CHAPTER 2 McDonald’s in Hong Kong: Consumerism‚ Dietary Change‚ and the Rise of a Children’s Culture James L. Watson On a cold winter afternoon in 1969 my neighbor‚ Man Tsochuen‚ was happy to talk about something other than the weather. Over tea‚ Mr. Man continued the saga of his lineage ancestors who had settled in San Tin village‚ Hong Kong New Territories‚ over six centuries earlier. Local history was our regular topic of conversation that winter and the story had already filled several
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debated. While some businessman welcome the scheme that likely enhance the economy in Hong Kong‚ normal citizens complain that mainland tourists handicap their daily lives and deteriorate the tension between Hong Kong and mainland. A number of economists advocate the economic strength of The Individual Visit Scheme. Tourism is of utmost importance in Hong Kong since Tourism is one of the four pillar industries in Hong Kong along with financial services‚ trading and logistics‚ and professional services
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the largest chain of fast food enterprises in the world. Nowadays‚ McDonald’s brand has more than 31‚000 fast-food restaurant‚ located in 121 countries and regions. McDonald’s restaurant industry has become the world’s most valuable brands. However‚ McDonald’s face a big problem about business sales in Hong Kong. First of all‚ people are increasingly aware of fast foods harm human health‚ resulting in a decline in sales of McDonald’s fast food. Most people think that McDonald’s is a restaurant
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The IKEA store in Hong Kong is one of the franchise stores in the Asia Pacific region‚ having started business in 1975. Since then‚ IKEA has become the leader in the home furnishing industry. Source : The information in this case is extracted and adapted from the website of IKEA Hong Kong. Tasks Browse the website of IKEA Hong Kong (http://www.ikea.com/hk) and even conduct site-visit on one of its local branches to evaluate the Marketing Strategy of the firm in Hong Kong. Do not just copy
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JetStar Hong Kong 1. Jetstar Hong Kong is a proposed low fare airline‚ based at Hong Kong International Airport which plans to commence services in 2013.1 2. It will be formed as a strategic alliance between China Eastern Airlines and the Qantas Group. The two carriers will invest as much as $198 million‚ with each company holding a 50% share.1 3. It will initially serve short-haul routes to cities in China‚ Japan‚ South Korea and South East Asia.1 4. The business strategy of JetStar
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The image of Hong Kong is well known as “shopper’s paradise” and “Pearl of the Orient”. Further‚ according to the International Market Research Study‚ it shows that the lack of new appeals in Hong Kong is a significant reason for it not being considered as a vacation destination. Therefore‚ it is necessary to expand the appeals of Hong Kong. Why not use our existing natural resources as tourist attractions? To maintain the competitiveness‚ Hong Kong should build up its own unique and special character
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Report on Obesity in Hong Kong 1. Introduction We are now living in an economically prosperous society and enjoying much higher living standards than ever before. However‚ while we benefit from these nice conditions‚ there are also some arising concerns. One of these problems is obesity‚ which has a variety of causes‚ but is likely related to our new way of life. This report is going to focus on the obesity problem in Hong Kong‚ and will discuss four possible causes and offer reasonable solutions
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1. How would you value the Hong Kong Disneyland project from the perspective of Walt Disney? The valuation of Hong Kong Disneyland from the perspective of Walt Disney is done by taking the following assumptions: Cost of Capital = 9.52% Cost of Government Debt = 8.19% Cost of Commercial Bank Debt = 11.36% Cost of Equity = 12.3% (10 year average) Inflation = 7.31% (10 year average) Gross margin = 37% Operating Cost = 22% Variable Management Fee = 5% With the above assumptions the FCF
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Individual Case Analysis-1 Hong Kong Disney Mktg 412 Sales Management In the case entitled Hong Kong Disneyland (Ivey Management Services version‚ 2007) describes the global mega-entertainment corporation’s inability to achieve forecasts in attendance and profit for the facilities first two years of operation (2005-206). Further research has shown that Hong Kong Disneyland (HKD) first year of profit came in 2012 (Nip‚ Kang-Chung
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Submission Date: 21 March 2013 Based on the Hong Kong’s cultural traits of Geert Hofstede’s research‚ Hong Kong has high level of power distance index‚ medium level of masculinity‚ low level of uncertainty avoidance index and low level of individualism. I partly agree with the results. I only agree the first three of cultural traits of Hong Kong and I think Hong Kong is more likely to be medium level of individualism. About the power distance index‚ Hong Kong has high level result is quite proper.
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