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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Apply the theory of social justice proposed by John Rawls to analyze the social and economic system of Hong Kong and assess whether the system in Hong Kong meets the basic principles proposed by John Rawls. Introduction In this world of high income and social disparity between countries‚ cities‚ or even within the domestic territory‚ social justice seems remote and unachievable. To John Rawls‚ however‚ social justice is in fact realistically utopian and it is achievable. The most influential
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Online shopping among Hong Kong people Introduction: Online shopping is a trend in the world in recent year because of the development of rapid digital era‚ such as smart phones‚ easy checkout systems‚ secure system and so on. Online shopping become plays an important role in electronic commerce. According to UCLA Center for Communication Policy (2001)‚ online shopping has become the third most popular Internet activity‚ immediately following e-mail using/instant messaging and web browsing
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services in Hong Kong. According to our research‚ only four interviewees concerned about the medical services‚ because there was an age bias in our questionnaire. However‚ referring to various news articles‚ medical services is a big concern in Hong Kong. IVS was originally designated for the sake of boosting Hong Kong’s economy. However‚ a recent trend shows that a lot of mainlanders are in fact‚ trying to give birth to their babies in Hong Kong as the IVS provides them utter ease to travel to Hong Kong
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Ocean Park vs Hong Kong Disneyland - Should I Visit Ocean Park or Hong Kong Dis... Page 1 of 2 Hong Kong / Macau Travel Ocean Park vs Hong Kong Disneyland Should I visit Ocean Park or Hong Kong Disneyland By Rory Boland‚ About.com Ocean Park vs Hong Kong Disneyland. At first glance it’s a David and Goliath battle‚ the local favourite against the world champions‚ however‚ those asking themselves whether they should visit Ocean Park or Hong Kong Disneyland may find a surprising answer. Winner
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Cultural Difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. Hong Kong has been one of the most prosperous cities in the world for many years. The idea of Hong Kong being returned to China was frightening many Hong Kong people in the early 80s‚ but the handover turned out to be a memorable moment for most of the citizens. Today‚ Hong Kong is no longer a colony of Britain and Chinese are holding most of the top positions in the government. Not only the political and economic issues have been changed a lot
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MF 820: Management of Financial Institutions Hong Kong Disneyland Finance Ron Shell Jiang Jiang Zhaojie Wang On August 10th 1999‚ Disney awarded the sole mandate to Chase Manhattan Bank for the Hong Kong Disneyland financing of HK $3.3 Billion. We believe this decision was beneficial for both parties. For Chase‚ the rewards included underwriting fee‚ interest payments‚ being a part of a big loan-financing project in Asia and developing networks and relationships with Asian governments
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Why all Hong Kong people hates CY Leung Actually‚ not all Hong Kong people hate CY Leung‚ just 95% of them hate him. The remaining 5% include the underground communist party members in Hong Kong‚ the new immigrants which is from Mainland China‚ the people which the Communist party of China paid for and CY Leung himself.(sadly‚ the communist party of China is too rich to send so many immigrants to Hong Kong‚ which is increasing that 5%). Who is CY Leung? Well‚ if you live in Hong Kong‚ you must
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Exchange Rate System in Hong Kong On Nov 16‚ 2011‚ The IMF Staff Mission visited Hong Kong and showed endorsement on keeping the linked exchange rate in place (HKISD‚ 2011)‚ in spite of the voices of the abolition of the system‚ which causes adverse effects to the Hong Kong economy with monetary policies by the FED (Stephen‚ 2010). This system has been in function from the year 1983. It grants the HKD stability predictability and attracts foreign investments‚ turning Hong Kong into the world financial
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Disney/Hong Kong Case Negotiation In negotiations between the Hong Kong government and Disney‚ we have established measures we would like to observe going forward. The most important matter included is job creation and economic boost to Hong Kong and the surrounding areas. Both parties (Hong Kong and Disney) can create value and gain favorable returns. Our negotiations are not limited and will be open to different plans. From a cultural perspective‚ negotiations with the Hong Kong government
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