Editor Nursing Issues in Hong Kong Steven L. Baumann‚ RN; PhD Associate Professor‚ Hunter College of the City University of New York‚ New York Changes in nursing in Hong Kong over the past decade have had more to do with the changes in the world and the region’s economy and population than the changes instituted by the Republic of China. Hong Kong’s nearly 7 million people’s health is‚ like in other places‚ threatened by a shortage of skilled and experienced nurses. Hong Kong’s three major university-based
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Is Hong Kong an ideal place? According to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008) Hong Kong dropped 7 places to 26 as a competitive city for investment. If it’s any consolation‚ Hong Kong remained one of the most affluent cities in the world and one of the top 5 in Asia in term of economy‚ infrastructure and freedom of speech. Yes‚ Hong Kong is undoubtedly achieved so well with flying color‚ having a stable economy‚ good job market and good accessibility to anywhere due to intra-city
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Air pollution in Hong Kong is often so bad that it is impossible to see across Victoria Harbor due to all the haze and smog. The government did endeavor to modify the air quality but‚ sadly‚ it still deteriorates continually. Even worse‚ the Air Pollution Index recently hit a record high‚ which suggests that the air quality in Hong Kong is far lower than the international standard. It all shows that air pollution is just a growing problem and I’m writing to raise several concerns about air pollution
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Class boycott in Hong Kong Arouses International Attention A weeklong class boycott that was launched by the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism on Monday has aroused international attention. Over six foreign press‚ including the BBC and The New York Times report the event‚ and some have paid attention to the democratic process of Hong Kong since April this year. On Monday‚ more than six foreign presses reported details of the class boycott with at least one page. The New York Times
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Mainland Students in Hong Kong By now‚ it’s been 13 years since Hong Kong was handed over to China. Since 2002‚ Hong Kong universities began to recruit students in mainland China. Since then‚ there have been more and more mainland students rushing to Hong Kong to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies. According to the statistics of Hong Kong’s government
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Article 105 of the Basic Law states that "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall‚ in accordance with law‚ protect the right of individuals and legal persons to the acquisition‚ use‚ disposal and inheritance of property and their right to compensation for lawful deprivation of their property." This is an expansion of Article Six in the Principles section that "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall protect the right of private ownership of property in accordance with law." The
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13567620A Leung Kit Ho‚ Bosco 13564680A Lau Ka Po‚ BoBo Research Plan Research Area: What are the economic/business factors leading the booming growth of private tutorial centres in Hong Kong? Research Direction: - To investigate the factors leading to the booming growth of private tutorial centre in Hong Kong‚ including standard of living‚ promotion methods‚ and the reasons why students attending tutorial class. - To conduct questionnaires research to collect response from students who
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The ‘Hong Kong Kids’ Phenomenon In recent years it is common to see Hong Kong children accompanied by their domestic helpers everywhere. Some of them just shout at their helpers asking for help in tying their shoelaces and some just open their mouths to wait for spoonfuls of food like little birds in a nest. They have reached the age with the abilities to take care of themselves but they do not do so. As this problem becomes increasingly general‚ it is important to explore its different causes so
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Energy Wastage in Hong Kong Focus: household energy consumption Solar panels http://www.renewablepowernews.com/archives/1647 Did you know that people this year are consuming nearly twice as much energy as they were 30 years ago? If we continue to use energy at such high rates‚ reserves of non-renewable energy may run out really soon. In order to prevent this people must make small changes by using less energy in their daily lives. Even the smallest action can have an impact on the rest of
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serious in Hong Kong . Many people such as the elderly and the fresh graduates ‚ most of them can’t have the flats for living and some need to live in the subdivided units . Our chief executive ‚ Mr. CY Leung just announced his first policy address ‚ in the housing aspects ‚ he suggested that building more flats for the citizens . However ‚ I think it’s only a long term solutions ‚ the flats will be finished in 2018 ‚ but the housing problem is a very urgent needs for the most citizens in Hong Kong . These
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