Obesity in Hong Kong Introduction The problem of obesity in Hong Kong is a significant issue that the community as a whole is trying to arouse public awareness to it. According to the statistics provided by a research done by the Hong Kong Department of Health‚ the estimated percentage of overweight and obese of the whole population in Hong Kong are 17.8% and 21.2% respectively(Hong Kong Department of Health 2009). This report will elaborate more on the reasons for obesity and the suggest preventive
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The image of Hong Kong is well known as “shopper’s paradise” and “Pearl of the Orient”. Further‚ according to the International Market Research Study‚ it shows that the lack of new appeals in Hong Kong is a significant reason for it not being considered as a vacation destination. Therefore‚ it is necessary to expand the appeals of Hong Kong. Why not use our existing natural resources as tourist attractions? To maintain the competitiveness‚ Hong Kong should build up its own unique and special character
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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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provide an overview is Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People ’s Republic of China; the other is Macau. Hong Kong is situated on the southeast coast of China at the mouth of the Pearl River facing the South China Sea. Covering an area of 1‚104 square kilometers (425 square miles)‚ the territory is made up of Hong Kong Island‚ the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. At the core is Victoria Harbour‚ which separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and
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Hong Kong Cinema The Chinese art form I ’ve chosen to write about is film‚ with an emphasis on Hong Kong Cinema. I enjoy movies‚ in particular action films. Hong Kong Cinema has produced some of the best action films I have ever seen. I will discuss three Hong Kong Action genres‚ Martial Arts films‚ the Kung Fu Comedies and the Triad films. My first experience with Hong Kong Cinema came in the 1970s with Martial Arts films. Martial arts‚ emphasizes self-strengthening‚ therapeutic exercise
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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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first year‚ Disneyland in Hong Kong were 400‚000 short of its target of 5.6 million projected visitors Estimated attendance: 2008: 7.1 million Actual attendance: 8.2 million In order to attract more visitors‚ the park has announced to add four new attractions‚ apart from the already-announced it’s a Small World‚ in 2008. 2.) Did Disney realize the projected income from the J.V.? Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is owned by a joint venture company‚ Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited
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Hong Kong Disneyland had mechanisms in place to adapt to local Hong Kong culture‚ yet these means appeared to be partially ineffective. Why? Despite hard efforts of management‚ during 1 year there were some difficulties Chinese Disneyland faced to. One of the biggest problems was the Lunar New Year Holiday. It took place when administration of park didn’t take into account some particularities of Chinese people consumption habits. This fiasco led to many complaints‚ ticket returns and‚ importantly
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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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