Nowadays‚ Hong Kong needs to face different housing problems. The major housing problem is shortage of housing. As the rate of population growth increases‚ the pressure for housing also increases. When the housing supply falls behind population growth‚ problem arise‚ resulting in the deterioration of the residential environment. The high rate of natural population increase‚ the continued influx of migrants from China and the entry of illegal immigrants further increased the population. And the insufficient
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(December 2004March 2008) Hong Kong Accounting Standard 27 Consolidated and Separate Financial Statements* * This HKAS 27 is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 January 2005 but before 1 July 2009. HKAS 27 (Revised) issued in March 2008 is applicable for annual periods beginning on or after 1 July 2009 and supersedes this HKAS 27. 1 HKAS 27 COPYRIGHT © Copyright 2008 Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants This Hong Kong Financial Reporting Standard contains
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CGE25101 Globalization and Business Individual Assignment (Topic 2 Sustainable development- Starbucks) Introduction In these days‚ instead of merely focusing on economic interests‚ multinational corporations (MNC) have engaged a number of sustainability initiatives in an effort to satisfy the needs of the present while preserving the ability to future generation by contributing on the three main elements: economic‚ environmental and social development. As a company becomes popular and
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Comparing to the near area‚like Singapore‚Hong Kong’s Gini coefficient is more higher and ranked top in the world.Even the wealth gap is not common in western societies‚however‚it is no doubt that wealth gap has threatened the Hong Kong most. With the change of economic mode in Hong Kong ‚it trend to knowledge-based economy rather than manufacturing industry so that a large number of worker are unemployed immediately‚in the other hand‚a lot of high-class people are benefited by the new mode economy
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Landfill is a main way of waste management in Hong Kong‚ but it may not be a sustainable way to solve or relieve the garbage problem. Moreover‚ landfill also will eventually saturate. It’s an urgent problem to stakeholders. In fact‚ an annual average of more than one million tons of wastes are produced in Hong Kong. Landfill is not the only way the government can plan for waste disposal. Building an incinerator to relieve the refuse pressure is also viable. In fact‚ a lot of waste is dumped without
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Background Established in 1986‚“Hung Fook Tong” is one of the famous manufacturers and retailers of traditional herbal tea in Hong Kong which has over 70 retail shops with more than 700 staff members‚ self-invested factories in Hong Kong and Shenzhen and a sales network with extensive coverage. Mainly it serves customers with various kinds of Herbal Tea‚ Herbal soups‚ other non-herbal beverages‚ and snack (like dim-sums and sausages) on a price range of $8-$250. HFT also set up point of sales
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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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How did the Hong Kong TV watching culture change from 1980 to 2010 Acknowledgement To finish this IES‚ I get help from many people‚ thanks for their advice and guidance. Teachers | I would like to thanks for their patience and guidance‚ without their advice‚ it would be impossible to finish this project. This big project had almost three years duration‚ teacher had paid as must as the effort we paid‚ and it is not easy to manage. | Respondents form questionnaires | I would like to
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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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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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