HONG KONG : THE FACTS The Port Hong Kong is fortunate in having a sheltered natural harbour‚ which provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world. The port has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled
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applications is the formulation of the Legislative Council (LegCo). Another assumption is that the major development in Hong Kong is the economic development. Hong Kong is reputed to be a worldwide international financial centre and ranked the first in the world of being the freest economy. So‚ Hong Kong relies much on the economic development. In addition‚ the party system in Hong Kong is multiparty that considered as a coalition government.2 What is political party? The political party is made
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Imperialist domination and decolonization in Hong Kong and Mainland China have their differences. Both Hong Kong and Mainland China have reasons for changes in both areas. Changes during World War II affected both Hong Kong and Mainland China. Between the years 1841-1941 Hong Kong was under British Colony rule. Imperialism of Hong Kong was in the late 1800’s and this was a time that growth for the British colonies was first for this country. The British or United Kingdom wanted areas of Asia and
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has been more than 15 years since the handover of HK to mainland China. People of the 2 places are supposed to be more initmate. In fact‚ we do have an increasing amount of interaction. Yet‚ the more interaction we have‚ the more conflicts we have. There have been different conflicts between us in the recent years‚ from right of abode to the purchase of milk powder for infants. One of the hot issues‚ is tourists from mainland China. With the Individual Visit Scheme‚ we are able to communicate
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Mainland Chinese in Hong Kong: Issues of Inclusion Everyone in Hong Kong should have heard of the mainland parallel-goods traders who discriminated by the local citizens. The MTR Corporation’s new policy setting limit to the weight of the luggage and the demonstration against the traders held by the local citizens are some of the evidences showing the discrimination against the mainland Chinese in Hong Kong (Lee & Lo‚ 2012). Actually‚ the mainland Chinese settling in Hong Kong faces lots of barriers
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Hong Kong Religions The religion in Hong Kong is very diverse and obvious. The main two religions in Hong Kong are Buddhism and Taoism. But in Hong Kong you can also find another religion which is Confucianism‚ which is where ancestors’ worships and ancient animist beliefs have also been integrated into the environment. Confucianism isn’t really based as a religion‚ because it it’s a philosophy as well as a religion. The numbers of Buddhism’s and Taoist’s in Hong Kong are estimated to be around
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The Sport Obermeyer case is mainly about the production and manufacturing process of a skiwear product. Sport Obermeyer is a high-end fashion skiwear design and manufacturing company located in Aspen‚ Colorado. It sells the products through department stores and ski shops. The company has a global supply network; however‚ most of its products are outsourced through the operations in Hong Kong and China which is a joint venture between Obermeyer and its Hong Kong partner. This case describes the information
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market in Hong Kong Introduction Hong Kong has established its real estate markets since 1841‚ when it became a colony of the British Empire after the First Opium War. As a small city with only an area of 1‚104 square km‚ but over 7 millions of people‚ Hong Kong has one of the most prosperous property markets and which has created a huge amount of wealth. According to Forbes list of Hong Kong billionaires 2012‚ the top 3 richest people and 8 out of top 11 richest people in Hong Kong are came
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How did the Hong Kong TV watching culture change from 1980 to 2010 Acknowledgement To finish this IES‚ I get help from many people‚ thanks for their advice and guidance. Teachers | I would like to thanks for their patience and guidance‚ without their advice‚ it would be impossible to finish this project. This big project had almost three years duration‚ teacher had paid as must as the effort we paid‚ and it is not easy to manage. | Respondents form questionnaires | I would like to
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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 the
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