Compared with other “harbor cities” around the world‚ would you consider the development of the Hong Kong harbor satisfactory? To begin with‚ let us consider of the question “Why is the harbor important for Hong Kong?” The reason is that Victoria Harbour‚ the well-known harbour of Hong Kong‚ is not only a major tourist attraction‚ but also the main business port of Hong Kong. Geographically‚ it is located at the mouth of the Pearl River Delta in the connection of China and other Asian countries
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Hong Kong Tramcars History Hong Kong’s trams‚ also known locally as "ding-ding" trams‚ has improved the lives of people in Hong Kong since 1904‚ by providing immersive experience of the scenery of Hong Kong with inexpensive price and making it enjoyable. The amazing history of the tram dates back to 1904‚ when Hong Kong was still a British colony. Surprising fact is that the main bodies of the first 26 tramcars were made in the United Kingdom then after‚ they were shipped to Hung Hom‚ the area
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John Woo: from Hong Kong to Hollywood‚ The Killer and Face/Off John Woo and his "heroic bloodshed" have revolutionized and rejuvenated the action genre‚ combining melodrama with action to create the male melodrama‚ in which he explores the codes of masculinity while redefining them. Robert Hanke says that "explosive pyrotechnics seem to be privileged over plot‚ narrative or character" (Hanke 41) and yet notes that Jillian Sandell maintains the opinion that Woo does not "celebrate this violence
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was a better place to go. But it took a court case last year‚ in which 19 street sleepers sued the government for confiscating and disposing of their personal belongings without notice‚ to turn the media and the public’s attention to the plight of Hong Kong’s most destitute. Social workers estimate there are more than 1‚000 Hongkongers who have been reduced to sleeping in cardboard boxes on pavements‚ receiving occasional lunch boxes handed out by non-profit organisations while society largely
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why that year became a turning point in the political and administrative development in Hong Kong. 1984 was definitely a turning point in Hong Kong’s political and administrative development. 1984 was the year when the Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong was signed between the Chinese and British governments. Before then‚ the speed of the political modernization of Hong Kong was slow. Senior posts and memberships of the Executive and Legislative Councils were dominated
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Topic: How does the “Cha Chaan Teng”(Hong Kong Style Restaurant) reflect and contribute to HK identity? Hong Kong identity is a complicated issue and many different perspectives have to be taken into consideration in order to study this issue. This paper mainly focuses on the cultural perspective of the Hong Kong identity. Hall.S (2000) “identities are never unified and‚ in late modern times‚ increasingly fragmented and fractured; never singular but multiply constructed across different‚ often
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FAST-FOOD & ORGANISED CATERING IN HONG KONG: A MARKET ANALYSIS © Access Asia Limited‚ 2001 Fast-Food & Organised Catering in Hong Kong: A Market Analysis China Contact Publication date: Published by: UK Address: Telephone: Fax: China address: August‚ 2001 China Contact 19‚ Bramford Court‚ High Street‚ Southgate‚ London N14 6DH‚ UK +44-20-8350-7150 +44-20-8882-4986 Room 702-2‚ Huaizhong Building‚ 1162 Huaihai Middle Road‚ Shanghai 200031‚ PR China. +86-21 6472 7888 +86-21 6472 8206 chinacontact@accessasia
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Written Task Article: ‘Hong Kong’s ethnic minority students deserve a fair chance in life’ Few are happy with education in Hong Kong. Local parents complain about mainlanders competing for places in kindergartens‚ while expatriates worry about rising fees in international schools. But a third group of children have it worse: ethnic minorities. For many in Hong Kong‚ ethnic minority kids are off the radar. This lack of interest does not reflect well on our attitudes towards wealth‚ social status
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multilinguals in many places worldwide‚ and Hong Kong is one of these places. With a majority of the population being able to master a number of languages‚ code-switching‚ which is the alternate use of (more than) two languages by a bilingual (or multilingual) within a discourse‚ is undoubtedly a common and frequently occurring linguistic phenomenon in Hong Kong. 1.1 Significance of the case study Much previous research on code-switching in Hong Kong has focused on the two major and official
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Skills and Competencies Needed for the Hong Kong Hotel Industry: The Perspective of the Hotel Human Resources Manager Benny Chan Marianne Coleman ABSTRACT. The tourism industry is one of the main sources of income to Hong Kong. If qualified employees provide better service‚ Hong Kong can potentially attract even more visitors. The training of new recruits and existing staff is therefore vital‚ but views on the value and the type of training vary amongst the stakeholders. This study of
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