In 1836‚ the Chinese government undertook a major policy review of the opium trade. Lin Zexu volunteered to take on the task of suppressing opium. In March 1839‚ he became Special Imperial Commissioner in Canton‚ where he ordered the foreign traders to surrender their opium stock. He confined the British to the Canton Factories and cut off their supplies. Chief Superintendent of Trade‚ Charles Elliot‚ complied with Lin’s demands in order to secure a safe exit for the British‚ with the costs involved
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debated. While some businessman welcome the scheme that likely enhance the economy in Hong Kong‚ normal citizens complain that mainland tourists handicap their daily lives and deteriorate the tension between Hong Kong and mainland. A number of economists advocate the economic strength of The Individual Visit Scheme. Tourism is of utmost importance in Hong Kong since Tourism is one of the four pillar industries in Hong Kong along with financial services‚ trading and logistics‚ and professional services
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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
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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
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Hong Kong Religions The religion in Hong Kong is very diverse and obvious. The main two religions in Hong Kong are Buddhism and Taoism. But in Hong Kong you can also find another religion which is Confucianism‚ which is where ancestors’ worships and ancient animist beliefs have also been integrated into the environment. Confucianism isn’t really based as a religion‚ because it it’s a philosophy as well as a religion. The numbers of Buddhism’s and Taoist’s in Hong Kong are estimated to be around
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HONG KONG –Still the No.1 Financial Centre in China? Hong Kong has been a major financial centre in Asia for the past decade. Starting off as a fishing village‚ Hong Kong soon developed into a trading centre and then a financial centre. After overcoming a lot of difficulties‚ such as the handing over of Hong Kong in 1997‚ the 911 incident which caused the world’s stock market to fall by a landslide‚ Hong Kong is becoming increasingly prosperous. But with Mainland China’s accelerating economic
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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
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Liberal Studies F4 Second term—Hong Kong Today Indicators used to understand poverty in HK Income Health Education Living conditions Employment Community / family support Section 1—Poverty Disparity / discrepancy between rich and poor Gini coefficient - Range from 0 to 1 0 = income distribution is absolute equal 1 = income distribution is absolute unequal Challenges faced by poor people Employment - usually contract staff‚ low income‚ lack labour protection
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applications is the formulation of the Legislative Council (LegCo). Another assumption is that the major development in Hong Kong is the economic development. Hong Kong is reputed to be a worldwide international financial centre and ranked the first in the world of being the freest economy. So‚ Hong Kong relies much on the economic development. In addition‚ the party system in Hong Kong is multiparty that considered as a coalition government.2 What is political party? The political party is made
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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
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