points) Everything about Hong Kong tells the story of trade. With beginnings as a small rocky island full of fishing villages‚ Hong Kong has grown to become one of the largest cities of trade and finance in the world. Hong Kong had a GDP of $325.8 billion USD in 2010‚ which represents a 6.8% growth from the previous year (“Economy: Hong Kong”‚ 2011). This growth is a nice change from the 2.7% loss in GDP the previous year from the world financial crisis (“Economy: Hong Kong”‚ 2011). With exports totaling
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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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Skills and Competencies Needed for the Hong Kong Hotel Industry: The Perspective of the Hotel Human Resources Manager Benny Chan Marianne Coleman ABSTRACT. The tourism industry is one of the main sources of income to Hong Kong. If qualified employees provide better service‚ Hong Kong can potentially attract even more visitors. The training of new recruits and existing staff is therefore vital‚ but views on the value and the type of training vary amongst the stakeholders. This study of
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Introduction One’s identities can be various. I am a girl who is 19 years old‚ a Hong Kong people‚ a daughter‚ a university student. We have so many different identities. Some of it will change‚ some of it is stable and unchanging. So‚ before the explanation of the relationships between language and identity‚ the definition of identity have to be define first. According to Abercrombie (2000)‚ ” this is the sense of self‚ of personhood‚ of what kind of person one is. Identities always involve
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about. Wong Kar-Wai’s body of work has an immanent sense of flowing time and space that creates a blend that gives us the sense of fleeting time‚ memory and the chaos of the contemporary urban life. He is one of the most influential directors of Hong Kong with an impressionistic visual style. Mostly known for his films like‚ ChungKing Express (1994)‚ Fallen Angels (1995)‚ In the Mood for Love (2000)‚ Wong has a distinct postmodern sense of structuring and styling his films. It is a collage of the most
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In the past‚ Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the system that was found in the UK. Students in secondary school had to go through two major public examinations‚ which are Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination (HKCEE) and Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination (HKAL). In the past‚ the local education system has been very exam-orientated in order to go to university. However‚ the students nowadays can go to university after they had qualified results in Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary
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SWOT analysis of McDonald’s Hong Kong Strengths 1. Financial Investment: McDonald’s spends a lot of money for marketing promotion and branding. For example‚ McDonald’s will invite celebrities as the spokesman (Eason Chan) and spokeswoman (Joey Yung) for different promotion. McDonald’s launch large marketing campaigns from time to time to keep customer engaged. For example‚ the Monopoly Game in 2011. 2. Location coverage: McDonald’s restaurants locate basically every shopping mall and
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