan College) 計劃轉為直資 (not approved)

 income disparity
1. France: president. ma abolish wealth tax

 population policy
1. japan: introduce low-end laboru demand > supply
2. china: 2 child policy
3. HK: introduce technological expertise

 cultural heritage
1. hong kong milk tea = Intangible Cultural Heritage
2. Cantones opera = Intangible Cultural Heritage + Xiqu centre in west Kowloon
3. Napoleon crepes = Intangible Cultural Heritage
4. language: Hanivan learning WeChat group

 race
1. ZARA: chinese models is full of freckle = scolding china
2. youtube blocks race, delete history video
3. the little mermaid: holly wood, black ppl
4. racism not including gov bodies

 online shopping
reason:
1. discounts: Taobao
2. delivery services: DHL

impacts
1. more job opportunity  crack doen retail shop e.g. toystory, adidas
2. more consumption  problematic internet shopping
3. rural residents wealthy (live)
4. personal safety
5. environment

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