Assignment Brief:
"KNOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT"
You work as part of Hong Kong's Southern District Council’s Education Authority under the leadership of the newly appointed Chairman, Mr. CHU Hing-Chong. One of Mr Chu's objectives during his term is to "remain committed to improving the environment of the district and, by acting as a bridge between the government and local residents, aims to ensure that the policies implemented and the public services and facilities provided by the government meet the needs of local community. To achieve these objectives, we will continue to reflect residents’ views and make recommendations to the government on local affairs as well as territory-wide issues". You have been asked to present information on both local, national and Chinese government (and the UK equivalent) to a group of year 10 students as part of their studies to broaden their knowledge of government and politics in HK and the UK. Attracting the next generation of youth into politics is very important to Mr Chu, so please provide accurate information, good luck.
Task 1: (P1, P2, M1)
a) Using the Unit Content as your starting point, research the different levels of government (Hong Kong: local, national, Chinese) and (UK: local, national, European) and their respective responsibilities. Use the information from your own research to individually produce a 10 minute presentation/video for a group of Year 10 learners.
This presentation should:
• Outline (P1) the levels of government in both areas and explain their responsibilities at each level (M1). P1 should show the relationship of the tiers of government, an example for the UK could be that you create a hierarchical diagram with Parliament at the top, with a spur off to the European Parliament, and local councils at the bottom. A brief outline of the responsibilities at each level will be sufficient to gain the pass. As M1 is an extension of the task for P1, you will need to explain the responsibilities that each level of government has. Evidence can be achieved by including an additional section of information for each level of government with the chart provided to achieve P1. M1 will be achieved if learners explain how the responsibilities referred to in the chart are managed at the appropriate level of government.
For (P2), you must identify a minimum of two government departments and include a basic description of their responsibilities for specific public services. The information needs to include the name of the department, identification of the minister currently responsible for it and a description of the department’s responsibilities for the selected public service.
When discussing the role of the government departments for P2, it is important that you make reference
to which government department holds the public services accountable, for example in the UK the Home Office will
hold the police services accountable for their spending and performance, using information provided by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabularies amongst other information.
ISSUE DATE:
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RESUBMISSION & RETAKE DATE: + 10 Days (after date of marking) =
"KNOW THE DIFFERENT LEVELS OF GOVERNMENT"
You work as part of Hong Kong's Southern District Council’s Education Authority under the leadership of the newly appointed Chairman, Mr. CHU Hing-Chong. One of Mr Chu's objectives during his term is to "remain committed to improving the environment of the district and, by acting as a bridge between the government and local residents, aims to ensure that the policies implemented and the public services and facilities provided by the government meet the needs of local community. To achieve these objectives, we will continue to reflect residents’ views and make recommendations to the government on local affairs as well as territory-wide issues". You have been asked to present information on both local, national and Chinese government (and the UK equivalent) to a group of year 10 students as part of their studies to broaden their knowledge of government and politics in HK and the UK. Attracting the next generation of youth into politics is very important to Mr Chu, so please provide accurate information, good luck.
Task 1: (P1, P2, M1)
a) Using the Unit Content as your starting point, research the different levels of government (Hong Kong: local, national, Chinese) and (UK: local, national, European) and their respective responsibilities. Use the information from your own research to individually produce a 10 minute presentation/video for a group of Year 10 learners.
This presentation should:
• Outline (P1) the levels of government in both areas and explain their responsibilities at each level (M1). P1 should show the relationship of the tiers of government, an example for the UK could be that you create a hierarchical diagram with Parliament at the top, with a spur off to the European Parliament, and local councils at the bottom. A brief outline of the responsibilities at each level will be sufficient to gain the pass. As M1 is an extension of the task for P1, you will need to explain the responsibilities that each level of government has. Evidence can be achieved by including an additional section of information for each level of government with the chart provided to achieve P1. M1 will be achieved if learners explain how the responsibilities referred to in the chart are managed at the appropriate level of government.
For (P2), you must identify a minimum of two government departments and include a basic description of their responsibilities for specific public services. The information needs to include the name of the department, identification of the minister currently responsible for it and a description of the department’s responsibilities for the selected public service.
When discussing the role of the government departments for P2, it is important that you make reference
to which government department holds the public services accountable, for example in the UK the Home Office will
hold the police services accountable for their spending and performance, using information provided by Her Majesty’s Inspectors of Constabularies amongst other information.
ISSUE DATE:
SUBMISSION DEADLINE:
RESUBMISSION & RETAKE DATE: + 10 Days (after date of marking) =