News Quiz
【明報專訊】1．The Executive Council approved a fare increase for a type of public transport. The fare increase will take effect on 4 April. What type of public transport is it?
A. Minibus
B. Bus
C. Ferry
D. MTR
2．To mitigate the fare adjustment, the government will extend the current Public Transport Fare Subsidy Scheme for six months until December 31, and temporarily raise the monthly subsidy cap from HK$400 to _____ ?
A. $450
B. $500
C. $600
D. $700
3．A country has updated its entry requirements on 16 March, allowing vaccinated individuals to travel to that country. The exemption of border control of that country was originally applied to Schengen countries(神根公約國家). What is the name of that country?
A. Iceland
B. Finland
C. Spain
D. Denmark
4．China attended a high-level diplomatic meeting with a country on 18 March. The meeting did not end smoothly. Which country was China having a meeting with? (photo.04)
A. Japan
B. Britain
C. The United States
D. Thailand
5．The Tokyo 2020 Organizing Committee released a statement regarding the spectating arrangement for the Olympic Games 2021 on 20 March. What is the statement about? (photo.05)
A. Only vaccinated spectators are allowed entry into Japan.
B. International spectators will be refused entry into Japan.
C. Only half of the spectators will be allowed entry into Japan.
6．The Hong Kong government suspended BioNTech vaccinations on 24 March and resumed the service on 5 April. What is the reason for this?
A. There were packaging issues with the vial caps.
B. The vaccines were contaminated.
C. There were unenough vaccines.
D. The vaccinations were too expensive.
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