there is no determinate definition for cities‚ they are varied in our cultural imaginary instead. In this paper‚ Healy’s ideas of “cultural imaginary” of cities would be examined by looking into the the urban characteristics of an Asian city – Hong Kong‚ where mediatisation and technology play main roles in everyday life. Real life examples would be cited to illustrate how these imaginaries take material forms in our daily life. Cities consist of both cultural imaginaries and lived cultural experiences
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Annika Hannan Messages are transcended without much explanation or explicit descriptions because it is assumed that the receiver will understand. This is Edward T. Hall’s High Context theory. This is the Chinese culture. I am an immigrant from Hong Kong. Although I relocated to Toronto before I came to understand most of my teachings‚ I did not forget them. As one of the oldest civilizations in the world with almost four thousand years of history‚ the Chinese culture is most difficult to decipher
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governor of Hong Kong surrendered to the Japanese Imperial Army. This fall was because of the underestimation of the Japanese‚ inadequate amount of training and experience of the men and bad estimation of when and where the Japanese would come from. This fall was simply horrendous and cannot be committed by us again. First of all‚ I think that the Minister of Defence must appoint a new person to replace General Christopher M.Maltby to prevent any other further defendable invasions of Hong Kong. He
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Should Putonghua Be Used to Teach Chinese? The Chinese level of Hong Kong students is declining. The supporters said that using Putonghua as a medium to teach Chinese can greatly improve student’s Chinese proficiency. However‚ the opponents claimed that using Putonghua to teach Chinese will hinder student’s learning effect instead of improving their Chinese level. Putonghua should not be used to teach Chinese because it creates difficulties to local students in learning. Obstacles exists in teachers
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Strengths: Honk Kong Disney Theme Park has its incredibly strong brand awareness is its powerful strength. As a child I had willingly been instructed with the brand and can even recognize the distinct calligraphy associated with the brand. It has no surprise because BusinessWeek has ranked Disney as the 8th most recognizable global brand. A recognizable brand such as Disney increases consumer trust and indicates the company’s advanced and successful marketing. Another reason for Hong Kong Disney Theme
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National education is a subject that aims to increase the national identity of students and citizens in Hong Kong. There are several steps to help fulfill this subject’s aims. As it is believed to have benefits to the students in studying as well as helping critical thinking. There are some‚ however‚ some people see the content of this subject is brain-washing which hinders students to learn the real history of China‚ so that this subject still remains as the non-core subject in the primary schools
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OPERATIONAL MANAGEMENT/LOGISTICS SPORT OBERMEYER ‚ LTD. A) What Operational changes would you recommend to Wally to improve performance? B) How should Obermeyer management think (both short and long-term) about sourcing in Hong Kong vs. China? C) Based on Exhibit 10 in the case‚ how should Wally plan production in November? Think about the question qualitatively – identify factors that would affect the timing and quantity of product decisions. To understand what operational
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Rizal’s Journey in Hong Kong and Macao Hounded by powerful enemies‚ Rizal was forced to leave his country for the second time in February 1888. He was then a full-grown man of 27 years of age‚ a practicing physician‚ and a recognized man-of-letters. • February 3‚ 1888 - after a short stay of six months in his beloved Calamba‚ Rizal left Manila for Hong Kong. He was sick and sad. To aggravate his discomfiture‚ he was sick during the crossing of the choppy China Sea. • February 7
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upon itself. Architect’s role in the top down development in existing urban fabric A: Within an economic model‚ architect’s role is very small in terms of decision making. M: Yet we should not see ourselves as individual‚ but a group of people‚ no matter professionals or not‚ seeing the problems with the planning system and educate themselves to engage that political process and try to make a difference. For example of the Marine Police Headquarters and compared it with the case of downtown
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Fall 2011 Gender differences on Intrinsic Motivation in Hong Kong Higher Education Hon Keung Yau Man Shan Kan City University of Hong Kong Alison Lai Fong Cheng Abstract The purpose of this paper is to investigate if there are different levels of intrinsic motivation towards study‚ curiosity and external regulation among males and females. This study focuses are attained by conducting a survey (137 students) among a local university in Hong Kong. Results show that among all students‚ no matter males
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