Energy Wastage in Hong Kong Focus: household energy consumption Solar panels http://www.renewablepowernews.com/archives/1647 Did you know that people this year are consuming nearly twice as much energy as they were 30 years ago? If we continue to use energy at such high rates‚ reserves of non-renewable energy may run out really soon. In order to prevent this people must make small changes by using less energy in their daily lives. Even the smallest action can have an impact on the rest of
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PCLL Conversion Examination June 2011 Examiner’s Comments Hong Kong Legal System The examination consisted of three questions two of which were compulsory. The three questions addressed: HK sources of law‚ jury service and reciprocity between the HKSAR and PRC legal systems. The examination was held over two hours and written on a closed book basis. As with past exams‚ the examiners prepared a list of factors in advance of the examination that were relevant to answering each question. Thus‚ to
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Class boycott in Hong Kong Arouses International Attention A weeklong class boycott that was launched by the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism on Monday has aroused international attention. Over six foreign press‚ including the BBC and The New York Times report the event‚ and some have paid attention to the democratic process of Hong Kong since April this year. On Monday‚ more than six foreign presses reported details of the class boycott with at least one page. The New York Times
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publication "Legal System in Hong Kong" printed in 2008 Preface The first edition of this booklet was published in 1991. Its stated aim was to help the public understand how our legal system works. It stressed the importance of the rule of law to Hong Kong’s past success and future promise and emphasised the role that an informed public could play in ensuring the continued vitality of the legal system. 2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
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The ‘Hong Kong Kids’ Phenomenon In recent years it is common to see Hong Kong children accompanied by their domestic helpers everywhere. Some of them just shout at their helpers asking for help in tying their shoelaces and some just open their mouths to wait for spoonfuls of food like little birds in a nest. They have reached the age with the abilities to take care of themselves but they do not do so. As this problem becomes increasingly general‚ it is important to explore its different causes so
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Article 105 of the Basic Law states that "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall‚ in accordance with law‚ protect the right of individuals and legal persons to the acquisition‚ use‚ disposal and inheritance of property and their right to compensation for lawful deprivation of their property." This is an expansion of Article Six in the Principles section that "The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region shall protect the right of private ownership of property in accordance with law." The
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serious in Hong Kong . Many people such as the elderly and the fresh graduates ‚ most of them can’t have the flats for living and some need to live in the subdivided units . Our chief executive ‚ Mr. CY Leung just announced his first policy address ‚ in the housing aspects ‚ he suggested that building more flats for the citizens . However ‚ I think it’s only a long term solutions ‚ the flats will be finished in 2018 ‚ but the housing problem is a very urgent needs for the most citizens in Hong Kong . These
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Jack 52180551 Applied Business Statistics Year 2 28 6 Website link from wix 29 7 Reference 29 * Introduction Tea Restaurant‚ also called Cha Chaan Teng (the Mandarin translation)‚ is one of the unique Hong Kong culture. It is said that tea restaurant is a Hong Kong "public canteens". Someone says‚ "It looks
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this article because it explains how China uses a group of students as a scapegoat‚ similar to how Napoleon uses Snowball as a scapegoat. I thought it was interesting how Animal Farm and this article compare and contrast. This article describes how Hong Kong‚ a former British colony was returned to Chinese control in 1997 and “placed under a semi-autonomous administration” that many consider to inreality be under Beijing’s control. The author states that “Since the handover‚ China has violated all of
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In Hong Kong‚ different groups in the society have different opinions on the Asian Games issue. For my opinion‚ I think Hong Kong should bidding for the right to host it in 2023. I will use the following feasibility issues to prove my ideas. Is the event a good idea? Bidding for the right to host a major international sports event is a high profile. Typically‚ the benefits fall into follow three main categories. Sports development It can raises public awareness of the benefits of sport and
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