What are the major challenges of current health care system in Hong Kong? How should we reform the system? What should be the roles of individuals‚ market and government in funding and managing the health care system? Major challenges Increased health care financing costs due to increased demand of health care service The ageing population The bulk of inpatient care is subject to a spending cap ~ 90 % of the most expensive services - secondary and tertiary care-are delivered by the public
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No city in the world is as ironic and contradictory as Hong Kong. This city has not only the 6th highest per capita GDP‚ but also the highest Gini coefficient in the world (World Bank‚ 2011). Fortunately‚ the Hong Kong government isn’t turning a blind eye towards this dilemma but are instead actively looking for a trade-off between economic performance and social welfare. One notable example is the re-establishment of the Commission on Poverty‚ it is hoped that a clearly-defined poverty line will
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3.5 Graham Street: A Case Study As stated in the introduction‚ Graham Street is a character street specialized in selling fresh and affordable produce to people all over Hong Kong. One can find meat‚ vegetables‚ dried seafood and even Chinese medicine and incense there. At the age of 172‚ it is Hong Kong’s oldest wet market‚ but it might not survive for much longer because of the URA. During the process of urban renewal‚ the URA has disregarded its “people first” objective and its procedure lacks
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they provide to their employees. “We typically see more emphasis of nonfinancial reward programs when times get tough‚” said Tom McMullen‚ Hay Group’s North American reward practice leader. “But these programs also tend to be sustained as the economy improves.” McMullen defines rewards as anything the employer provides to the employee that has some perceived value. Nonfinancial rewards include career development opportunities‚ the opportunity to work in an energizing and exciting work environment
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An investigation of Occupational accidents at Vinci Park Services Hong Kong Limited BY Lam Wing Shan Kennis 02006251 Human Resources Management Option An Honours Degree Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Graduation Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong April 2005 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor
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The intent of this paper is to discuss the stakeholder’s concerns relative to the significance of perceived performance criteria and the related performance outcomes in a construction sector environment located in Hong Kong. The key participants to this study consisted of clients‚ designers‚ consultants and contractors. Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)‚ the research established nine performance criteria namely profitability‚ care for environmental protection‚ timeliness of project delivery
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Master of Arts (Global Communication) The Chinese University of Hong Kong School of Journalism and Communication The School of Journalism and Communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong launched the M.A. in Global Communication program in 2005. Being one of the first of its kind‚ this program focuses on international and China-specific phenomena related to globalization and communication and provides enhanced learning for those who endeavor to work in areas such as media‚ education
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Introduction Hong Kong is famous for the hotel industry‚ and many people want to work in this industry. However‚ what really attract them to work for the hotel? Previous study shows that for the Asian countries such as Hong Kong‚ Japan the money is their primary goals for working. (Lam 2001 p.157). In different culture‚ they have different goal they are aim. As the Asian have a higher expect for the money as their concern‚ it is normal‚ because in Asia‚ their income and their expense are never get
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Guest Talk Summary on “Love Hong Kong‚ Love Ocean Park Campaign – Turn Threats into Opportunities” Speaker: Ms. Vivian LEE Position: Marketing Director – Sales & Marketing Division Name of Company: Ocean Park Corporation Date of Guest Talk: 5th February‚ 2013 The talk being delivered by Ms. Vivian LEE was indeed very rewarding for me‚ it’s as good as the one delivered by her boss‚ Dr Allan Zeman which I’ve attended not long ago. Background The Ocean Park (Park) unveiled a master
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Benefit the Hong Kong People in Communication‚ Information and Technology Nowadays‚ it is a common scene to see everyone pointing their head down‚ holding their I-phone‚ Sony‚ Samsung Galaxy phone in Hong Kong recently. Some may think that people who are holding the mobile phone have lose communications with others‚ their parents‚ friends‚ and children‚ and lose many information about the world. In fact‚ the mobile phone nowadays have a lot of special function helping the Hong Kong people‚ in communication
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