When talking about the most popular culture in Hong Kong‚ the first things that come up to my mind are the tea restaurants. Unlike those Cantonese teahouses‚ which can also be found in Guangdong‚ tea restaurants are pretty unique in Hong Kong. In the election of ‘things that best represent Hong Kong’ held on the Internet by RTHK in 2004‚ ‘Tea restaurant’ got the champion with 1930 votes. Meanwhile‚ ‘Pineapple bun with butter’ and ‘Coffee with tea’‚ typical food and drink provided in tea restaurants
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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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The youth unemployed should be one the groups the most in need for financial support in Hong Kong. They face keen competition and suffer from the local economic regression‚ which create difficulty to them earning a living. Young people‚ in general‚ refers to people in the age groups of 15-19 and 20-24 (Chung Kim-wah 2009). They are recognized as labor force in Hong Kong‚ but their employment opportunities are not optimistic. Those school leavers in the age of 15-24 entering the labor market have
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lifestyle of Hong Kong citizens‚ the 4 major landfills in Hong Kong are going to be saturated. From the government’s words‚ these landfills will be fully saturated before late 2010s. The situation is getting worse in these years‚ as people have no improvement in their consumption style. They are not aware of their responsibility on reducing waste. Also‚ people cannot develop the routine on recycling‚ and send much unnecessary rubbish to the landfill. With the rare land resources in Hong Kong‚ we cannot
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publication "Legal System in Hong Kong" printed in 2008 Preface The first edition of this booklet was published in 1991. Its stated aim was to help the public understand how our legal system works. It stressed the importance of the rule of law to Hong Kong’s past success and future promise and emphasised the role that an informed public could play in ensuring the continued vitality of the legal system. 2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
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Vibrant. Restless. Dynamic. Hong Kong at night is full of glittering lights‚ its streets and roads pulsing with traffic and people. The sight of the city’s skyscrapers at night was what it gave it its nickname ‘The Pearl of The Orient’. Whether you’re a night owl who starts yawning at 10 or a die-hard party animal who won’t stop till you drop‚ Hong Kong’s night scene has something to offer. Stock up on some coffee. You’re going to need it! Read also: Guy’s Guide: 5 Hong Kong Hikes Your Legs (And Instagram)
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inequality in Hong Kong. This paper is divided into three parts. The first part will discuss the different theoretical and strategic positions within feminism ¡V Libertarian Feminism; Liberal Feminism; Welfare Feminism; Radical Feminism; Socialist Feminism and Black Feminism. The second part will try to look at the situation of gender inequality in Hong Kong. At last‚ this paper will try to make a conclusion on which perspectives of feminism are effective in analyzing the gender inequality in Hong Kong
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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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Oasis Hong Kong Airlines: The First Long Haul‚ Low Cost Airliner in Asia Team A Scott Burgoyne‚ Marvin Cook‚ Randy Collins‚ Amanda Baldwin‚ Jason Odle and Cynthia Hicks-Leeper Everest College On-line Business Policy and Strategy MAN 4764-1001 Instructor Monya Ashe February 11‚ 2012 Introduction Oasis Hong Kong Airlines was founded in February 2005 by Rev. Raymond C. Lee‚ and his wife‚ Priscilla H. Lee had they survived; this month would have marked their seven year anniversary. Unfortunately
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nowhere to dispose our waste‚ ______. You may be dubious that there is still a long way to this nightmare; however‚ according to the Hong Kong Environmental Protection Department‚ the three major strategic landfills in Hong Kong will be saturated in the mid to late 2010s. In other words‚ our landfills are going to be filled up within ten years. It implies that Hong Kong indeed has an imminent waste problem associated with the sturation of the landfills. At present‚ we depend merely on landfills to
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