1.  What type of "poverty" is this: "A basket of goods" (including food, clothing and housing) is defined as the basic needs of an individual for survival in a society and the minimal monetary value of the basket of goods is defined as the level of poverty.

2. What type of "poverty" is this: "A basket of goods" (including food, clothing, housing, and other social needs) is defined as the decent level of living in a society and the minimal monetary value of the basket of goods is defined as the level of poverty.

3. Prof. Nelson Chow in the early eighties conducted a study on the type of consumption behavior that is normally considered to be a "sign" of being poor. He then identify an income level at which people will have that pattern of consumption behaviour as the poverty line. What approach did he use?

4. In a debate for increasing the Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) , an advocacy group argued that children of CSSA poor family should be able to join school activities and the family should have a telephone line and TV. This advocacy group adopts what approach to "poverty"?

5. Which of the following groups of poor people received the least support from the public in the provision of public assistance?

6. Subsequent to the review of the CSSA of Hong Kong in 1998-99, elderly persons living with family members can no longer apply for CSSA on their own. They have to apply together with the whole family. What is the basic assumption of this change?

7. Which of the followings is not a social security programme?

8. Which of the followings is not an income protection programme towards retirement?