In 1836‚ the Chinese government undertook a major policy review of the opium trade. Lin Zexu volunteered to take on the task of suppressing opium. In March 1839‚ he became Special Imperial Commissioner in Canton‚ where he ordered the foreign traders to surrender their opium stock. He confined the British to the Canton Factories and cut off their supplies. Chief Superintendent of Trade‚ Charles Elliot‚ complied with Lin’s demands in order to secure a safe exit for the British‚ with the costs involved
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One or two specific questions that came to mind during this reading are… The chapter talks about moving away from formal testing and towards overall assessment schemes‚ description-based and formative. This certainly has not been adapted into the Hong Kong school system. Do you think something like this could ever come about? If not is there a way to use this concept for our own use in classes or will it be redundant with the amount of testing that already happens? Explore – Something
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Problems First‚ INEDs are elected by controlling interests instead of minority shareholders when they are supposed to speak on minority interests’ behalf during board meetings. At the very beginning‚ INEDs are invited by executive directors. As many Hong Kong listed companies are dominated by family members‚ these INEDs are usually close friends of executive directors or controlling shareholders. Therefore‚ the actions of INEDs may not be in the best interests of minority shareholders. Second‚ despite
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Hong Kong Disneyland One of the biggest complaints heard from visitors of Hong Kong Disney‚ is the size of the park. The vast majority of visitors believe that the park is too small. The capacity of the park is 30‚000 visitors per day. HKD is the smallest among Disney theme park properties in the world. The park currently occupies just 55 acres and has only four “lands” – Fantasyland‚ Tomorrowland ‚ Advertureland‚ and Main Street USA. Our first recommendation would be to expand the park. HKD
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Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the main airport in Hong Kong; it is an important regional trans-shipment centre‚ passenger hub and gateway between the Mainland China and the rest of Asia. And HKIA is the primary hub for several domestic airlines‚ such as Cathay Pacific Airways‚ Dragonair‚ Hong Kong Express Airways‚ etc. Review the history‚ HKIA has won seven Skytrax World Airport Awards for customer satisfaction in just ten years (Skytrax‚ 2010)‚ the second busiest airport in the world
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Executive Summary In Hong Kong‚ it is very common that both parents need to have a full time job in order to support the expenses of a family therefore many of the children were not taking care by their own parents but only house maid or grandparents. They are not used to communicate with their own parents. As of the situation is becoming worst day by day‚ Marathon Sports have come up an idea which to create an event for parents and kids to join together. Marathon Sports will host a 5K marathon
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Hong Kong Disneyland The Disney Company envisioned it being a great idea to introduce its resort to the huge market in China by opening up a Disneyland park in Hong Kong. The Chinese people have an interest in the American culture‚ and they want to connect with the global popular culture so in theory it sounded like a great idea. It turns out that HKD has not been the success that many predicted it would be. This is can be contributed to how well Disney was able to translate its strategic assets
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Dynamic Hong Kong: from a post-colonial city to a post-metropolis Part 1. Introduction Hong Kong‚ once a British colony after the wars‚ has been well-known as a vibrant metropolitan. After 99 years of British rule‚ Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1 July 1997. After a long period of western culture instillation‚ Hongkongers remain confused about their identity in the recent 16 years of post-colonial period. This struggle in identity can be reflected from the city’s cultural‚ economic and
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Young people in Hong Kong cannot afford to buy their own houses Nowadays‚ many 80’S young people think that it is unattainable to buy a real estate. They just graduated from college or university‚ everything is hard in the beginning‚ the first few years of social work. They cannot afford to buy a real estate is a common case. To buy a real estate‚ Besides depending government policy‚ all depending how you savings and financial planning. Lots of 80’S young people use their salary to buy
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City Contemporary Dance Company (CCDC) was founded in 1979 and become one of the most famous dance companies in Hong Kong. It is a pleasure to get the opportunity to watch the dance performance ‘Eureka’. Having status in the arts and dance field in Hong Kong‚ or even representing Hong Kong around the world‚ the capability of CCDC should not be neglected. Apart from the superb performance of their dancers and choreographers‚ management of the organizers also plays an indispensable role on the smooth
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