Essay topic: Should the Hong Kong government implement a minimum wage policy? Cho Mee Ji 2010524339 CAES 1906 - I Hong Kong is one of the world’s most prosperous and financially wealthy cities. However‚ despite the wealthy background‚ the government has serious economic concerns over the high levels of poverty and income inequality in Hong Kong (“The Situation of Poverty”‚ 2003). A study by the Hong Kong Council (2009) has reported that more than 17% of Hong Kong residents or 1.2 million people
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The movie King Kong debuted in the U.S on December 17th 1976. It was directed by Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. The movie was written by James Ashmore Creeman and Ruth Rose. The featured actors included Fay Wray‚ Robert Armstrong‚ Bruse Cabot‚ and Frank Reicher. King Kong is an american classic because it portrayed the beauty and the best concept. The beauty being the pretty blond haired Fay Wray and the beast of course being King Kong the ape like monster ruling on his island full of
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When talking about the most popular culture in Hong Kong‚ the first things that come up to my mind are the tea restaurants. Unlike those Cantonese teahouses‚ which can also be found in Guangdong‚ tea restaurants are pretty unique in Hong Kong. In the election of ‘things that best represent Hong Kong’ held on the Internet by RTHK in 2004‚ ‘Tea restaurant’ got the champion with 1930 votes. Meanwhile‚ ‘Pineapple bun with butter’ and ‘Coffee with tea’‚ typical food and drink provided in tea restaurants
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In Hong Kong education system‚ there are six types of primary and secondary schools‚ government schools‚ subsidized schools‚ Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools‚ private schools‚ private international schools and English Schools Foundation. (Education Bureau‚ 2009) . In this essay‚ I will mainly focus on the sociological and economic perspectives of Direct Subsidy schools. There are ten points in sociological and economic perspectives. Greater flexibility can be obtained for schools. (Education
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The right to privacy in Hong Kong The definition of privacy refers to one’s freedom of thought and expression‚ the right of private property and also protects their personal information. According to the article of the right to privacy (1890) written by Warren and Brandeis‚ privacy is the right to be let alone and believe it is the right inviolate of personality. Therefore‚ there are some ordinances in Hong Kong’s common law and the Hong Kong bill of right are used to protect the citizen’s right
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lifestyle of Hong Kong citizens‚ the 4 major landfills in Hong Kong are going to be saturated. From the government’s words‚ these landfills will be fully saturated before late 2010s. The situation is getting worse in these years‚ as people have no improvement in their consumption style. They are not aware of their responsibility on reducing waste. Also‚ people cannot develop the routine on recycling‚ and send much unnecessary rubbish to the landfill. With the rare land resources in Hong Kong‚ we cannot
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supplies and household goods mainly from Japan. Running with high inventory turnover rate‚ 759 STORE aimed to give desirable service to vast local Hong Kong residents‚ providing a relaxing shopping environment with wide range of products for 759 store’s customers to choose. Now a day‚ 759 STORE is basically one of largest snacks chains store in Hong Kong. This project report aims to find out “Why is a winning business”‚ review the business strategies‚ state the opportunities and problems through the
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*Queen Kong: The poem presents the reader with a power shift from male to female but could also highlight that the story is not simply restricted to a male perspective. In this light‚ Duffy is‚ like in ‘Mrs Midas’‚ highlighting how certain members of society are exploited and how‚ despite popular belief‚ women often have control over men. This is reinforced when Queen Kong states how he is “my (her) little man”. This reveals her affection towards the man but also significantly displays his physical
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publication "Legal System in Hong Kong" printed in 2008 Preface The first edition of this booklet was published in 1991. Its stated aim was to help the public understand how our legal system works. It stressed the importance of the rule of law to Hong Kong’s past success and future promise and emphasised the role that an informed public could play in ensuring the continued vitality of the legal system. 2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region
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Marketing 360 Market Environment: Hong Kong This weekend I had the opportunity to visit one of Asia’s most beautiful cities. Hong Kong was the experience of a life time and a moment in time that I will not soon forget. The city proved to be awfully crowded most of the time with shoulders and elbows being bumped by just walking on the sidewalks. Due to Hong Kong’s over population it is easier to identify its market and marketing strategies. That being said‚ a more condensed market calls on companies
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