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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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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This essay is about the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before the change in sovereignty in 1997‚ which is divided into four stages. The main factors affecting the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before 1997 will then be discussed. There are four phases in the history of social policy in Hong Kong before 1997. They are Residual social policy‚ Partial social policy‚ The Big Bang Social Policy‚ and The Incremental Social policy Phase 1 is Residual Social policy‚ which was between
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Research on repositioning of the Hong Kong Ocean Park Corporation – Revised Graduation Proposal ofto 50346885 Research on repositioning of the Hong Kong Ocean Park Corporation Revised Graduation Proposal School of Creative Media‚ City University of Hong Kong Student Name: Student No.: Principal Advisor: Second Advisor: Date: To‚ On Fun 50346885 Mr. Philip Lee Miss Jacqueline Liu 31 October‚ 2003. 1 Research on repositioning of the Hong Kong Ocean Park Corporation – Revised Graduation
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McDonald’s Hong Kong Perry‚ my hubby‚ rarely steps into McDonald’s in US. But he loves to step into those in Hong Kong. According to him‚ the food is great and places are nice and clean. So‚ every time we go back‚ there’s a routine to have our breakfast in McDonald’s every morning. Also‚ according to him‚ a few of them serve better food‚ such as the one close by the Pacific Place and the Festival Walk. Our latest visit in Hong Kong proved that he was 100% correct. We were in a different
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Euro Disneyland 1. This research is an excellent example to show how Hofstadter’s four cultural dimension work when Multinational Company decides to do business overseas. Using the Hofstede’s four cultural dimensions as a point of reference‚ some of the main cultural differences between the United States and France are strong French uncertainty avoidance‚ high individualism‚ centralized power structures and lower masculinity scores Uncertainty avoidance index shoes the degree to which people feel
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Enquiry Topic: Can Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon promote Hong Kong people’s participation in running as an exercise? A. Problem Definition The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon (SCHK Marathon) is a yearly held major sports event in Hong Kong. Gaining high acceptability both locally and globally‚ it has been awarded the “M mark” event by the Major Sports Events Committee of Hong Kong since 2004.[ Major Sports Events Committee http://mevents.org.hk/en/events_marathon.php] It was also
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The social and legal aspects of homosexuality in Hong Kong In 1988‚ there was an intense argument on whether to legalize homosexuality. Different groups expressed their views on public discussion hold in Victoria Park. A group of homosexual men declared that they have the same contribution to the society as others. The existed law infringes on their human right. On the other hand‚ Dr. Philemon Choi who opposed decriminalization was afraid of the impacts of decriminalization such as the increase
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the term ‘social welfare’ has a broader sense that it means the 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
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Should Hong Kong build a third runway to mitigate its runway workload since Hong Kong is a tourism hub? In 2006‚ Airport Authority Hong Kong (AAHK) referred a proposal called Hong Kong International Airport Master Plan 2030 ‚ which suggested building a third runway at Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to abate its almost saturated working capacity and enhance its competitiveness of transportation. The government approved it in 2011. There has been much concern recently between all stockholders
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