Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong | Evidence from Macro-economic analysis | | | | | | | Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong Both known as “East Asian Tigers”‚ Hong Kong and Singapore share numerous similarities and are often compared by people‚ especially economists. Both being metropolises in East Asia with high population density and serving as most important financial centres not only in Asia but also in the world‚ the two cities appear like twin brothers prima
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system of HKD to USD. It was a very good / effective system to help Hong Kong to remain stable under the economic turmoil when first applied in 1983. This formed a very firm ‘firewall’ to protect the stability of the Hong Kong Dollar. We also had the testimony for the effectiveness of this system while the economic crisis that happened in 1997 and 2007. Although the Hong Kong Government had shown their loyalty of pegging the Hong Kong Dollar to U.S. currency and had announced that there are no plans
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Topic: Trade exhibition: Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2013 Consumer fair Canon ImagineNation 2012 Background: The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2013 held on 5-9th March. The organizer is Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). HKTDC is a semi-governmental body which aims to create opportunities for Hong Kong companies and promote Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show is one of the events
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services in Hong Kong. According to our research‚ only four interviewees concerned about the medical services‚ because there was an age bias in our questionnaire. However‚ referring to various news articles‚ medical services is a big concern in Hong Kong. IVS was originally designated for the sake of boosting Hong Kong’s economy. However‚ a recent trend shows that a lot of mainlanders are in fact‚ trying to give birth to their babies in Hong Kong as the IVS provides them utter ease to travel to Hong Kong
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Introduction: Hong Kong is a densely populated metropolitan so there are a lot of housing problems especially for the urban poor. As the housing problems in Hong Kong such as the shortage of housing units are getting more acute‚ it is worth making an in-depth analysis for the sake of gaining a deeper insight of the responses of the government in housing problems. I will focus on different measures and actions taken by Hong Kong government in 21th Century. All data collected is based on library
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welfare people supposed to have. This essay will comment on the development of social welfare in Hong Kong and discuss the factors affecting the development of social welfare. As the society develops‚ there are some new social needs in every stage of developing. Thus‚ there will be different types of social welfare to fulfill the social needs. So in this essay‚ the development of social welfare in Hong Kong is divided into 6 different phases. The phases of development are marked according to the social
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Compare and contrast the lifestyle in Macau and Hong Kong According to the Business Dictionary.com‚ the word “Lifestyle” refers to the way of living of individuals‚ families (households)‚ and societies‚ which they manifest in coping with their physical‚ psychological‚ social‚ and economic environments on a day-to-day basis. This means that citizens of a particular society will change their everyday life or behavior in order to adapt to the ever-changing environment. In this report‚ I would like
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The Title Gender Inequality In Modern Hong Kong Society. Table of Contents TABLE OF CONTENTS.....................................................................................……….i LIST OF GRAPHS...............................................................................................……...ii LIST OF TABLES...............................................................................................……....ii 1 Abstract 1 2 Thesis Statement 2 3 Methodology 3 4.1 Recommendation to Reduce Gender
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Company background I.T Limited (0999.HK) is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was listed on the main board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4-March-2005. The company offers a wide range of apparel products. It sells its products as well as offers a variety of national and international brands through its network of retail stores. As of February 28‚ 2011‚ it operated 392 stores in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Objective To undertake a comprehensive analysis on the financial
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Usability Evaluation of Hong Kong Hotel Websites PhD Research Proposal Tom Au Yeung School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong 1. Problem Definition The Internet‚ especially the World Wide Web (WWW or Web)‚ has had a great impact on the hospitality and tourism industry in recent years. Many hotel organizations have been working hard to develop their own websites. These websites play an important role for mediating between hotels and
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