Introduction Due to the practical part of my studies I travelled to Hong Kong to complete a six month traineeship at a private school. Besides the food and cultural difference I noticed that the people were aware of the fact that their live was dramatically different compared to the life of the rest of Chinas population. Especially the term “One country‚ two system “points out Hong Kong´s special political situation in connection to China. The term was originally used to describe a constitutional
Premium Hong Kong People's Republic of China British Empire
Challenges Hong Kong Faced from Shanghai as an International Financial Centre 09815346D YUE Pujue (Betty) The day that Shanghai’s financial system is protected behind the thick walls of a closed account has gone away. When China’s State Council revealed the plan to develop Shanghai into a multi-functional international financial centre by 2020 in the late March 2009‚ Shanghai rapidly responded to the call by increasing its financial industry output value as a share of
Premium Financial markets Financial services Chicago
Hongkong Business Culture 1. Overview Hong Kong is one of the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of China‚ and the other is Macau. Itis located on China’s south coast. It is only 1‚104 km2 large‚ but has a population of over seven million people. Therefore‚ Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.GDP‚ Languages… Hongkongwas a colony of Britainfor a long period since the middle of the 19th century. On July 1‚ 1997‚it was returned back to China and became the Special
Premium Hong Kong People's Republic of China China
Ref. No.: HRM0066 Grooming Next-Generation Leaders: The Infosys Way “A true leader is one who leads by example and sacrifices more than anyone else‚ in his or her pursuit of excellence. It is our vision at Infosys‚ to create world class leaders who will be at the forefront of business and technology in today’s competitive marketplace. The Infosys’ Leadership Institute has been conceptualised to instill in our employees creativity to bring new ideas to fruition‚ make transition to new paradigms
Premium Infosys Leadership N. R. Narayana Murthy
market in Hong Kong Introduction Hong Kong has established its real estate markets since 1841‚ when it became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War. As a small city with only an area of 1‚104 square km‚ but over 7 millions of people‚ Hong Kong has one of the most prosperous property markets and which has created a huge amount of wealth. According to Forbes list of Hong Kong billionaires 2012‚ the top 3 richest people and 8 out of top 11 richest people in Hong Kong are came
Premium Hong Kong
high-flying rivalry Hong Kong may still be the dominant regional banking centre but Singapore is an ever more favoured location. When Thomas McMahon and his Indian backers were deciding where to locate an Asian commodities exchange‚ they turned initially to Hong Kong – attracted by its proximity to China and the mainland’s booming‚ commodity-hungry economy. Three years later‚ the exchange‚ a subsidiary of India’s Financial Technologies group is about to open – not in Hong Kong but nearly four hours
Premium Hong Kong Stock exchange Singapore
6¦1 Technological advancement leading to economies of supply ¨C reduction in production cost 6¦1 Profit maximization ¨C price discrimination vital for the Airlines Industry 6¦1 Government intervention ¨C deregulation and liberalization. 6¦1 Trends ¨C formation of alliances Along the process‚ we have adopted the principles from both microeconomics and macroeconomics in evaluating the influence to the internal (the firms) and the external (whole economy). Based on the analysis‚ we have observed
Premium Management Education Strategic management
1. Introduction Hong Kong‚ with only 1100 ㎢ land‚ is regarded as the one of the most success country in global market. Although‚ to be exact‚ Hong Kong is the special administrative regions of China and isn’t independent country‚ because of the agreement ratified when Hong Kong was returned from U.K in 1998‚ Hong Kong is given high autonomy from mainland china by owning individual law system and‚ then‚ is seems as the virtually independent country in international business and economics; many international
Premium Economics Economic growth Capitalism
Hong Kong Disneyland’s advantages: 1. Hong Kong has advantages such as geography‚ population‚ adjacent to the largest market in the world. Within 5 hours flying time‚ covering half of the world’s population. 2. well-known brand--Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World cultural genius lies in its culture around the world to be "United States-processing". Classical inheritance of the culture has a strong sense of self-ability‚ Disney have cultural capture world of classical culture that last forever
Premium The Walt Disney Company Walt Disney Parks and Resorts Walt Disney
LEE HAN SEONG (Bill) 2010555699 Potential advantages of the minimum wage law in Hong Kong Implementation of a reasonable amount of minimum wage is necessary for the current situation in Hong Kong. Minimum wage law prohibits workers or employees hired for less than a given hourly‚ daily or monthly minimum wage (Filion‚ 2009). Hong Kong is facing a difficulty of wealth gap. Although Hong Kong has a great reputation of the financial hub and one of the most affluent cities‚ its wealth gap is the
Premium Minimum wage Poverty