11-06-2013 UNITED KINGDOM The United Kingdom is the sixth largest economy in the world‚ and the third largest in Europe after Germany and France. London is the world’s second largest financial center after New York. The most important industries of the economy of Great Britain are the aerospace industry and the pharmaceutical industry. This economy is boosted by its oil and gas reserves. The currency of the UK is the pound sterling‚ which is also
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Landfill is a main way of waste management in Hong Kong‚ but it may not be a sustainable way to solve or relieve the garbage problem. Moreover‚ landfill also will eventually saturate. It’s an urgent problem to stakeholders. In fact‚ an annual average of more than one million tons of wastes are produced in Hong Kong. Landfill is not the only way the government can plan for waste disposal. Building an incinerator to relieve the refuse pressure is also viable. In fact‚ a lot of waste is dumped without
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Nowadays‚ Hong Kong needs to face different housing problems. The major housing problem is shortage of housing. As the rate of population growth increases‚ the pressure for housing also increases. When the housing supply falls behind population growth‚ problem arise‚ resulting in the deterioration of the residential environment. The high rate of natural population increase‚ the continued influx of migrants from China and the entry of illegal immigrants further increased the population. And the insufficient
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Hong Kong’s education system has been criticized for being extremely tough and all of us have been studying in Hong Kong for years. So‚ what is your feeling about the education system in Hong Kong? In the following presentation‚ I’m going to talk about the existing education system and suggest ways to improve it. The education system in Hong Kong is failing most young people because the education isn’t a real education. But‚ what is a real education? In my view‚ education should help students
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Enjo-kōsai or compensated dating has become a worrying social problem in Hong Kong nowadays. Compensated dating is a practice which originated from Japan where older men give money and/ or luxury gifts to women as the compensation for their companionship‚ and possibly sexual favors. Literally‚ compensated dating is different with prostitution as it involves non-sexual activities such as shopping‚ karaoke singing and friend making but the latter straightly means trade of sexual services for money
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2013 Hong Kong Financial and Banking system Table of content p. Hong Kong Bank System History of Bank in Hong Kong 1 Bank activities 2 Concentration of bank system 2 Bank main activities 2 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) 3 Crisis facing 3 Risk measurement 4 Influence from global financial crisis 4 Hong Kong Financial Markets Stock market 5 Trade organization 6 Blue Chip 7 Shares Percentages 7 The influence of global financial crisis 7 Reference
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“One artistic strength of Hong Kong cinema‚ then‚ is its use of parallels and motifs—musical‚ visual‚ or verbal—to bind together episodically plotted films.” : In Plots p 120 So far in this Chinese Cinemas class‚ I have noticed something every film we have viewed in class and every Hong Kong film I have watched outside of the lecture: the stories flow perfectly. At first the films could come off as confusing and spotty with all the kung-fu and epic stories. The Hong Kong films we have viewed so
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Strengths: Honk Kong Disney Theme Park has its incredibly strong brand awareness is its powerful strength. As a child I had willingly been instructed with the brand and can even recognize the distinct calligraphy associated with the brand. It has no surprise because BusinessWeek has ranked Disney as the 8th most recognizable global brand. A recognizable brand such as Disney increases consumer trust and indicates the company’s advanced and successful marketing. Another reason for Hong Kong Disney Theme
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Asiasports: Hockey Night in Hong Kong Determining the Future Business Strategy of Asiasports Limited In March of 1999 the primary decision makers of Asiasports found themselves at a crossroads. “Barnes‚ Weir‚ and Gribble had to make decisions about whether the company should promote hockey outside of Hong Kong and its choice of sports properties. An implementation plan also had to be developed for the chosen strategy” (Delios 1). Although every one of their sports properties was profitable except
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Chinese Relations Following the transfer of Hong Kong from the British effectively ended many remnants of British imperialism in China‚ and in the process ended much of Britain’s involvement/power in Asia. The turnover has also given China control over one of the world’s leading financial institutions‚ thus improving not only its economic standing but also its ability to use soft power. The opposite could be said for the effects on the United Kingdom‚ where the turnover effectively halted their
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