Social Responsibilities

UNI 1011ABW

Course Guide

社會責任

UNI 1011ABW

Course Guide

社會責任

Course Start Date

Spr 2025

Course Level

1000

Length in Terms

1 term

Credits

1

Language

Chin & Eng

Fees ($) (including lab fees)

1,500

Future Terms

Quota and Schedule

Course Start Date	Course Level	Length in Terms	Credits	Language	Fees ($) (including lab fees)	Future Terms
Spr 2025	1000	1 term	1	Chin & Eng	1,500

Quota and Schedule

Course Coordinators:

Dr Victor Law, BA (Hons) London; GDEHKL (CPE) (Law) MMU; MSc (Research) LSE; PhD SOAS; FRAS
Dr Walter Lee, BA Hons CUHK; PGDE HKU; MA Warwick; PhD Auckland

Course Developers:

Dr Victor Law, Dr Walter Lee, Dr Eva Chan, Professor Charles Kwong

Excluded combinations and courses not allowed to be taken again

Courses not allowed to be taken again: UNI 1012ABW

Aims

In this world of changes, the “One Country, Two Systems” principle is the best safeguard for the long-term prosperity and stability of Hong Kong. As such, it is paramount that we foster a sense of social responsibilities amongst our students by strengthening their understanding on national affairs, constitutional structure, national security and civic duties, nurturing them to be responsible citizens ready to contribute to the society.

By adopting a multi-pronged and coordinated approach, this course seeks to facilitate the students' development of important social responsibility concepts — such as nationhood, “One Country, Two Systems,” rights and duties, responsibilities, national security and self-discipline — in the context of a modern, vibrant and global Hong Kong.

Contents

Constitutional framework of mainland China and HKSAR: The Constitution, Basic Law and the “One Country, Two Systems” principle, as well as their relationships;
Hong Kong National Security Law (HKNSL) and Safeguarding National Security Ordinance: Their legislative backgrounds, key provisions, implementation rules, subsidiary legislative powers and implementation mechanisms; and
Social responsibilities: Citizens' responsibilities to the society (including considering issues from a multicultural perspective), the nation (including the importance of national security and its 16 major fields) and the world (including considering issues from global and comparative perspectives).

Learning support

There will be Web-based video seminars.

Assessment

There will be one final assessment.

Online Requirement

Students are required to view at least 50% of all online video contents and 50% of all online text contents.

All assessment activities will be carried out on the Online Learning Environment (OLE).

Set book(s)

There is no set textbook for the course.