1. Presenting ideas and giving suggestions
What can the government do to reduce the number of young smokers in Hong Kong?
Presenting ideas and giving suggestions

2. Understanding the tasks
What are the key words in the question?
the government
reduce the number of young smokers

3. Drafting ideas: paragraphing
Introduction: Is the problem deteriorating or acceptable/ improving? Why does the government have the responsibility/ obligation to solve the problem?
Some suggestions: Give 2 to 3 suggestions and explain why these suggestions are useful
Conclusion: What will happen if the government implement your suggestion?

4. Look for ideas from the passage
Actions to take:
to introduce tighter measures to increase the smoking ban effectiveness,
to designate more public places such as transport interchanges as non-smoking areas,
to focus on prevention
should increase the tobacco tax

5. Look for ideas from the passage
Adjectives:
more effective in deterring offenders,
ineffective in reducing the number of young smokers
Nouns:
Tobacco Control Office,
smoking ban,
a HK$1500 fixed penalty,

6. New Ideas Hard tactic: By making polices making/ tightening of the law
1. What can our government do?
Hard tactic: By making polices making/ tightening of the law
Soft tactic: Through strengthening education at school

7. Writing Topic Situation:
You are entering an article writing competition organised by the school Social Science Society. The word limit is 300 words.
The topic for the competition is
Reducing the number of young smokers in Hong Kong

8. Elaboration of ideas How can we expand ideas?
Give more examples: such as, for example, like
Give reasons: because, since, therefore, so
Give results:
If XXX happens, then VVV will happen.
Unless we can XXX, VVV will never happen.