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 Ex-Sham Shui Po Service Early 20th century Reservoir virtual tour reservoir still standing N Bishop Hill, in Shek Kip Mei, a cistern of more than 100 years old was discovered at a demolition site. This structure, built in The technology and uses of the style of Romanesque architecture, consists of many brick O Roman aqueducts arches and 108 pillars built with stone blocks. The discovery was all Hongkongers could talk about for weeks. According to old documents from the early 20th century, the structure, also known as Mission Hill, was completed on 10 August, 1904, under the Kowloon Waterworks Gravitation Scheme. At that time, the Kowloon Peninsula was not getting enough freshwater as its population slowly increased. This gravitation scheme allowed water to be delivered over a long distance from a reservoir high up on Bishop Hill. The structure is unique because an on-site water pipe has the number   1909 stamped on it. That mark raised questions because most reservoirs in were built after the end of World War II in 1945. The reservoir’s history became news because a few Hongkongers wished to explore the site despite the Water Supplies Department’s plan to demolish it. The site was supposed to be torn down for the Lands Department to build on it but a few explorers went there to take a good look and put up a post about the situation on social media. The government, under pressure from the public, realised it made an Download the complete error and stopped demolition work. The Commissioner for Heritage gave onlineexercises exercises (PDF) at (PDF) a grovelling apology for its “insensitivity and miscommunication”. atinky.hkej.com inky.hkej.com Photo: Internet (景賢里) Famous conserved buildings Originally belonging to the Li Sing (李陞) (大館) family, this mansion on the Peak was built in 1937, with a mixture of Chinese and Western Originally the Central Police Station, Tai styles. It was one of the first few properties on Kwun is located in between Sheung Wan and the Peak owned by a Chinese person. It was Central. Built in the Classical style in 1864, it sold to another family in 1978, and they was officially given back to the government in began to demolish the mansion in 2007. After 2005. After finishing an archaeological study much public outcry, the government declared of the complex in 2011, the government the building a monument to stop the new finished repairment of the complex in 2018. owner from tearing it down. Afterwards, it Now the complex is an art centre and was repaired. Currently, the mansion is performance space, with a few shops and Photo: CNA opened now and then for public viewing. restaurants, all run by the Jockey Club. Photo: CNA (虎豹別墅) (雷生春) Haw Par Mansion Located in , the Mansion and the Originally owned by Lui, a co-founder of Kowloon neighbouring Tiger Balm Garden were both built Motor Bus, Lui Seng Chun is located in Mongkok and for Aw Boon-haw (胡文虎) in 1935. The most was built in the Italian style in 1931. As the ground famous features of the complex are the Garden’s floor was occupied by a traditional Chinese doctor, Tiger Pagoda and scenes from hell, which mixed the name of the building came from a couplet the underworlds of Buddhism, Taoism and praising doctors. But a few years after Lui’s death in traditional Chinese folklore. After Aw passed away 1942, the clinic was closed and some units had been in 1954, different parts of the land were sold, with abandoned for years after 1980. But in 2000, one such part going to Cheung Kong Holdings descendants of Lui decided to donate the building to (CKH). Later, with government intervention, CKH the government, which finished repairing it in 2005. made a deal with one of Aw’s descendants and The building has been revitalised and now holds conserved the Garden. Now the complex is open another traditional Chinese clinic, which is under to the public again. the management of Hong Kong Baptist University. Photo: Xinhua

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The multi-billionaire is one of the richest people on Earth. That in itself is worthy of some respect, but he has achieved many things in the tech sector as well.

HERE are three aspects of his career Photo: Bloomberg that deserve some recognition, and also T some examination: his commitment to solar energy for the benefit of the planet; finding a way for the human population to move to Mars, since he predicts that our planet might become inhospitable ; and, his electric car company. As we can see, all three of these aspects of his professional life have to do with global climate change and the desire to escape the consequences. Add to that his strong belief that computers and machines controlled by artificial intelligence will one day become more intelligent than us and take over the Under Tesla, in addition to selling solar world, it is no wonder that he wants to escape panels and roof tiles, SolarCity also rents from our planet. them out to individual customers to be used at home. Part of its draw is that its solar Photo: AFP Solar power panels (and roof tiles) are supposedly the Musk has been promoting solar energy for cheapest amongst solar panel developers. years. In fact, back in the 2000s, he suggested On the business side, SolarCity also helps Who is Elon Musk? to his two cousins, Peter and Lyndon Rive, other companies, such as Walmart and Intel, that they should establish a solar power to switch to solar power by outfitting those A multi-billionaire, Musk is an entrepreneur who has many interests, both company. The suggestion was accepted and companies with extensive numbers of solar on Earth and above it. He made his first millions when he sold a software the pair co-founded SolarCity in 2006, with panels and roof tiles. company he co-founded to Compaq. Then he founded an online bank, and it Musk as the main investor. later merged with another to become PayPal, which was eventually sold to As to politics, SolarCity also lobbies the eBay for US$1.5 billion. Headquartered in Fremont, California, US Congress and president to expand solar SolarCity mostly makes and sells solar panels power in the US to help the government get In the 2000s, he founded SpaceX, joined Tesla and later became its CEO, and solar roof tiles, originally on their own, all US residents and companies to switch to and helped create a solar power service called SolarCity. Then in the 2010s, and later in partnership with Panasonic. But solar power. Also, the company helped he co-founded OpenAI, which promotes friendly artificial intelligence; in 2016, the company was bought by Tesla, various local governments to start using solar , which is trying to develop a brain-computer interface and founded the electric car company belonging to Musk. power. , which focuses on tunnel construction. Promotional Copy | 2021/22 P 2-3

Photo: Reuters In 2009, Tesla, which was named after the inventor Nikola Tesla, unveiled its first  car, a sports car called the Roadster. Although other carmakers have released Who is Elon Musk? electric cars, Tesla was amongst the first to make a sports car version. Later, it manufactured electric sedans and SUVs. Although Tesla cars can be charged through an electrical power point or charging station, it can be charged by solar power as well. These cars can run a lot longer after a single charge and that is why Elon Musk on TED they are the best-selling electric cars. In fact, Musk has combined the products of his two most closely run companies, SpaceX and Tesla, by sending his Tesla sports car, with many personal touches, into space in 2018. The car even flew close by Mars in Space and Mars Electric cars 2020, though it did not have the equipment As far back as 2001, Musk had already Musk’s stance on climate change has necessary for it to land on the planet. thought of the Mars Oasis concept, which been quite clear, in that he not only believes   would house greenhouses to grow Earth that it is happening, but also that it is caused Photo: Xinhua vegetables and crops. He met with various by human activity. To lessen the severity of Russian companies to make the idea into the problem, he has been encouraging the reality, but none of them would commit. So use of electric cars which do not emit he decided to found his own space travel carbon gases. At the same time, he does not company, SpaceX, instead. seem to like public transport, since he The aerospace company was financed thinks it does not take people to exactly with the money made by selling PayPal. where they want to go. Although currently it is involved in making Because of these two reasons, Musk Download the complete commercial space flight safe and affordable, wanted to mass produce electric cars, exercises (PDF) at its ultimate goal is to go to Mars and help including sports cars. This is probably why inky.hkej.com people set up a colony there. he became interested in Tesla, which was Artificial intelligence Founded in 2002, SpaceX has been founded by two people unrelated to Musk, Musk has long been of artificial working with NASA and the space agencies though Musk was one of the company’s wary intelligence that is ‘too smart’. He even of other countries to achieve its aims. Along main investors.   once called AI “the most serious threat to with other space travel companies, it has Eventually, Musk became Tesla’s the survival of the human race”. indeed proven that commercial space flight chairman, but since he was more interested Inhospitable is an adjective that Nonetheless, he did invest in DeepMind, an is viable – it has even sent people to the in the daily going-ons of the company, he describes a place that is very difficult to AI company, and Vicarious, which aims to International Space Station – though became the company’s CEO in 2008 live in or its conditions are too harsh to improve machine intelligence. Musk also currently the costs are still highly expensive. instead. It is in fact one of the companies survive in. created the non-profit OpenAI, which aims that Musk is running quite closely. Example: The desert is quite inhospitable But one step SpaceX has taken to lower to develop friendly AI, probably in an to most humans. costs is to re-use its rockets and spaceships, Photo: AFP attempt to go with the “if you can’t beat by landing and later re-launching them. The ‘em, join ‘em” adage. Though he was once a also means a person or Falcon 9 made its first successful ground co-chairman of the company, he is no Inhospitable group is very unfriendly or not landing at Cape Canaveral in 2015, whereas longer so. the first spacecraft, which are all called welcoming towards others, whether the Musk’s views against AI have even Dragons, to be recovered was in 2010. other party is an individual or another caused a rift between him and Mark group. Although SpaceX seems to have mastered Zuckerberg, the founder of Facebook. cheaper rocket launches and space travel, it Zuckerberg once said that Musk’s views are Example: The new student found his still has not delved much into the company’s “irresponsible”. But Musk has gone even a schoolmates quite inhospitable. final goal – going to Mars. For that end, It has step further and said that he thinks we are been developing an interplanetary all living in a giant computer simulation and Inhospitality is a noun meaning the spacecraft, Starship. SpaceX has done a that the chance of us living in an actual quality of a place where the conditions series of test flights with prototypes launched world is “one in billions”. are very difficult and harsh to live in. from Starbase in Texas. Example: The inhospitality of the planet Venus means humans cannot land on it,   let alone live on it. The word also means the quality of being 1. outfit (v) 裝備 6. severity (n) 嚴重 unfriendly or unwelcoming. The bike shop outfitted their new bike with many extras. The young child cannot see the severity of the problem yet. Example: The girl was faced with 2. lobby (v) 遊說 7. unveil (v) 為⋯揭幕 inhospitality at the house of her The trade group lobbied the government for fewer taxes. The artist unveiled her new painting. boyfriend’s parents. 3. ultimate (adj) 最終的 8. wary (adj) 警惕的 The girl’s ultimate goal is to get straight A’s. The cat is wary of dogs in the neighbourhood. Hospitable is an adjective that means the opposite of inhospitable; it refers to 4. viable (adj) 能存活的 9. adage (n) 格言 a place that is pleasant to live in. Mr Chan’s proposal is economically viable. The old adage says people should be kind to one another. Example: The little cottage is actually 挖掘 分歧 5. delve (v) 10. rift (n) very hospitable. The girl delved into fossil hunting. The wedding planning caused a rift between the couple. DSE Tips Promotional Copy | 2021/22 P 4

The pitfalls of using ‘Level 5**’ vocabulary

OCABULARY for the DSE exam is one of the most popular topics V taught at tutorial centres and in exam-practice textbooks. Yet, certain    vocabulary items pose difficulties, and if incorrectly used could create a bad impression for the markers. “Cut-throat competition”, “profound Set a specific target values”, “sing the praises”: these are phrases many students think ought to be This is the basis of your vocabulary included in high-scoring answers to strengthening programme. Set a number of questions in the written paper. The reality vocabulary items every day that you intend to is that they should be used with extreme master before you go to bed. To master a caution. The markers’ report from the vocabulary item means you can spell, Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment pronounce and use appropriately in a complete Authority clearly states that cliches and sentence. highly uncommon vocabulary items hinder the candidates’ expression of ideas and lower their level of accuracy and fluency, both of which matter the most in achieving good marks in the language section of Paper 2. Variety matters most Each vocabulary item has its own way of affecting the tone and style of writing. There are many more gems to be found Some words are used to create a formal within one vocabulary item. When you jot down impression, while others can be employed a word in your notebook, be alert to the multiple in a more poetical or metaphorical sense. meanings of it. Take for example the word In other words, placing “golden” ‘shape’: when used as a noun, it means the vocabulary items in your sentence that appearance of the outside edges or surfaces, eg, have little relevance to the content results if it is round, square or curved; when used as a in words used in the wrong context and to verb, it means the action of giving something a poor writing in general. definite form. Looking words up in a thesaurus or You should build a deep understanding writing down synonyms and antonyms will on how to meet the criteria of high-quality expand your understanding of a word. writing in Paper 2: showcasing a wide vocabulary range, adopting an appropriate tone and engaging style, and displaying grammatical accuracy. Here are three steps to revitalise your usage of vocabulary and to thoroughly appreciate the essence of good writing. Be more HKDSE-orientated

Make good use of your time by examining past papers and the various books written by   experts in this field. We found that many vocabulary items in earlier past papers appear again in another form in other papers in subsequent years. That is why you should take advantage of past papers – no matter if they are paper 1,2 or 3 – and dig deep for unfamiliar words and expressions contained within them. The articles in the previous papers present perfect demonstrations of various genres and Download the complete formats, be it formal writing or storytelling. exercises (PDF) at inky.hkej.com

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