SMEs are an important driving force in Hong Kong’s economic development. At December 2010‚ there were about 296 000 SMEs in Hong Kong. They constituted over 98 per cent of the territory’s business units and accounted for about 48 per cent of private sector employment. The Government attaches great importance in supporting SMEs at various stages of development. The Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) was appointed by the Chief Executive (CE) to advise him on issues affecting the development
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men. Whilst some young men of today’s generation still hold a great faith in God‚ faith alone is not enough. It takes a lot of conviction‚ sacrifice and will to immerse oneself so deeply into religion. Forsaking life experiences such as marriage and children is too big of an obstacle for most people to overcome and so many disregard devoting their life to God by way of becoming a priest. Unless a solution is found to make the priesthood more attractive to individuals‚ the problem of priestless
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Investigation on the Impact of Corporate Social Responsibility Practices on the Corporate Image of Hong Kong Mass Transit Railway Corporation (MTR) Team No. B02 Project Supervisor: Mr. Leonard Kwan CHAN‚ Sze Cheng KWOK‚ Kwo Fung LAM‚ Tsz Kin LEUNG‚ Oi Shan Shanna LI‚ Hiu Kwan WONG‚ Hoi Lam HONG KONG INSTITUTE OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION(TSING YI)2013 1 AGENDA Introduction Present Situation Methodologies Limitations Consumer benefits Society benefits Government Employee benefits
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Compare the religion in Thai and Hong Kong Introduction Religion is a way to review the cultural system of a country‚ it relates humanity to spirituality. Hong Kong and Thailand have a distinct history background‚ which interpret the big difference in daily cultural practices. This essay aims to provide a brief introduction of the religion in Thailand and Hong Kong and compares their differences and similarities. It will start from the history background and general information to the details of
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supply is not a problem now‚ it will become sooner or later. Also‚ the deterioration rate of the Earth environment is alarming. The remediation must be taken immediately. For this‚ using more renewable energy is an ideal method to tackle the problems‚ reduce the global warming effect and provide a better living standard. The nation all over the world has investigated the method to less rely on the fossil fuel. Hong Kong‚ being a part of the world‚ should also take the responsibility to do so. Many may
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Between 1945 and 1997‚ Hong Kong underwent a relatively large political and institutional transformation. Especially after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration‚ the pace of political transformation process was speeded up. In my opinions‚ the resumption of sovereignty did help Hong Kong move towards the process of political modernization. To explain why the turning back of Hong Kong could boost the political progress in our city‚ we should first know what is the definition of political
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Why Do You Think People Attend College Or University? Not Everything That Is Learned Is Contained In Books Do you agree or disagree with the following statement. Parents are the best teachers. If You Could Change One Important Thing About Your Hometown Why Do You Think People Attend College Or University? Most of us has its own reason why do we go in a prestigious University or College. Have you ever questioned yourself why do you go in a certain university. What makes a
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Air Transport Industry in Hong Kong Overview As one of the regional hubs for Asia‚ Hong Kong is connected with most urban centres in Asia and half of the world’s population within 5 hours of flight time. Currently‚ more than 100 airlines operate about 1‚000 flights daily‚ linking the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to about 180 destinations worldwide including 48 cities on the Chinese mainland. Handling 56.5 million passengers and 4.03 million tonnes of cargo and in 2012‚ HKIA was Asia’s
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should consider abolish the linked exchange rate system or pegged Hong Kong dollars with China Yuen (RMB) rather than the U.S dollars. The main reason is for this is it will help the future development of Hong Kong economy. Exchange rate is how much a currency worth in terms of other currency. If currency is free floating‚ which allows the exchange rate vary against other currencies determined by the market forces of supply and demand. Some countries may use fixed/pegged exchange rate system to stabilize
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rnrmarketresearch.com/luxury-goods-in-hong-kong-china-market-report.html Luxury goods experienced a slowdown in current value growth for 2012 against 2011‚ largely attributed by the unstable economic conditions brought about by the 2011 Euro crisis as well as the slowing down of the Chinese economy. While consumers’ sentiments were still relatively strong‚ spending continued to tilt towards a more cautious end. Depreciation of Euros also saw more consumers heading to Hong Kong for holidays and in turn purchasing
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