Air Pollution in Hong Kong In recent years‚ air pollution has become one of the top concerns of Hong Kong’s‚ which led to the rise of various environmentally friendly campaigns such as Action Blue Sky and Clean Air Charter brought forth by the government. However‚ it is still not uncommon to find the internationally well-known Victoria Harbour being veiled in a cloud of gloomy air with many skyscrapers barely visible at times. What is worrying is that the aforementioned measures seem to be ineffective
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Identify one type of the social welfare‚ discuss its services of Hong Kong and a)explain its values‚ rationales and objectives; b)ways of service delivery; c)discuss the strengths and weaknesses of the service and d)make suggestions to improve the services in future. CSSA—AN INTRODUCTION The comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (CSSA) is surely one of the most influential social welfare in Hong Kong‚ in terms of money and beneficiary. In the fiscal year of 2010
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Starbucks Coffee Company (Hong Kong) Background: Starbucks Coffee Company (Hong Kong) was established in May 2000. They opened the first store in Central ’s Exchange Square. By May 2008‚ Starbucks has opened more than 100 branches across Hong Kong commercial‚ shopping & entertainment and residential areas. Why did we choose this brand? The brand name of “Starbucks” becomes very well-known in Hong Kong. According to the article of Hong Kong Coffee Culture Exchange Association ( http://hkccea
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International Finance Assignment 2013 Hong Kong Financial and Banking system Table of content p. Hong Kong Bank System History of Bank in Hong Kong 1 Bank activities 2 Concentration of bank system 2 Bank main activities 2 The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) 3 Crisis facing 3 Risk measurement 4 Influence from global financial crisis 4 Hong Kong Financial Markets Stock market 5 Trade organization 6 Blue Chip 7 Shares Percentages 7 The influence of
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A Role Model for Hong Kong People Jamie Wong Wan Yiu‚ the Hong Kong cyclist who was awarded a silver medal in the women’s cycling competition at the 2010 Asia Games is a heroine in my eyes. She is also a role model for Hong Kong people and all the athletes. I think her poignant and inspiring stories can leave us some uplifting messages. 26-year-old Jamie Wong was brought up in a single-parent family. Being taught by her mother‚ she is as tough-minded as her mother. In view of her interests
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Economies of Hong Kong and the Pan-PRD Why the Heritage Foundation ranked Hong Kong as the first “free economy” in the world? Hong Kong has been ranked the freest economy in the world by the Heritage Foundation for the 19th consecutive year since the index was first published in 1995. We will see the criteria of a free economy according to the Heritage foundation. Then we will explain why and how Hong Kong is ranked as the first free economy in the world. Criteria of “free economy” according
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exports from Hong Kong‚ and hence its status as an IFC. JEL Classification Numbers: F21; G15; G28 Keywords: International financial centre; financial services exports; financial sector FDI Author ’s E-Mail Address: lcheung@hkma.gov.hk; vyeung@hkma.gov.hk 1 The authors are grateful to Hans Genberg and Dong He for their valuable suggestions and comments. The views and analysis expressed in this paper are those of the authors‚ and do not necessarily represent the views of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority
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between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of ‘One country‚ two system’. Hong Kong exercises capitalism under the rule of the British government and thus continues its practice after the handover. Hong Kong
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FINA 3088 Case Study 1 ---- Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)&(B) Bid Strategy of the First Round The first round bid was to show its commitment and price‚ while detailed proposal would be submitted after being shortlisted. Thus‚ Chase had mainly three kinds of concern at that stage: risk‚ profit and reputation. Reputation From Exhibit 6‚ there is no doubt that Chase was the top bank in syndicated finance in the US and over the world. However‚ it recorded
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1. Title “How can a budget airline survive in Hong Kong” 2. Aims To find out the success factors and forecast the future of budget airline in aviation industry‚ apply those factors to analyze the operation strategy of a budget airline which would like to survive in Hong Kong market. 3. Background. In the recent years‚ budget airline becomes more and more popular. Many people choose low-cost airline to save the cost in transportation so they can spend more on the activities. Ryanair‚ the largest
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