voluntary euthanasia be allowed in Hong Kong? The issue of euthanasia has been discussed for decades. Euthanasia is a medical practice to end one’s life with the purpose to alleviate pain or suffering while voluntary euthanasia is one of its categories that carried out at the request of the patient. A few years ago‚ a paralyzed patient had requested for euthanasia to end his life painlessly. This attracted wide attention among the general public in Hong Kong. People started to discuss whether
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Comparison of CB between Argentina and Hong Kong HK main event In 1983‚ Hong Kong established her Currency Board. Hong Kong dollar (HKD) has pegged with the US dollar (USD) at a rate of USD1 to HKD7.8. The major event that assaulted Hong Kong CB was the 1997 Financial Crisis. During that crisis‚ speculator attacked HKD by short selling them. Speculators used hedge funds and attacked the Hang Seng Index (HSI) at the same time. Although the HK government already imposed penalty on “repeated borrowers”
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and differences in product/service attribute between 2 to 3 major competitors [e.g. Bonaque‚ Vita] i. Major market segments In bottled water industry‚ water manufacturers are generally having three target markets: office‚ retail and household. Hong Kong is a business society. Many people work in commercial building nearly whole day‚ they have no time to boil water in the office. Water manufactures. Besides office‚ the company also focuses retail and domestic market supplies. It provides a wide
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wide pool to make the world into a global society. I am particularly interested in how globalization affects teaching in primary schools in Hong Kong where the articles and references are mainly focusing on the influence to higher education. This essay is attempted to explore the relationship between globalization and primary school education in Hong Kong. The first part will discuss various definitions of globalization of different scholars views. The second part of the essay will be concentrate
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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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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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Dynamic Hong Kong: from a post-colonial city to a post-metropolis Part 1. Introduction Hong Kong‚ once a British colony after the wars‚ has been well-known as a vibrant metropolitan. After 99 years of British rule‚ Hong Kong was handed over to China in 1 July 1997. After a long period of western culture instillation‚ Hongkongers remain confused about their identity in the recent 16 years of post-colonial period. This struggle in identity can be reflected from the city’s cultural‚ economic and
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