Teacher's Guide
Topic 5: Cities and Citizenship
Integrated Humanities 2:
Part 1
Citizenship in Hong Kong
Who am I?
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. know the basic categories of permanent residents of the HKSAR;
2. understand the differences between permanent and non-permanent residents of
the HKSAR;
3. be aware of the rights of Chinese citizens who are permanent residents in the
HKSAR.
Procedures
1. Ask students to write down answers to the question “Who am I?” Try to
categorize their answers in different groups, e.g. in relation to other persons, in
relation to places, in relation to government, etc. Discuss the importance of their
different identities as revealed in 1.
2. Ask students to finish worksheet 1 in order to familiarize them with the ideas of
permanent residents, non-permanent residents and Chinese citizens in the context
of the HKSAR.
3. Ask students to play the CD-ROM titled “Basic Law: Fundamental Rights and
Duties of the Residents” after the lesson in order to prepare for the next lesson on
rights and duties of HK residents.
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Part 2
Rights and responsibilities in the HKSAR
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. understand the fundamental rights and duties of residents of the HKSAR;
2. be aware of the kind of citizenship being promoted by the government of the
3.
HKSAR; and
reflect on the rights and duties of citizenship.
Procedures
1. Discuss the rights and duties of students in the school in order to facilitate their
appreciation of the importance of rights and duties in general.
2. Ask students to finish worksheet 2 on the fundamental rights of HK residents.
3. Show the TV video on the duties of HK residents prepared by the Committee on
Civic Education. Ask students to finish worksheet 3 on the duties of HK residents.
Part 3
Residents of the HKSAR exercising their rights and
responsibilities
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1.
2.
3.
understand how residents of the HKSAR exercise their rights and
responsibilities;
realize that there are different views on how best to ensure that people exercise
their rights and responsibilities;
realize that there are different views on how far residents should exercise their
rights in the HKSAR.
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Procedures
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
Ask students to draw pictures to show their encounter with Lap Sap Chung /
jaywalker in daily life. Discuss the meaning of the pictures.
Ask students to finish worksheet 4 on the resurgence of Lap Sap Chung in the
HKSAR.
Ask students to comment on their frequent exposure to processions and
demonstrations in the media.
Ask students to finish worksheet 5 on the different opinions on how to ensure
people exercise their rights and responsibilities.
Preparation for “Part 7 Who are the ideal citizens?”
Ask students to take photos on how Hong Kong people exercise their rights in
daily life and on how Hong Kong people do not take up their responsibilities in
daily life. Ask them to bring the photos for the last worksheet.
Part 4
Residents of the HKSAR as Chinese citizens in the
HKSAR
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. understand the meaning of being Chinese and being Chinese citizens;
2. realize that there are similarities and differences between Chinese citizens living
in the HKSAR and Chinese citizens living on the mainland.
Procedures
1.
2.
Ask students to name Chinese characteristics and then check whether all Chinese
exhibit those characteristics.
Ask students to finish worksheet 6 on the meanings of being Chinese and being
Chinese citizens.
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Part 5
Residents of the HKSAR as global citizens
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. understand the meaning of global village and global citizenship;
2.
3.
understand the rights and responsibilities of being global citizens ;
know what one can contribute to the world as a global citizen.
Procedures
1.
2.
Ask students to report what they have learnt about the world from newspapers or
TV yesterday. This is to test their awareness of the global society.
Ask students to finish worksheet 7 in order to facilitate their understanding of the
global village and global citizenship, in particular the distinction between being a
citizen of a particular country and a global citizen. In order to encourage students
to exercise their rights and responsibilities as global citizens, encourage them to
“think global, act local”.
Part 6
Ideal citizenship in the HKSAR: Expectations from
family, school and society
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. reflect on what their family expects of them;
2. know their school’s expectation as revealed in the statement on school mission;
3. reflect on what society expects of them socially and politically.
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Procedures
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3.
4.
Ask students to suggest what their rights and responsibilities are in the classroom
during lessons.
Ask students to finish worksheet 8 on family, school and society expectations.
Ask students to compare their answers for 2 and 3 with the whole class to see
whether they are similar in outlook.
Preparation for the next lesson
Remind students to bring the photos as mentioned in “Part 3”.
Part 7
The ideal citizen: A self-reflection
Objectives
Students will be able to:
1. reflect on their ideas of the ideal citizen;
2. reflect on their behaviour with reference to their ideas of the ideal citizen.
Procedures
1.
Ask students to finish worksheet 9 in order to facilitate reflection on their own
2.
ideas of the ideal citizen.
Select some of their photos and pictures for further elaboration and discussion.
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