- 1. 2.4 How can we deal with poverty? Lesson 6
2. How to help the poor?
3. Government
- In 2009, the government decided to set a standard minimum wage(
)across different industries.
- Ensure low-educated and low-skilled workers a reasonable(
)wagelevel.
4. Government
- Reviews( )policies on poverty alleviation( ),hop ingto offer
more appropriate help to them.
- E.g. CSSA scheme, Transport Support Scheme( )
5. Government
- Promotes the development of the economy and social enterprises(
)
- Aims to createmorejob opportunities for low-skilled
people.
6. Government
- Has provided training courses to low-skilled and low-educated
people
- To improve their working skills
7. NGOs
- They offer help to the poor so as to reduce poverty.
- E.g. F ood banks( ):provide food for poor families in urgent(
)situations
8. NGOs
- Propose( )policies on poverty alleviation( )to the
government
- M onitor( )the effects( )of relevant government policies
9. NGOs
- Fight for the rights ( ) of low-income workers.
- E.g. Urging( )to setminimum wage andmaximum working hours(
)
10. Individuals
- We can understand and care about poor people, avoid
discrimination( )and prejudice( ).
- We can join voluntary work( )to help thedisadvantaged ( ).
- We can donate money or other things to poor people.
11. Test Revision 12. Test Revision
- 1. Education refers to any types of learning activities,
including school education, ________________, and personal further
education.
13. Test Revision
- 2. Primary Six students can get places in government or aided
secondary schools through the ______________________ System.
- Secondary School Places Allocation System
14. Test Revision
- 3. There are ______ universities in Hong Kong.
15. Test Revision
- 4. Students have to sit for tests and exams. The great stress
may adversely affect their ___________ and physical health.
16. Test Revision
- 5. Some countries have set a _________________ which acts as a
criterion ( ) to define poverty and identify poor population.
17. Test Revision
- 6. The Hong Kong government divides households into 10 income
groups according to household income. The number of domestic
households in each group is the same (i.e. 10% of total number of
households). They are called _________ groups.
18. Test Revision
- 7. The ________________ can be used to measure the disparity (
) between the rich and the poor in a region.
19. Test Revision
- 8. The Gini coefficient has a value ( ) between _____ and
_____.
20. Newspaper Cutting
- 1) Is it the case in Hong Kong?
- 2) Is it on-topic? (about the poverty problemsin Hong
Kong)
- 3) Is it a newspapers? Not magazine?
- 4) Is the comments/summary relevant ( )?
21. Next lesson
- Take a look at Activity 6 (p.62-63)