Master of Design School of Design The Hong Kong Polytechnic University SD 5002 Design and Culture Collective Memory and Design in Hong Kong Subject Leader Laurent Gutierrez Co-Presenters Dr. Valerie Portefaix Student Lo Ching Man 09682926G fayelcm@hotmail.com Collective Memory and Design in Hong Kong Introduction From 1990s‚ the term collective memory emerged in the Hong Kong society. It is commonly used in the community and the media nowadays. People are growing
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Air Pollution Observation between Hong Kong and Chongqing Part 1 General Picture of Hong Kong and Chongqing and Meaning of Comparing A whole host of similarities between Hong Kong and Chongqing make this thesis’s aiming to exploit air pollution and approaches governments take more pragmatic and meaningful. Among the aforementioned similarities‚ the geographical ones could be treated as lurking causes of air pollution and other relative issues. Hence‚ this part is intended to showcase a general
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Introduction The fixed-linkage system was implemented in Hong Kong since 1983. The interest rates and exchange rates of Hong Kong therefore are closely related to U.S. This report is conducted to examine the influence of U.S. and Hong Kong interest rates and exchange rates movements on Hong Kong economy‚ the stock markets and the property markets. 1.1 Hong Kong exchange rates Before the implementation of linked exchange rate system‚ the Hong Kong exchange rates were volatile. During the period 1981-1984
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Singapore‚ a past British colony that became independent in 1960s‚ are very similar to Hong Kong in several aspects: 1. They have a shared history of colonial pasts; with British rule extending up to hundred years‚ setting the foundation of their political systems. Both Singapore and Hong Kong inherited British democracy and integrated it with the society. 2. They’re both global financial centers and used to be Asian tiger economies. With similar size of the economy‚ two cities perched at the top
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OASIS HONG KONG AIRLINES LIMITED – WHAT WENT WRONG AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE DONE TO SAVE IT FROM BANKCRUPTCY Table of Content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Company Background Liquidation Timeline Causes of Failure Impacts of Oasis’s Case What Should Have Done to Save Oasis from Bankruptcy Conclusion Company Background Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Limited • Long-haul budget airline • Hub at Hong Kong International Airport • Founder Mr. Raymond Lee Ms. Priscilla Lee • Started operation – Oct 26‚ 2006 Company
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Introducing "Naked Juice" to Hong Kong There is a niche market for new‚ trendy and novelty products in the food market in Hong Kong. In addition to that the imports of fruit & vegetable juices have grown 30% from 2004 to 2005 and 80% for US imports of juices. According to AC Nielsen one of the top three functional food types in Hong Kong is fruit juice with added supplements/vitamins and fermented drinks containing good bacteria. Also organic fruit juices are popular. Based on these facts
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Export and Import Practices Hong Kong’s cosmetic and toiletries market had an estimated value of $787 million in 2002. With little domestic production of cosmetics and toiletries‚ Hong Kong relies on imports from China‚ Japan‚ the United States‚ France‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ and Taiwan. Industry sources expect import growth to continue in the coming years despite the economic slowdown in Hong Kong. The constant demand from mainland Chinese tourists will also drive the growth of imported cosmetics
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Adolescents in Hong Kong This is a study of mass media in Hong Kong by focusing on how teenagers consume internet by researching on the usage & categories (this will give a solid introduction to this paper) and three modern problems (heavy uses of social platform‚ internet addiction‚ and online gaming addiction“) that a number of teenagers in Hong Kong seems to have or come across with‚ with reference to data and information that suggest the existent of these phenomenon. In addition Hong Kong’s data
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the Construction Industry of China Hong Kong 2007-2008 prepared by AsiaConstruct Team Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics Hong Kong Polytechnic University (www.bre.polyu.edu.hk) for The 14th AsiaConstruct Conference 23rd – 24th October 2008 Tokyo‚ Japan. AsiaConstruct14 Team: Michael Anson1‚ YH Chiang2‚ Eddie CM Hui2‚ Patrick TI Lam 2‚ Stephen WK Mak2‚ HY Ng2 and Eva XT Yin2‚ 1 Professor Emeritus‚ Faculty of Construction and Land Use‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
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Is Hong Kong still a shoppers’ paradise? In the past decade‚ Hong Kong has been well known for its duty free and wide range of goods‚ it allows people from the world have a fantastic shopping experience. However‚ more news reporting the negative images of Hong Kong tourism which adversely affects the image of “shoppers’ paradise”‚ are arisen. While numerous tourists can be seen in tourist spots in Hong Kong‚ some contend that they no longer choose Hong Kong as a travel destination. This paper
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