Economies of Hong Kong and the Pan-PRD Why the Heritage Foundation ranked Hong Kong as the first “free economy” in the world? Hong Kong has been ranked the freest economy in the world by the Heritage Foundation for the 19th consecutive year since the index was first published in 1995. We will see the criteria of a free economy according to the Heritage foundation. Then we will explain why and how Hong Kong is ranked as the first free economy in the world. Criteria of “free economy” according
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Hong Kong Comics: Mass Culture? Introduction When I was first given the project topics to study‚ I decided to write a research paper on local comics without a second thought. As a Hong Kong people‚ local comics have took an irreplaceable position in my memory. Reading Old Master Q (老夫子) and Ngau Zai (牛仔) in the public libraries was one of the best memories in my childhood. Hence I want to carry out a study on local comics as a remarkable genre of the local popular culture. However‚ as Ng Wing
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background I.T Limited (0999.HK) is an investment holding company based in Hong Kong. It was listed on the main board of The Hong Kong Stock Exchange on 4-March-2005. The company offers a wide range of apparel products. It sells its products as well as offers a variety of national and international brands through its network of retail stores. As of February 28‚ 2011‚ it operated 392 stores in Hong Kong and Mainland China. Objective To undertake a comprehensive analysis on the financial performance
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I agree that Hong Kong is an attractive place for tourists. In this essay‚ I will give reasons why I think so. First of all‚ Hong Kong is a shopping and eating paradise. There are a rich variety of shops and cuisine in this small city. Tourists can buy high quality products from other countries such as digital cameras‚ beauty products and electronic appliances. In addition‚ tourists can also sample different kinds of food from different countries for example Japan and India. Korean food is also
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Anheuser-Busch InBev in Hong Kong Anheuser-Busch InBev is a Belgium based consumer products company that carries over 200 beer products within the global market. Along with producing beer‚ they also have operations in adventure park entertainment and packaging. Their lifelong achievement is to be the Best Beer Company in a Better World (AB InBev 2011 Annual Report). Their products are divided into three different types of brands: local‚ multi-country‚ and global brands. Six of their global
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the world has investigated the method to less rely on the fossil fuel. Hong Kong‚ being a part of the world‚ should also take the responsibility to do so. Many may wonder is Hong Kong potential enough to use more renewable energy? The answer is simple-why isn’t it? Renewable Energy in Hong Kong There are many types of renewable energy‚ hydropower‚ wind powers‚ solar energy‚ etc. However‚ developing renewable energy in Hong Kong always faces lots of problems and limitations. The factors such as capital
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web sites‚ seem to worry not only parents but also young people. The aim of this work is to analyse content produced by a group of Portuguese speaking pro-anorexic adolescents in order to better understand how social and cultural pressures may influence their disruptive behaviours and how they seem to cope with them. Design/methodology/approach - A qualitative exploratory content analysis examined 11 Portuguese-speaking blogs written by teenagers (boys and girls) between 13 and 19 years old who
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Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong | Evidence from Macro-economic analysis | | | | | | | Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong Both known as “East Asian Tigers”‚ Hong Kong and Singapore share numerous similarities and are often compared by people‚ especially economists. Both being metropolises in East Asia with high population density and serving as most important financial centres not only in Asia but also in the world‚ the two cities appear like twin brothers prima
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-their burdens are not only their homework and extra-curricular activities‚ but also their curriculum. -according to a survey conducted by Hong Kong University ‚ about 80% students think that they need to face a lot of challenges about their examinations . -the survey also reveals that Chinese‚ English and mathematics are their main problems. They think that these are very difficult to manage. -for form 5 and 7 students‚ they need to face HKCEE and HKAL examination which can influence their
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Learning English through Popular Culture The human desire to look attractive is universal and because of this‚ cosmetic surgery is now a multi-million dollar industry. Write a letter to the editor of the Hong Kong Express about the obsession with physical beauty. Dear Editor‚ I am writing to express my grave concern towards the obsession with physical beauty in the territory. Seeing that a deluge of advertisements and billboards concerning beauty parlors and slimming centres show up on magazines
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