(Name) (Instructors’ name) (Course) (Date) Political System of Hong Kong The political system in Hong Kong is one of the most unique in the world since July 1997 when it was handed to the Chinese government. Even though Hong Kong is a British colony‚ the country runs under a multiple system form of governance referred to as “one country‚ two systems”. On the other hand Hong Kong still upholds its currency‚ parliament system and legal systems until 2047 when the agreement expires. The masterminds
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happen it is ‚ but the influence and this incident is solvable or not. When the strong typhoon‚ Vicente‚ passed south in Hong Kong‚ there were seven CSL containers fell into sea which are about 168 tons of polypropylene colloidal particles into the ocean. Therefore‚ Vicente not only provides a holiday for us‚ but also an ecological disaster. After that a multitude of Hong Kong people are worried about the plastic pellet are harmful for human being or not and is it solvable in our society. In our
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According to scientists‚ there has been human activity on Hong Kong since the Neolithic and Paleolithic eras. However‚ the earliest recorded European man to travel there was a Portuguese man named Jorge Álvares who did not travel there until 1513. For many thousands of years‚ Hong Kong was subjected to the rule of the dynastic China. However‚ Britain gained the land of Hong Kong after defeating the Chinese army in the Opium Wars. Today‚ Hong Kong has a democratic government modeled very much after
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Master of Design School of Design The Hong Kong Polytechnic University SD 5002 Design and Culture Collective Memory and Design in Hong Kong Subject Leader Laurent Gutierrez Co-Presenters Dr. Valerie Portefaix Student Lo Ching Man 09682926G fayelcm@hotmail.com Collective Memory and Design in Hong Kong Introduction From 1990s‚ the term collective memory emerged in the Hong Kong society. It is commonly used in the community and the media nowadays. People are growing
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OASIS HONG KONG AIRLINES LIMITED – WHAT WENT WRONG AND WHAT SHOULD HAVE DONE TO SAVE IT FROM BANKCRUPTCY Table of Content 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. Company Background Liquidation Timeline Causes of Failure Impacts of Oasis’s Case What Should Have Done to Save Oasis from Bankruptcy Conclusion Company Background Oasis Hong Kong Airlines Limited • Long-haul budget airline • Hub at Hong Kong International Airport • Founder Mr. Raymond Lee Ms. Priscilla Lee • Started operation – Oct 26‚ 2006 Company
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Compare the religion in Thai and Hong Kong Introduction Religion is a way to review the cultural system of a country‚ it relates humanity to spirituality. Hong Kong and Thailand have a distinct history background‚ which interpret the big difference in daily cultural practices. This essay aims to provide a brief introduction of the religion in Thailand and Hong Kong and compares their differences and similarities. It will start from the history background and general information to the details of
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Introduction The fixed-linkage system was implemented in Hong Kong since 1983. The interest rates and exchange rates of Hong Kong therefore are closely related to U.S. This report is conducted to examine the influence of U.S. and Hong Kong interest rates and exchange rates movements on Hong Kong economy‚ the stock markets and the property markets. 1.1 Hong Kong exchange rates Before the implementation of linked exchange rate system‚ the Hong Kong exchange rates were volatile. During the period 1981-1984
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AEIS-112 Argument Paper #2 Prof. James McClendon 4/28/2014 Globalization tidal wave of Hong Kong Tina Tong (2014‚ April) offers several valid reasons to oppose free trade and globalization in Hong Kong‚ the People’s Republic of China. First‚ Tong claim that globalization is changing Hong Kong traditional culture. Tong also explains that immigration problem is the important social problem in Hong Kong. While these are sound reasons to oppose free trade and globalization‚ there are also several
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POPULATION AGEING IN HONG KONG ………………………………………………………………………………..What can we do for it ? Number of Older Persons‚ 1961 to 2006 1000000 800000 600000 400000 65+ 200000 2006 2001 1996 1991 1986 1981 1976 1971 1966 0 1961 Number Year Page 1 Content Page Introduction 3 Vision‚ Mission and Definition 4 1 2 The Population Structure of Hong Kong Introduction of Population Structure in Hong Kong 1.1 Birth rate and Death rate 1.2 More about Population ageing in Hong Kong 5 6 6 The effects
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Air Transport Industry in Hong Kong Overview As one of the regional hubs for Asia‚ Hong Kong is connected with most urban centres in Asia and half of the world’s population within 5 hours of flight time. Currently‚ more than 100 airlines operate about 1‚000 flights daily‚ linking the Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to about 180 destinations worldwide including 48 cities on the Chinese mainland. Handling 56.5 million passengers and 4.03 million tonnes of cargo and in 2012‚ HKIA was Asia’s
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