According to scientists‚ there has been human activity on Hong Kong since the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras. However‚ the earliest recorded European man to travel there was a Portuguese man named Jorge Álvares who did not travel there until 1513. For many thousands of years‚ Hong Kong was subjected to the rule of the dynastic China. However‚ Britain gained the land of Hong Kong after defeating the Chinese army in the Opium Wars. Today‚ Hong Kong has a democratic government modeled very much after
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Background The Standard Chartered Marathon has been organized by Hong Kong Amateur Athletics Association for 11 years since 1997. Now it becomes a signature international sporting event in Hong Kong and was recognized as a "Brand Hong Kong Event" by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2007 was successfully held on 4 March 2007‚ attracting over 37‚000 runners to the starting line. With the generous support of the public‚ the Standard Chartered
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Tuyen Tran BAD 345-03 9/9/2014 Hong Kong Case Study Hong Kong Disney land was an optimistic business idea that was supposed to further propel the Disney brand into the Asian market. After a successful operation in Tokyo Japan Disney thought that the Hong Kong market would follow suit. However‚ Hong Kong Disney was not the success Disney had hoped and was losing costumers and money early on and was not seeing any profits. Disney was not sure why locals and tourists were coming to their
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What is your favorite restaurant on campus? For me‚ Hong Kong Noodle is my favorite restaurant. They have really authentic food and make me feel like home. For example‚ the minced beef and scramble egg with rice‚ fried squid‚ and Wonton Soup are something I always order. However‚ these are only tip of the iceberg. Known as the “Food Paradise”‚ Hong Kong cuisine is almost influenced by all over the world due to the fact that it has a long history of being an international city. Therefore‚ you can
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CENTRAL POLICY UNIT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION THE PATTERN OF URBAN LIFE IN HONG KONG: A DISTRICT LEVEL COMMUNITY STUDY OF SHAM SHUI PO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FEBRUARY 2012 i Executive Summary 1. Introduction This research was commissioned by the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government in response to the growing public concern over the socio-economic problems and urban decay in Sham Shui Po (hereafter as SSP). Studies
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Between 1945 and 1997‚ Hong Kong underwent a relatively large political and institutional transformation. Especially after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration‚ the pace of political transformation process was speeded up. In my opinions‚ the resumption of sovereignty did help Hong Kong move towards the process of political modernization. To explain why the turning back of Hong Kong could boost the political progress in our city‚ we should first know what is the definition of political
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CANADA VS Hong Kong For many people‚ they think that the policy‚ the education‚ and all kinds of things are similar with each other. However‚ they are many minor things that they are very different from each other. I‚ Lysander‚ will talk about this in this following report. From many people’s eyes‚ they think that Hong Kong is a bad place to study for degree in college in Hong Kong‚ as many people thinks that Hong Kong is a place which sucks at everything‚ but clearly it doesn’t. In the table
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2013-2014 English for Arts and Humanities Assignment 2: Research Paper Self-esteem of teenagers in Hong Kong Self-esteem‚ according to the Oxford dictionary‚ is the confidence in one’s own worth or abilities; self-respect. It has been one of the most significant issues discussed on about teenagers in Hong Kong as their behaviors are often influenced by the environs such as people around them and the society. Many of them have arrived
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between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of ‘One country‚ two system’. Hong Kong exercises capitalism under the rule of the British government and thus continues its practice after the handover. Hong Kong
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is 7.03 million. In 2009‚ Hong Kong had a birth rate of 11.7 per 1‚000 population and a fertility rate of 1‚032 children per 1‚000 women.Residents from mainland China do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong‚ nor are they allowed to enter the territory freely. However‚ the influx of immigrants from mainland China‚ approximating 45‚000 per year‚ is a significant contributor to its population growth – a daily quota of 150 Mainland Chinese with family ties in Hong Kong are granted a "one way permit"
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