Liberal Studies F4 Second term—Hong Kong Today Indicators used to understand poverty in HK Income Health Education Living conditions Employment Community / family support Section 1—Poverty Disparity / discrepancy between rich and poor Gini coefficient - Range from 0 to 1 0 = income distribution is absolute equal 1 = income distribution is absolute unequal Challenges faced by poor people Employment - usually contract staff‚ low income‚ lack labour protection
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201KM GROUP PROJECT CASE STUDY 4 McDonalds and Hong Kong McDonalds celebrated its 50th anniversary in April 15‚ 2005 and remained true to the statement "As far as I can tell‚ the only place you can’t get a Big Mac is in outer space." (1990) The company operates as a global business through franchising. In 2004‚ the company reported to have established 30‚000 local restaurants located in 115 countries across five continents. It is the biggest fast food retailer conquering markets
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Sport Obermeyer | October 4 BUAD 6600 | SCMers Meagan Frances AyersJames FranksEmelie HallJean-Hubert Trahan | Instructor: Sachin Modi | Objective/Scope The purpose of this article is to determine how many units of each style Sport Obermeyer should produce during its initial phase of production (November through March) and during its second phase of production (March through October). Factors that need to be considered in this decision are the risk associated with each style‚ from where
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show the requirements the company had for its financing. Then I will provide an analysis of the main pros and cons for Chase in connection with the deal. Lastly I will show how both affected the pricing as well as the execution of the deal. In order to build the new Disneyland in Hong Kong a new non-recourse object‚ Hong Kong International Theme Parks Ltd (HKITP) was formed. While the owners supported the project with substantial amounts of equity Disney and Government as well as with subordinated
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tourism industry in Hong Kong further lost its lustre? For years‚ a huge amount of tourists from all over the world had flooded into the territory in search for Hong Kong¡¦s shoppers¡¦ and gourmets¡¦ paradise. However‚ recently‚ Hong Kong seems losing its edge in luring tourists. Hong Kong used to supply goods with cheap prices because of its simple tax system which charges low tax on almost every item except cigarette and alcohol. Because of that‚ clothes in Hong Kong are of good quality but
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British policies and actions had another significant effect.. the independence of the colonies. There were several areas of contentions that began following the Seven Years’ War and lasted up until the united States of America’s independence. First was how to pay for the war the left Britain with an enormous amount of debt. Several Acts were introduced in an effort to raise money from America such as the Sugar‚ Currency‚ and most notably the
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Hospitals and long-term facilities Coretta Bradley Dr. David Tataw Health Services Organization – HSA 500 August 7‚ 2011 Hospitals and long-term facilities Hospitals can be defined as a facility that sick or injured persons are given medical treatment. Whereas long-term facilities provide rehabilitative‚ restorative‚ or continuous care to persons whom need help with day-to-day activities. Throughout this paper‚ the difference between non-profit and for-profit hospital will be described
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Sources of Long-term Finance 19.1 Introduction As you are aware finance is the life blood of business. It is of vital significance for modern business which requires huge capital. Funds required for a business may be classified as long term and short term. You have learnt about short term finance in the previous lesson. Finance is required for a long period also. It is required for purchasing fixed assets like land and building‚ machinery etc. Even a portion of working capital‚ which is required
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Should bicycle be promoted as major transport in Hong Kong? In the recent years‚ the bicycle has become one of the popular exercises in Hong Kong and some legislative councilors advocate to promote cycling as major transport so as to sustain the low-carbon living. This promotion has given rise to many discussions in the society. While some advocates believe riding bike can enhance the citizens’ health‚ others concern that cycling may increase the danger of other road users. This paper examines
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What is alcohol? To most people “alcohol refers to the intoxicating ingredient in most beer‚ wine‚ liquor”. When people think of dangerous drugs‚ they probably think of heroin‚ crack cocaine‚ crystal meth or prescription painkillers. Because it is legal‚ alcohol is not‚ in most cases thought of as a substance with the ability to kill you or lead to chronic‚ irreversible health problems. It can wreak havoc with your health; destroy your family‚ your career‚ your hopes and dreams. Worst of all‚ it
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