Secondary 2 Citizenship, Economics & Society
S2 Citizenship, Economics & Society: start from Hong Kong's economic structure — how finance, trade and innovation shape daily life — then return to core Chinese cultural values and look out to globalisation and the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. Real Hong Kong contexts throughout.
The order below is the recommended shallow-to-deep path.
Units 單元
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香港經濟 Hong Kong economy4/4 live
- 1Hong Kong's economy: four key industries and a free portFoundation✓
- 2Financial services in our daily livesFoundation✓
- 3Trading and logistics: the hub linking the worldFoundation✓
- 4Innovation and technology: new economic opportunitiesAdvanced✓
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What are Hong Kong's four pillar industries?
Q2What is the key feature of the Faster Payment System (FPS)?
Q3What is re-export trade?
Q4What are Hong Kong's two major I&T bases?
Q5Roughly how much of Hong Kong's GDP do services account for?
中華文化與現代生活 Chinese culture & modern life3/3 live
- 5Core Chinese values: filial piety and familyFoundation✓
- 6Tradition in daily life: festivals, food and heritageFoundation✓
- 7Heritage and conservation: keeping Hong Kong's storyAdvanced✓
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What are the Five Constants of Confucianism?
Q2In which year was Cantonese opera inscribed on the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage?
Q3In which year was the Tsim Sha Tsui Clock Tower completed?
Q4What does "do not impose on others what you do not desire" mean?
Q5Around which festival is the Tai Hang Fire Dragon held?
世界在轉變 The changing world3/3 live
- 8Globalisation in daily lifeFoundation✓
- 9The UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)Foundation✓
- 10Youth and the world: start near, think farFoundation✓
⚡ Unit quiz 快測5 Qs
Answer on your own first, then reveal — wrong answers go to your wrong-answer book.
Q1What is globalisation?
Q2How many SDGs are there, and when were they adopted?
Q3Name two common volunteering activities in Hong Kong.
Q4Which countries might one T-shirt involve?
Q5What are Goals 1, 4, 6 and 13?
Vocabulary book 生字簿
All terms, bilingual (printable).
All the production, trade and service activities of a place.
The total value of goods and services produced in a year, measuring economic size.
The four key industries that support Hong Kong's economy.
Industries providing services rather than goods, e.g. banking, retail, transport.
A port where most imported goods are tariff-free; Hong Kong is a famous one.
A tax a government charges on imported goods.
The rules for collecting taxes; Hong Kong's is simple with low rates.
Having paid work; the pillar industries employ large numbers of people.
A financial institution offering deposits, loans and transfers.
Putting money into a bank account, safe and earning interest.
Hong Kong's 24-hour instant payment system; pay by phone number or email.
Hong Kong's popular stored-value card for transport and shopping.
A market for trading company shares; Hong Kong's is run by HKEX.
Someone who owns shares in a company, sharing profits and risks.
A company raising funds, e.g. by issuing shares, to grow its business.
A scheme protecting depositors if a bank fails, up to HK$800,000 per bank per person.
Buying goods from abroad to use or sell locally.
Selling local goods to other places for income.
Goods passing through Hong Kong to a third destination.
Moving, storing and delivering goods.
Where container ships berth and containers are loaded, e.g. the Kwai Tsing terminals.
Goods carried by plane; Hong Kong's airport is among the world's busiest for cargo.
An economy you trade closely with; the mainland is Hong Kong's largest.
The free-trade pact between the mainland and Hong Kong, easing bilateral trade.
Industries creating new products and services through science and technology.
A young company built on an innovative idea and fast growth.
The I&T base at Pak Shek Kok nurturing research and technology firms.
The I&T community focused on fintech and digital entertainment.
Technology improving finance, e.g. mobile payments and virtual banks.
Technology letting computers think and learn like humans.
The major development plan in the northern New Territories with an I&T focus.
The development area of nine Guangdong cities plus Hong Kong and Macao, complementary in strengths.
The virtue of respecting and caring for parents and elders.
The school of thought founded by Confucius, shaping Chinese culture for over 2,000 years.
Five core virtues: benevolence, righteousness, propriety, wisdom and trustworthiness.
A caring heart that loves and considers others.
The Lunar New Year's Eve meal gathering the whole family.
The custom of honouring ancestors at Ching Ming to show gratitude.
Treating others as you wish to be treated — do not impose what you dislike.
Passing cultural values and customs down the generations.
Customs handed down through festivals, e.g. giving lai-see, moon-watching.
Lai-see sent by mobile apps — quick, handy and greener.
The Cantonese tradition of tea and dim sum at teahouses.
The walled-village feast layered in one basin, symbolising reunion and abundance.
Living culture such as crafts, performances and customs, e.g. Cantonese opera.
Hong Kong's classic opera, inscribed on the UNESCO list in 2009.
The national-level custom of parading a fire dragon for three nights around Mid-Autumn.
The traditional craft of tailoring the qipao, a national-level ICH item in Hong Kong.
Protecting and wisely using historic buildings and culture so they endure.
A historic building protected by the Antiquities and Monuments Ordinance; Hong Kong has over 100.
Giving old buildings new uses, e.g. Tai Kwun.
The heritage-and-arts site converted from the old Central Police Station compound.
The design and creativity hub converted from the former Married Police Quarters.
The revitalised Wan Chai tenement, a UNESCO Asia-Pacific heritage award winner.
The West Kowloon venue for Chinese opera, a key home of Cantonese opera.
A guide or volunteer explaining history and architecture to visitors.
The trend of nations becoming ever more connected in trade, information, people and culture.
The whole chain from raw material to product in your hands.
A company operating in many countries, e.g. global fast-food chains.
Shopping over the internet, including cross-border orders.
Grouping online orders at a warehouse, then shipping them together to Hong Kong.
Cultures meeting, learning from and influencing one another.
Trade that ensures producers receive a fair reward.
Buying more than needed, creating waste and environmental strain.
The world body founded in 1945 with 193 member states, promoting peace and development.
Meeting today's needs without harming future generations' ability to meet theirs.
The UN's 17 goals adopted in 2015, targeting 2030.
The state of lacking basic needs; Goal 1 aims to end it.
Good education for everyone — Goal 4.
Safe drinking water and sanitation — Goal 6.
Action against climate change — Goal 13.
An organisation collecting and distributing food to people in need.
Helping others and society without payment.
Hong Kong's classic charity drive: volunteers sell flags on the street to raise funds.
Visiting and keeping company with elderly people at homes or in their flats.
Volunteers clearing beach litter to protect the sea.
Daily acts like bringing your own bottle, sorting recycling and saving energy.
An understanding of world affairs and other cultures.
Programmes to study abroad or host visiting students.
An activity where students act as national delegates debating global issues.