Topic: What are the ideal body types for men and women in Hong Kong society? In what ways are these body types perpetuated through mass media‚ technology‚ and medicine? According to Bartky (1999)‚ is body modification a form of self-empowerment or self-punishment? Introduction Human body is one of the elements used to assess the attractiveness of a person. Since the aesthetics theory varies in different countries and regions due to different history and cultural background‚ the description of
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Goretti Wong 6B (27) Say NO to drugs Drug abuse is on the rise among young people in Hong Kong which is a serious and alarming phenomenon that every one of us should face squarely to. Before we figure out ways to help them‚ we must first understand the reasons for teenagers to take drugs. Peer influence is the dominant reason for teenagers to take drugs. Usually‚ friends among a group share same interests and their behaviors are expected to be consistent with one another. At the same time
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EuroDisney’s image-marketing did not explain to Europeans what the theme park was or what attractions it had to offer the European consumer. Advertising was so focused on the size of the park and the glamour behind it‚ that this poor marketing strategy hurt overall business.1 The Walt Disney Company had taken a golden step towards Japan and driven by their first success on Asian territory considered it logical to be the same in Europe. The first years in Europe have proved the contrary. A combination
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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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Only insurers and insurance intermediaries‚ who are insurance agents and insurance brokers‚ are regulated in Hong Kong. The law‚ Commissioner of Insurance (IA) and the Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination are the major forms of regulation used in the insurance industry in Hong Kong. The relevant legal framework for the regulation of insurers is provided by the Insurance Companies Ordinance (Cap.41) ‚ and its subsidiary legislation including Insurance Companies (Determination of Long
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Railway Development in Hong Kong in the 21st Century’’ Railway in Hong Kong in general means a train service for carrying people and cargo in Hong Kong Territory and also crossing the Hong Kong and Chinese border to or from Mainland. Trains were first steam hauled in the past‚ then diesel trains replaced steam trains and of course nowadays in the 21 century‚ all the trains have been electrified. According to our history railway service have been providing to Hong Kong citizens for more than
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CONSUMER DEMAND AN ECONOMETRIC IN HONG KONG ANALYSIS 1 E. R. LIM * Introduction The objectives of consumer demand analysis are first‚ to isolate a few major variables from the many and complex factors influencing consumer behaviour‚ and second‚ to verify empirically that this relatively small number of parameters gives a reasonable explanation of a wide range of observations on consumer behaviour. The quantitative knowledge thus obtained is necessary for the study of economic development
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happen it is ‚ but the influence and this incident is solvable or not. When the strong typhoon‚ Vicente‚ passed south in Hong Kong‚ there were seven CSL containers fell into sea which are about 168 tons of polypropylene colloidal particles into the ocean. Therefore‚ Vicente not only provides a holiday for us‚ but also an ecological disaster. After that a multitude of Hong Kong people are worried about the plastic pellet are harmful for human being or not and is it solvable in our society. In our
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Title and Description Title: Cyber bullying in Hong Kong – the major causes and the possible solutions Description: 1. To examine and analyze the majors causes for cyber bullying in Hong Kong. 2. Suggest ways for eliminating cyber bullying in accordance to the causes found. Descriptions of the Tool(s)/Method(s) Adopted for the Data Collection - The methods are both qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative method - sending out questionnaires 50 questionnaires consisting 10 multiple-questions
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_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Report Information from ProQuest October 12 2014 13:34 _______________________________________________________________ 12 October 2014 ProQuest Table of contents 1. "I love my bones!"1 - self-harm and dangerous eating youth behaviours in Portuguese written blogs........ 1 12 October 2014 ii ProQuest Document 1 of 1 "I love my bones!"1 -
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