Critically examine the pros and cons of the Direct Subsidy Scheme in primary and secondary education in Hong Kong. Take two well-known schools as case examples (one D.S.S. and the other non-D.S.S.) to illustrate your answer. Content I. Introduction II. Background III. Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) IV. Advantages of DSS 1. To schools 2. To society 3. To parents and students V. Disadvantages of DSS 1. To schools 2. To society 3. To parents and students
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ABSTRACT Aim Successful ageing is a worldwide discussion topic‚ but its definition is diverse and controversial. This study aimed to explore the meaning of successful ageing from the perspective of elders in Hong Kong‚ and to compare their attributes with those identified in the literature. Methods Qualitative in-depth interviews on the perspectives of elderly persons were held with 4 participants aged above 60‚ recruited from a community medical center. Results All respondents
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Enquiry Topic: Can Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon promote Hong Kong people’s participation in running as an exercise? A. Problem Definition The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (SCHK Marathon) is a yearly held major sports event in Hong Kong. Gaining high acceptability both locally and globally‚ it has been awarded the “M mark” event by the Major Sports Events Committee of Hong Kong since 2004.[ Major Sports Events Committee http://mevents.org.hk/en/events_marathon.php] It was also
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The topic of my paper is talk about the Hong Kong people’s identity before 1997 by analyzing a Hong Kong movie “A Better Tomorrow”. My research question is how signing the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984 lead the Hong Kong people identify themselves as Hong Kongers Thesis statement: The period from the Sino British Joint Declaration of 1984 to the handover in 1997 was an era of change in Hong Kong. Hong Kong people was facing a lot of problems during the transitional period and one of the
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Why did Hong Kong Fall so Easily? Hong Kong is world widely known for being the world’s financial hub and for being the world’s richest city; most people don’t know that before being a financial city‚ it had a rich history behind it. It went through one of the greatest‚ harshest wars in history‚ the Second World War. There are many reasons why the Japanese were so successful in capturing Hong Kong; they invested most of their money into the Japanese Army. While they had latest guns and weapons
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Title: Analyse the problems caused by the implementation of anti-smoking legislation in Hong Kong. Identify some solutions to these problems. Paragraph 1 In recent years many countries have enacted anti-smoking legislation. For example‚ on 1 January 2007 Hong Kong extended no smoking areas to cover the inside of restaurants‚ as well as offices and some public outdoor areas (Tobacco control‚ 2007). While these laws have been largely welcomed by both health advocates and the general population‚ they
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Analysis of the Hong Kong Economy after the Financial Crisis Cao Hongliu School of Management‚ Guangdong University of Technology‚ Guangdong‚ P.R.China‚ 510520 (E-mail: hongliucao@126.com) Abstract This paper analyzes the current economic development and the status of leading industries in Hong Kong. It shows that Hong Kong economy‚ which is mainly comprised of the service industry in particular‚ facing with both opportunities and challenges after the financial crisis. Hong Kong economy has a wide
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increase in variety‚ availability and decreasing the cost of organic food. Local trend of organic food At the end of 1980s‚ there were many cases happened in Hong Kong that poisonous crops which are contaminated with pesticide‚ people in Hong Kong raise their awareness of health. Until 1990s‚ Organic foods have been selling in Hong Kong‚ most of them are imported from North America‚ Australia‚ New Zealand‚ Europe and Japan. In the few years ahead‚ consumption of organic food is increasing. In 2000s
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Executive summary This report analyses the provision of cheque services by Bank of China (Hong Kong) and evaluates the need for providing such a service. Most‚ if not all‚ banks provide this service. Nevertheless the report’s aim is to overlook this tradition and give an insight into whether a bank should really be providing this service. The Bank Wide Operation Department is in charge of the bank’s cheque clearing process. A staff member from this department was interviewed regarding the cheque
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(11055717D) Cheng Ming Xian (11704592D) Introduction Although Hong Kong has less land‚ there are always construction projects happening everywhere in Hong Kong‚ for example‚ West Kowloon Cultural District development‚ Kwun Tong redevelopment project‚ etc. However‚ workers and capital involved in the construction industry have been decreasing. In this report‚ we will discuss whether the construction industry is the ‘pillar’ industry in Hong Kong and we disagree with it. Focused industries As proposed
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