There are striking similarities if you are to put the philosophical works of Kong Qiu and the religious teaching of Jesus Christ. Kong Qiu‚ better known as Confucius‚ focused his teaching on history‚ law‚ poetry‚ and spiritual writing. The Biblical teaching of the Old Testament also provided similar structure of teaching. Like Confucius‚ these teachings included the books of Genesis and Exodus to provide history‚ Leviticus‚ Gods law which included the Ten Commandments‚ and Psalm which is focused
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Education Reform in Hong Kong: 334 System There are a number of controversies and debates on recent education reforms in Hong Kong. The most recent and debatable one is 334 Education System in 2012. In the following‚ it will first briefly look into the old and new education system. Also‚ it will explore the implications of the new education system to see the causes and consequences. By 2012‚ the 334 Education System replaced the 3223 Education System. The two systems are structurally
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International Journal of Public and Private Healthcare Management and Economics‚ 1(2)‚ 17-25‚ April-June 2011 17 The Politics of Health Finance Reform in Hong Kong Raymond K. H. Chan‚ City University of Hong Kong‚ Hong Kong ABSTRACT Since the late 1950s‚ Hong Kong’s public health services have increased. They are mainly funded by taxes‚ supplemented by minimal user fees. In the late 1980s‚ the government recognized the limitations of this financing model and subsequently proposed alternative
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1. Introduction 1.1 Background The Hong Kong airport had been removed from Kowloon City to Chek Lap Kok on 6 July 1998. The New Airport‚ which costs around HK$70.2 billion‚ consists of passenger terminal buildings‚ centralized terminal processing buildings‚ runways and taxiways‚ attached and satellite terminal concourses‚ aircraft parking positions‚ road bridges‚ aircraft maintenance facilities and support and ancillary facilities. This project was deemed critical to the public because any
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Following Sorrita’s illustration on IDWs’ enjoying nightlife in Hong Kong‚ Susanti provides similar observation. Some IDWs‚ indeed‚ are the regular pubs visitors. Susanti gives example of an IDWs named Lasmini who engages in this particular life style simply because of her circle. Two consecutive days‚ she went with Made and friends visiting discotheque days and nights. She went back to consume alcoholic drink and ecstasy. “I have no place to sleep. Therefore‚ every time I left discotheque in the
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Every year in March‚ Hong Kong music teachers and students will be busy for a while. The Hong Kong School Music Festival‚ the oldest and most historic Hong Kong school music festival in Hong Kong‚ affects the timetable of schools in Hong Kong‚ music teachers‚ musical instruments and classmates‚ and even parents’ schedules. The festival was organized by the Hong Kong School Music and Recitation Association. . The choir is so loud to go to the game‚ the band out of the truck carrying dozens of
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“Describe the essential element to be a successful financial planner in Hong Kong and China. Explain the challenges of practicing ethical financial planning in Hong Kong and China.” Successful financial planning Successful financial planning Establishing trusting relationships with clients Establishing trusting relationships with clients Strong reputation Strong reputation Professional and ethical behavior Professional and ethical behavior Strong financial planning knowledge Strong
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Calls are growing for a more equitable society with regard to the current debate on whether the minimum wage in Hong Kong should be raised to HK$35 a hour. Before making any conclusion‚ I’d like to make respond to one of the opposition’s view --minimum wage is crippling the businessman. This is an unreasonable and exaggerated argument as the booming rent price in Hong Kong is a wide known significant factor. While it is crystal clear that the businessmen are trying to pass the buck to their
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about the foaminess of Chinea property market (both 1st and 2nd hand)‚ it shows that the risk ratios of the tier 1 cities is quite high. If you were investors and wealthy man‚ will you pour money into China property market ONLY? 2. Hong Kong Property Market In 2009‚ properites of HK bloom‚ especially for luxury properties‚ which are mainly driven by the millionaires (no‚ should be billionaires) from the mainland. The most shocking news is that the property prices continue to hit new
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decrease over Rs. 21.69 bn in the previous year. Standalone EBITDA impacted by 6.6% to Rs.30.92 bn in FY08 from Rs 33.12 bn in FY07; EBITDA margin stood at 10.76% in FY08 as compared to 12.06% in the previous financial year. Following are the main macro environmental factors from FY08 that had direct bearing on the company’s revenue and profitability figures: GDP Growth Encouraged by the continuing thrust in investments which grew by 31.6%‚ the GDP growth in the third quarter of fiscal 2008 came
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