Two large state-owned enterprises are swooping on the Hong Kong market with their long-awaited IPOs almost simultaneously this week‚ and the prospect of two large offerings is likely to cast a pall over the city’s stock market. The decisions by Sinopec Engineering and China Galaxy Securities to launch their roadshows separately came after the two large SOEs‚ tightly controlled by the Chinese government‚ both managed to secure strong support from some key cornerstone investors. Sinopec Engineering
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The different Labour law requirements between Mainland and Hong Kong The Labour Law of China is the law formulated in accordance with the Constitution in order to protect the legitimate rights and interests of laborers‚ readjust labor relationship‚ establish and safeguard a labor system suited to the socialist market economy‚ and promote economic development and social progress. This Law applies to all enterprises and individual economic organizations (hereinafter referred to as employing units)
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No city in the world is as ironic and contradictory as Hong Kong. This city has not only the 6th highest per capita GDP‚ but also the highest Gini coefficient in the world (World Bank‚ 2011). Fortunately‚ the Hong Kong government isn’t turning a blind eye towards this dilemma but are instead actively looking for a trade-off between economic performance and social welfare. One notable example is the re-establishment of the Commission on Poverty‚ it is hoped that a clearly-defined poverty line will
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were the majority of victims. Under this situation‚ Hong Kong government provides three measures to support the married women victims‚ including physically‚ psychologically and legally services‚ which are effective to alleviate the domestic violence towards the married women. First of all‚ Hong Kong government introduces residential services for these victims in order to protect the married women victims from physically hurts. The government sets up five refuge centers such as Wai On Home for Women
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com/locate/jado Factors accounting for youth suicide attempt in Hong Kong: A model building Gloria W.Y. Wan a‚ Patrick W.L. Leung b‚ * a b Clinical Psychology Service‚ Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council‚ 5/F‚ Holy Trinity Bradury Center‚ 139 Ma Tau Chung Road‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong‚ China 3/F‚ Sino Building‚ Clinical and Health Psychology Centre‚ Department of Psychology‚ The Chinese University of Hong Kong‚ Shatin‚ NT‚ Hong Kong‚ China a b s t r a c t Keywords: Suicide ideation/attempt
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An investigation of Occupational accidents at Vinci Park Services Hong Kong Limited BY Lam Wing Shan Kennis 02006251 Human Resources Management Option An Honours Degree Project Submitted to the School of Business in Partial Fulfilment of the Graduation Requirement for the Degree of Bachelor of Business Administration (Honours) Hong Kong Baptist University Hong Kong April 2005 i ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS First and foremost‚ I would like to express my sincere gratitude to my supervisor
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The intent of this paper is to discuss the stakeholder’s concerns relative to the significance of perceived performance criteria and the related performance outcomes in a construction sector environment located in Hong Kong. The key participants to this study consisted of clients‚ designers‚ consultants and contractors. Using a one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA)‚ the research established nine performance criteria namely profitability‚ care for environmental protection‚ timeliness of project delivery
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3.5 Graham Street: A Case Study As stated in the introduction‚ Graham Street is a character street specialized in selling fresh and affordable produce to people all over Hong Kong. One can find meat‚ vegetables‚ dried seafood and even Chinese medicine and incense there. At the age of 172‚ it is Hong Kong’s oldest wet market‚ but it might not survive for much longer because of the URA. During the process of urban renewal‚ the URA has disregarded its “people first” objective and its procedure lacks
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Introduction Hong Kong is famous for the hotel industry‚ and many people want to work in this industry. However‚ what really attract them to work for the hotel? Previous study shows that for the Asian countries such as Hong Kong‚ Japan the money is their primary goals for working. (Lam 2001 p.157). In different culture‚ they have different goal they are aim. As the Asian have a higher expect for the money as their concern‚ it is normal‚ because in Asia‚ their income and their expense are never get
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What are the major challenges of current health care system in Hong Kong? How should we reform the system? What should be the roles of individuals‚ market and government in funding and managing the health care system? Major challenges Increased health care financing costs due to increased demand of health care service The ageing population The bulk of inpatient care is subject to a spending cap ~ 90 % of the most expensive services - secondary and tertiary care-are delivered by the public
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