Background The Standard Chartered Marathon has been organized by Hong Kong Amateur Athletics Association for 11 years since 1997. Now it becomes a signature international sporting event in Hong Kong and was recognized as a "Brand Hong Kong Event" by the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Government. The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon 2007 was successfully held on 4 March 2007‚ attracting over 37‚000 runners to the starting line. With the generous support of the public‚ the Standard Chartered
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CENTRAL POLICY UNIT THE GOVERNMENT OF THE HONG KONG SPECIAL ADMINISTRATIVE REGION THE PATTERN OF URBAN LIFE IN HONG KONG: A DISTRICT LEVEL COMMUNITY STUDY OF SHAM SHUI PO THE CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG FEBRUARY 2012 i Executive Summary 1. Introduction This research was commissioned by the Central Policy Unit of the HKSAR Government in response to the growing public concern over the socio-economic problems and urban decay in Sham Shui Po (hereafter as SSP). Studies
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First of all‚ one of the many groups that will be greatly affected by the raising of the minimum wage would be companies or businesses‚ especially small ones. Companies and businesses have a hard time adjusting with the amount of money they will need to pay their employees because they might not have the money for it. The companies can go into different direction because “Companies that are forced to pay their low-skilled employees a premium are faced with few options: drive up prices‚ reduce employee
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Reliance in Hong Kong 1. Introduction Do you know Hong Kong uses 70% of the electricity generated by The Guangdong Daya Bay Nuclear Power Station (China Light & Power Holdings Limited‚ 2010)? The main controversy of nuclear power is its safety and the problem of waste storage. Though Hong Kong is heavily relying on fossil fuels‚ Hong Kong should increase its reliance on nuclear power in the near future. This essay aims to examine the possibility and benefit of having a nuclear power plant in Hong Kong
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is 7.03 million. In 2009‚ Hong Kong had a birth rate of 11.7 per 1‚000 population and a fertility rate of 1‚032 children per 1‚000 women.Residents from mainland China do not have the right of abode in Hong Kong‚ nor are they allowed to enter the territory freely. However‚ the influx of immigrants from mainland China‚ approximating 45‚000 per year‚ is a significant contributor to its population growth – a daily quota of 150 Mainland Chinese with family ties in Hong Kong are granted a "one way permit"
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Bank of China Hong Kong ’s Initial Public Offering by Hugh Thomas Associate Professor of Finance The Chinese University of Hong Kong Draft of April 28‚ 2003 Accepted for publication in Journal of Financial Education. I am grateful to participants at the North American Case Research Institute 2002 conference in Banff‚ Canada‚ for their helpful comments and for research assistance from Wang Zhiqiang and Xu Zhi in preparing some tables. Please contact me at hugh-thomas@cuhk.edu
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SMEs are an important driving force in Hong Kong’s economic development. At December 2010‚ there were about 296 000 SMEs in Hong Kong. They constituted over 98 per cent of the territory’s business units and accounted for about 48 per cent of private sector employment. The Government attaches great importance in supporting SMEs at various stages of development. The Small and Medium Enterprises Committee (SMEC) was appointed by the Chief Executive (CE) to advise him on issues affecting the development
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Between 1945 and 1997‚ Hong Kong underwent a relatively large political and institutional transformation. Especially after the signing of the Sino-British Joint Declaration‚ the pace of political transformation process was speeded up. In my opinions‚ the resumption of sovereignty did help Hong Kong move towards the process of political modernization. To explain why the turning back of Hong Kong could boost the political progress in our city‚ we should first know what is the definition of political
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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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Singapore-Hong Kong Exchange Programme This Singapore tour is the most interesting trip I have ever had. At first‚ I just expect I could improve my English through this tour. But I have got more than I expected‚ for example friends‚ and knowledge. After this tour‚ I discovered that there are many differences between Hong Kong and Singapore. For example the education‚ students in Hong Kong always have stress because we have lots of homework. But in Singapore‚ they don’t have much homework.
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