(KENNY 2014) Graduation Project Report Old District‚ New Street BY KENNY CHAU THESIS Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements For the High Diploma of Landscape Architecture in Landscape Architecture In Hong Kong Design Institue‚ 2014 Hong Kong‚ CHINA Advisers: Sara Wong‚ Vega Shang‚ Yasmin Chir‚ Alex Chang‚ Tutor Tutor Lecturer Tutor 1 (KENNY 2014) Copyright 2014 KENNY‚ CHAU Chung King 2 (KENNY 2014) ABSTRACT This thesis explores the
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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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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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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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an important driving force in Hong Kong’s economic development. At December 2010‚ there were about 296 000 SMEs in Hong Kong. They constituted over 98 per cent of the territory’s business units and accounted for about 48 per cent of private sector employment. The Government attaches great importance in supporting SMEs at various stages of development. The Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) was appointed by the Chief Executive (CE) to advise him on issues affecting the development of SMEs
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Typhoon effects on the Center in Hong Kong Abstract: This paper presents selected results of wind characteristics and structural responses measured from the Center (350 m high‚ 79 floors) in Hong Kong‚ during the passages of three typhoons. The field data such as wind speed‚ wind direction and acceleration responses‚ etc.‚ were continuously measured from the super-tall buildings during the typhoons. The simultaneously measured wind-induced acceleration was adopted to evaluate the dynamic characteristic
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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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FINA 3088 Case Study 1 ---- Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)&(B) Bid Strategy of the First Round The first round bid was to show its commitment and price‚ while detailed proposal would be submitted after being shortlisted. Thus‚ Chase had mainly three kinds of concern at that stage: risk‚ profit and reputation. Reputation From Exhibit 6‚ there is no doubt that Chase was the top bank in syndicated finance in the US and over the world. However‚ it recorded
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Hong Kong Comics: Mass Culture? Introduction When I was first given the project topics to study‚ I decided to write a research paper on local comics without a second thought. As a Hong Kong people‚ local comics have took an irreplaceable position in my memory. Reading Old Master Q (老夫子) and Ngau Zai (牛仔) in the public libraries was one of the best memories in my childhood. Hence I want to carry out a study on local comics as a remarkable genre of the local popular culture. However‚ as Ng Wing
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something new in 2012‚ which is a hot issue for our citizens. We are not only going to discuss what happen it is ‚ but the influence and this incident is solvable or not. When the strong typhoon‚ Vicente‚ passed south in Hong Kong‚ there were seven CSL containers fell into sea which are about 168 tons of polypropylene colloidal particles into the ocean. Therefore‚ Vicente not only provides a holiday for us‚ but also an ecological disaster. After that a multitude of Hong Kong people are worried about the
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