Starbucks Coffee Company (Hong Kong) Background: Starbucks Coffee Company (Hong Kong) was established in May 2000. They opened the first store in Central ’s Exchange Square. By May 2008‚ Starbucks has opened more than 100 branches across Hong Kong commercial‚ shopping & entertainment and residential areas. Why did we choose this brand? The brand name of “Starbucks” becomes very well-known in Hong Kong. According to the article of Hong Kong Coffee Culture Exchange Association ( http://hkccea
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Current Situation This report offers an evaluation of Hong Kong’s health care system. In this section‚ three important strengths and four fundamental weaknesses are highlighted. Strengths Hong Kong has a relatively equitable health care system. Every resident has equal access to essential health care. The financial burden of health services is financed in an equitable manner‚ and health services are reasonably equally distributed by geographical region. Establishment of the HA brought
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Vygotsky’s sociocultural theory focused on the affect of the surroundings‚ namely the culture‚ peers‚ and adults‚ on the developing child. Vygotsky proposed the “zone of proximal development” (ZPD) to explain the influence of the cultural context. ZPD refers to the range of tasks which a child cannot finish alone since they are too difficult‚ but such tasks can be completed with guidance and aid from more-skilled individuals. The lower limit of ZPD is the level of skill that the children can reach
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A Role Model for Hong Kong People Jamie Wong Wan Yiu‚ the Hong Kong cyclist who was awarded a silver medal in the women’s cycling competition at the 2010 Asia Games is a heroine in my eyes. She is also a role model for Hong Kong people and all the athletes. I think her poignant and inspiring stories can leave us some uplifting messages. 26-year-old Jamie Wong was brought up in a single-parent family. Being taught by her mother‚ she is as tough-minded as her mother. In view of her interests
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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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Helpers in Hong Kong Content 1. Introduction 2. Background Information A) Population and Nationality of FDHs B) Major Problems 3. Relevant Policies for FDHs Loophole of the policy for the FDHs 4. FDHs in other countries 5. Suggestions on possible areas for policy changes 6. Conclusion 7. References 1. Introduction The paper is going to study the foreign domestic helpers (FDHs) work in Hong Kong‚ to see whether
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The Commercial Press (H.K.) Ltd.‚ which is the largest bookstore chain in Hong Kong‚ currently operates twenty-two branches in Hong Kong and Macau‚ providing a wide range of quality publications. The grand opening of the Macau branch in early 2008 marked a milestone in the development of its book-selling business. Bridging Books with Readers Supported by a comprehensive central purchasing team‚ products are selected regularly from Mainland China‚ Taiwan‚ Europe and America for readers‚ securing
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Chinese Diplomacy British 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
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Bank of China Hong Kong ’s Initial Public Offering by Hugh Thomas Associate Professor of Finance The Chinese University of Hong Kong Draft of April 28‚ 2003 Accepted for publication in Journal of Financial Education. I am grateful to participants at the North American Case Research Institute 2002 conference in Banff‚ Canada‚ for their helpful comments and for research assistance from Wang Zhiqiang and Xu Zhi in preparing some tables. Please contact me at hugh-thomas@cuhk.edu
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“Hong Kong Disneyland” 1. The situation The case introduces the Disney Parks that were opened outsides of the United States (Tokyo‚ Paris). It reveals the reasons why it is successful in Japan and failing in French. Then it focuses on the park which was opened in Hong Kong. Managers tried their best to avoid the mistakes they made in French and thought about culture differences as many as possible. However‚ it still produced some negative effects‚ such as The Lunar New Year Holiday Fiasco‚ during
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