Why is Hong Kong wet in summer?

The summer south-west monsoon carries moist air from the sea, which brings heavy rain.

Do recycling bins follow fixed colours?

Yes: blue for paper, yellow for aluminium cans and brown for plastic bottles, so sorting must be correct.

Primary General Studies: Hong Kong Life and Environment Paper 1 (geography, weather and recycling)

2026-11-03

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General studies items ask first about number relations and then about causes; unit conversion and time difference are common slips.

Quick answer　23 m; 21 bowls; blue; 0.25 square kilometres; 5 pm; 75 degrees Celsius; 2,000 mL or 2 litres; about 440 square kilometres; 56 bottles make 14 items; south-west monsoon in summer, north-east in winter.

01　Paper details (check answers afterwards)

Item	Detail
Questions	10 questions
Suggested time	25 minutes
Difficulty mix	Foundation 4 · Intermediate 3 · Challenge 2 · Error redo 1
Chapter	Chapter: Primary General Studies: Hong Kong Life and Environment
Level	P6

02　Questions (10 items)

FoundationThe highest peak in Hong Kong is Tai Mo Shan at 957 m and the second is Lantau Peak at 934 m. What is the difference?
FoundationThe food pyramid suggests three to five bowls of grains a day. If a child eats three bowls daily, how many bowls in a week?
FoundationIn the three-colour recycling scheme in Hong Kong, which bin takes waste paper?
FoundationOne square kilometre equals 100 hectares. A park of 25 hectares covers how many square kilometres?
IntermediateHong Kong time is eight hours ahead of London. When it is 9 am in London, what time is it in Hong Kong?
IntermediateWater boils at 100 degrees Celsius. By how many degrees must 25 degree water be heated to boil?
IntermediateA child is advised to drink eight cups of water a day, each of 250 mL. How many millilitres and how many litres is that?
ChallengeHong Kong land is about 1,100 square kilometres and country parks take about 40% of it. How large is that area?
ChallengeA family throws away 14 plastic bottles a week. How many in four weeks, and how many garments can be made if four bottles make one?
Error redoError repair: a student says Hong Kong has north winds in summer and south winds in winter. What is correct?

03　Answers and one-line notes

#	Answer	One-line note
1	23 m	Nine hundred and fifty-seven minus nine hundred and thirty-four is 23.
2	21 bowls	Three bowls a day times seven days gives 21 bowls.
3	the blue bin	Blue takes paper, yellow takes aluminium cans and brown takes plastic bottles.
4	0.25 square kilometres	Twenty-five divided by one hundred is 0.25.
5	5 pm (17:00)	Nine in the morning plus eight hours is 17:00, or 5 pm.
6	75 degrees Celsius	One hundred minus twenty-five is 75.
7	2,000 mL, that is 2 litres	Eight times 250 is 2,000 mL, and since 1,000 mL make a litre the total is 2 litres.
8	about 440 square kilometres	One thousand one hundred times 0.4 is 440.
9	56 bottles, enough for 14 garments	Fourteen times four is 56, and 56 divided by four is 14.
10	the south-west monsoon in summer and the north-east monsoon in winter	The summer south-west monsoon brings moist sea air and rain, while the winter north-east monsoon comes from land and is drier and cooler.

04　What to do after marking

After marking, redo only the wrong items and write down which step went wrong (formula, unit, or misread number).
Repeat the same item two days later; move to the next paper only when both attempts are correct.
Parents only need the answer and note columns; there is no need to explain every item.

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