In the past‚ Hong Kong education was closely modeled on the system that was found in the UK. This is hardly surprising since Hong Kong was administered by Britain from 1841 to 1997‚ when the former UK colony was handed back to China. However‚ since 1997‚ the education system taught in local schools has undergone a series of changes. While some of these changes have reflected different language of instruction policies‚ there have also been changes to the senior secondary curriculum. The new model
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Background Established in 1986‚“Hung Fook Tong” is one of the famous manufacturers and retailers of traditional herbal tea in Hong Kong which has over 70 retail shops with more than 700 staff members‚ self-invested factories in Hong Kong and Shenzhen and a sales network with extensive coverage. Mainly it serves customers with various kinds of Herbal Tea‚ Herbal soups‚ other non-herbal beverages‚ and snack (like dim-sums and sausages) on a price range of $8-$250. HFT also set up point of sales
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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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Football or Soccer is a popular sport played all over the world. Even though it has only been popular in North America for the past 30 years‚ soccer has been a long time favorite most everywhere else. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries‚ and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The sport datesback to the Egyptians‚ who played games involving the kicking of a ball.Now‚ the sport has grown to a global pastime‚ including
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Trends in the retail industry I) Retail sales: overview For the period January-April overall retail sales have increased by 0‚7% in 2014 (from HK$172‚3m to HK$173‚ 5m): The small increase in retail sales in mainly due to the 14‚3% growth rate that occurred in January 2014. For three consecutive months retails sales have experienced negative growth with a peak of -9.8% in April 2014 as shown in the graph below. Retail
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Ref. No.: HRM0066 Grooming Next-Generation Leaders: The Infosys Way “A true leader is one who leads by example and sacrifices more than anyone else‚ in his or her pursuit of excellence. It is our vision at Infosys‚ to create world class leaders who will be at the forefront of business and technology in today’s competitive marketplace. The Infosys’ Leadership Institute has been conceptualised to instill in our employees creativity to bring new ideas to fruition‚ make transition to new paradigms
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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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In Hong Kong education system‚ there are six types of primary and secondary schools‚ government schools‚ subsidized schools‚ Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools‚ private schools‚ private international schools and English Schools Foundation. (Education Bureau‚ 2009) . In this essay‚ I will mainly focus on the sociological and economic perspectives of Direct Subsidy schools. There are ten points in sociological and economic perspectives. Greater flexibility can be obtained for schools. (Education
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Chinese and world equity markets Xiangyi Zhou a‚⁎‚ Weijin Zhang a‚ Jie Zhang b a b Jinhe Center for Economic Research‚ Xi ’an Jiaotong University‚ PR China Department of Economics‚ Texas A&M University‚ United States a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 23 February 2011 Accepted 2 August 2011 Available online 16 September 2011 Keywords: China World equity markets Vector autoregression Variance decomposition Spillover index Financial crisis JEL classification: G15 F36 a b s t r a c t We
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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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