tourism industry in Hong Kong further lost its lustre? For years‚ a huge amount of tourists from all over the world had flooded into the territory in search for Hong Kong¡¦s shoppers¡¦ and gourmets¡¦ paradise. However‚ recently‚ Hong Kong seems losing its edge in luring tourists. Hong Kong used to supply goods with cheap prices because of its simple tax system which charges low tax on almost every item except cigarette and alcohol. Because of that‚ clothes in Hong Kong are of good quality but
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1.0 Introduction Hong Kong is one of the most important tourism destinations in the Pacific Asia region for its unique landscape and shopping convenience. According to statistics‚ a total number of 41921310 people visited Hong Kong in 2011‚ that is 16.4% more compared to 2010 (Hong Kong Tourism Board 2012).Total tourism expenditure was 263142.71 million HK dollars and shopping accounts for most of them because it is the main purpose for individual visitors (Hong Kong Tourism Board 2012). Therefore
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Walt Disney Company. However‚ in evaluating the past 4 years of attendance and operating figures of their newest park – Hong Kong Disneyland‚ it goes to show that the park performance is far from ideal. Why does the Disney magic not work in the hub of Asia – Hong Kong? This paper will answer that question‚ and after consolidating the lessons learnt from Tokyo‚ Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland‚ we will recommend the items Disney should consider before investing in a theme park in mainland China. Following
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Report on Obesity in Hong Kong 1. Introduction We are now living in an economically prosperous society and enjoying much higher living standards than ever before. However‚ while we benefit from these nice conditions‚ there are also some arising concerns. One of these problems is obesity‚ which has a variety of causes‚ but is likely related to our new way of life. This report is going to focus on the obesity problem in Hong Kong‚ and will discuss four possible causes and offer reasonable solutions
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Executive Summary Hong Kong Disneyland (Disney HK) is owned by Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited‚ a joint venture company with 57 percent shares from the Hong Kong Government and 43 percent shares from the Walt Disney Company. One of the key reasons Disney HK was constructed is to create new jobs for both within Disney and through other employment opportunities and was also estimated to generate economic benefits for Hong Kong. This report would include a comprehensive analysis of the company
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As Disney tried to expand their empire further into Asia‚ they were not at all as successful as they had originally expected. With the success of Tokyo Disney Resort producers of Hong Kong Disney were projecting the same experiences to happen in Hong Kong. By using the failures found in Disneyland Resort Paris they knew what not to do in order to achieve greater worth of the Disney name abroad. Though Tokyo and Paris are completely different cultures‚ the adaptation of each culture was done in
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Prostitution in Hong Kong-is it legal or not? Prostitution or otherwise known as sex work is regarded legal in Hong Kong. Nonetheless‚ why sex workers are still living and working in their own shadows‚ as if this occupation is illegal and offensive in this metropolis? Below may help you to know more about prostitution-related laws in Hong Kong. Sex workers in H.K. can easily be caught under 9 laws related to prostitution‚ including 7 crime ordinances and 2 immigration ordinances. A more common
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The Decolonization of Hong Kong -Under Deng Xiaoping’s Leadership In the July of the year 1997 ‚ Hong Kong has officially been reunified to People Republic China from Great Britain’s colonization. Despite the problems around Independence of Hong Kong in recent days ‚ the requisition of Hong Kong from British power was a rhetorical event in the Hong Kong’s history. During the twenty centuries and under leadership of Deng Xiaoping ‚ China had successfully transformed themselves from a weak and
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to open its third park outside the United States; Hong Kong Disneyland. The case outlines the experiences of Tokyo and Paris Disneylands. The case provides details of the ups and downs with the opening of Hong Kong Disneyland. including the finances of the deal‚ and how the operations‚ human resources management and marketing were incorporated to complement the Chinese cultural environment. The case also discusses the tourism industry in Hong Kong and some problems that were encountered during the
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1.1 Parody in Hong Kong Definition http://robsonhall.ca/mlj/images/Articles/33v2/reynolds.pdf Parody‚ a term derived from the Greek word”parodia”‚ has an ancient heritage. Later Greek and Roman writers used the term parody to refer to a more widespread practice of quotation‚ not necessarily humorous‚ in which both writers and speakers introduce allusions to previous texts. The “popular perception of parody and the standard dictionary definition” conceives of parody as a “specific work of humorous
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