首先，成為政務主任是我的夢想職業。經過十二年的免費教育及享受政府的福利，成為公務員是我回饋社會的最佳辦法，我亦視貢獻社會為抱負。 我對服務社會的熱誠由爸爸的工作開始。他是一個服務社會三十多年的警務人員，從孩提開始我已十分敬佩他打擊罪案及維持治安的工作。見證他對社會的貢獻，我希望從政策方面，改變社會。正正因為政策對社會民生有重大影響，我更期盼能用自己的力量令香港更美好。 透過此實習計劃，我希望體驗政務主任的工作，亦會嘗試探討各種社會現象及問題，例如貧富懸殊、房屋問題及政制改變。平衡不同持分者的利益，我希望提出可行的解決辦法。 在工作中，我期望自己能同時學習及付出。透過應用對時事的知識，我希望從政策制訂者的角度分析，明白他們面對的困難，同時協助政務官的工作。 To begin with‚ starting my career as an Administrative Officer has long been my aspired career path. I consider working in the government as a way of contributing
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Using the data and your own economic knowledge‚ assess the case for financing universities mainly through charging fees to their students. Charging of fees means that payments will be taken from students instead of receiving subsidies from the government. Education is a merit good as it produces positive externalities (i.e. a better educated workforce that can increase productivity of the society) and is under-consumed as a result. Alternatives to charging fees include government funding‚ gifting
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A production possibilities frontier (PPF) is a curve showing the maximum attainable combinations of two products that may be produced with available resources and current technology. At which point is the country’s future growth rate likely to be the highest? Briefly explain why. Point W (top) because it is where the most resources are used to produce capital goods. What happens if a country produces a combination of goods that efficiently uses all of the resources available in the economy? The
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[Q#2020] If buyers’ value for bicycles increase‚ the demand for bicycles will ______.a. Increase [Q#2053] A supply shortage in the market for lettuce will _______ the equlibrium price of lettuce. a. Increase [Q#2057] At any moment the equilibrium price in the market for tablet computers will be determined by ________ . c. Buyers and the sellers of tablet computers [Q#2059] The equilibrium price is also known as c. the market-clearing price. [Q#4021] Along a demand curve with a constant slope
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Chapter 14 1. 4 main types of market structure based on number of firms in the industry and product differentiation: perfect competition‚ monopoly‚ oligopoly‚ and monopolistic competition. 2. A monopolist is a producer who is the sole supplier of a good without close substitutes. An industry controlled by a monopolist is a monopoly. 3. The key difference between a monopoly and a perfectly competitive industry is that an individual‚ perfectly competitive firm faces a horizontal demand curve but
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Climate Change: Greenhouse gasses in atmosphere. Solar energy is absorbed‚ reflected (infrared radiation) but GHG trap heat. Issue: Man made greenhouse gasses affecting temperature. Why exists: CO2 acts as a negative externality. There is a commons issue with the atmosphere (inadequate property rights). Supply & demand: Supply increases – searching for new pools of resources and new tech makes it easier and cheaper to extract. Impacts: Benefits: Heating costs less‚ agricultural production patterns
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“The senses are points of contact with the environment." How does activity with sensorial materials encourage observation and perception of the environment? “It is through contact with and exploration of the environment‚ that the intelligence builds up its store of operational ideas without which its abstract functioning lacks both foundation and inspiration". (Montessori‚ The Discovery of the Child‚ pg. 151) _Sensorial Exercises are designed by Montessori to cover every quality that can be
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BWVW 102 TEST #1 REVIEW (33 Matching‚ 17 True & False) WORLDVIEW 1. Know what a worldview is‚ and also what it is not. A set of presuppositions that we hold about the basic make up of our world. 2. Know the 5 questions that a worldview answers (or that reveal your worldview). - Origin: where did I come from? - Identity: What does it mean to be human? Am I more important than the animals? -Meaning(purpose): why are we/I here? - Morality(ethics): How should I live? What is meant by right
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Partial Answer Key Supply and Demand 1. Use the model of supply and demand to explain how a fall in the price of frozen yogurt would affect the price of ice cream and the quantity of ice cream sold. In your explanation‚ identify the endogenous and exogenous variables. Considering that ice cream is a close substitute for frozen yogurt‚ we would expect an inward shift of the demand curve for ice cream‚ lowering both the price and quantity of ice cream. The price of frozen yogurt is the
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ACTIVITY 2.4 Q1 (A number of alternative solutions are possible) a) 1. Collected amount due from a customer (increase cash‚ decrease receivables). 2. Purchased land for cash (increase land and decrease cash). b) Paid amount due a creditor (decrease cash‚ decrease accounts payable). c) 1. Owner withdrew cash (decrease cash‚ decrease owner’s capital). 2. Paid rent (decrease cash‚ decrease owner’s capital). 3. Reflected supplies expense (decrease supplies on hand‚ decrease owner’s capital). d) Borrowed
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