Instructional worksheet (Fillable)
From this worksheet, you can learn about the roles and responsibilities of people and organizations that are the most commonly used. In particular, the different roles played by the government are worth memorizing as questions about what roles the government can play in solving different social problems are very popular.
The various roles taken up by a government are particularly important as they entail many responsibilities that can only done as duties by the government mainly:
Policy making, implementation and promotion (政策制定者, 執行者和推廣者): Its responsibility is to create, implement and promote policies that address societal needs (e.g. increase public housing), promote public welfare (e.g. smoking ban), and ensure the equitable distribution of resources (e.g. School Textbook Assistance Scheme)
Budget management (財政管理者): Its responsibility is to prepare the government budget, managing public funds, and ensuring fiscal responsibility.
Public Goods and Services provider (公共設施和服務提供者): Its responsibility is to supply essential services and infrastructure that benefit the entire community, such as education, healthcare, and transportation.
Civic educator (教育者): Its responsibility is to educate citizens about government policies and programmes and to understand our society, e.g. The Basic Law and the Constitution have been widely promoted national security purpose.
Regulator (監管者): Its responsibility is to ensure individuals and industry comply with legislative requirements. For example, the Hong Kong Competition Commission ensures that consumers are not overcharged for the monopoly status of a company
Income redistribution (收入再分配者): to redistribute income across different members of the society, e.g., higher-income tax rates for rich than for poor; provide social security and aid to dependent children
Coordinator (統籌者): to liaise with and communicate to different parties in a society, e.g. a coordinated effort was needed to between the government, restaurants and the public to stop the spread of Covid-19 disease.
(2122 Y11 Final Exam P1) Identify and explain two roles that the Chinese government played in dealing with poverty.
(Question designed by Mr Andy) "The government should have a greater responsibility than the public in dealing with the solid waste problem. To what extent do you agree? (8 marks)