have been published at the date of this report‚ and therefore analysis is constrained in certain respects. Where total numbers are presented it is the total of the five banks in the review. As an example‚ total assets is the sum of the total assets of the five banks‚ expressed in sterling. Similarly‚ if an average number is presented‚ it is the average of the five banks in the review. We have used simple headline numbers in our analysis unless stated otherwise; each bank has its own way of reporting
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Hong Kong is one of the busiest cities in the world. It is not only prominent as an Asian commercial center‚ but also famous for its air pollution‚ which haunts the lives of thousands of Hong Kong people and wastes billions of dollars of the government and the private sectors every year. It is an unchanging fact that air pollution in Hong Kong not only results in a waste of massive amounts of money‚ but also results in deterioration on the overall health standard of the Hong Kong population. No
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Challenges of Hong Kong Luxury Hotels Facing Nowadays Hong Kong‚ as a Special Administrative Region of China‚ is a popular destination for travelers from Mainland China and also other countries (Tasci‚ & Denizci‚ 2010). Tourism is one of the pillar industries of Hong Kong’s economy‚ and has made significant contribution in recent decades. One of the main elements of this rapidly growing industry is the hotel industry‚ which is also flourishing in Hong Kong with plenty of hotels for visitors. However
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Why did Hong Kong Fall so Easily? Hong Kong is world widely known for being the world’s financial hub and for being the world’s richest city; most people don’t know that before being a financial city‚ it had a rich history behind it. It went through one of the greatest‚ harshest wars in history‚ the Second World War. There are many reasons why the Japanese were so successful in capturing Hong Kong; they invested most of their money into the Japanese Army. While they had latest guns and weapons
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Title Benefit of Hong Kong -Zhuhai- Macao Bridge in economy Introduction Basic information about the subject discussed The connectivity brought about by the HZMD will benefit various sectors in Hong Kong ‚ such as tourism ‚ finance and logistics. It will enhance the economic and sustainable development in Hong Kong. Thesis statement (that shows the writers standpoint and previews the major arguments in the body paragraphs)Different opinions are said about the impact of the bridge . For me ‚the benefits
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Pestel analysis for Wonga … POLITICAL Conservative ministers agreed to hold meetings with the controversial payday loans company Wonga in exchange for payments to the party. Wonga was censured for employing “aggressive and misleading” debt collection practices by the Office of Fair Trading earlier this year. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfinance/borrowing/loans/9613729/Loan-firms-wonga-buys-the-ears-of-ministers.html ECONMIC Ed Miliband attacked Britain’s “Wonga economy” on Tuesday
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McDonald’s Pestel analysis Political- * There is currently legislation being brought in to prevent fast food companies from advertising at certain times of the day‚ this is due to the large number of obese children currently in our country. It will see a large change in how the companies can advertise as they feel many kids are being targeted from a young age by fast food companies. * All products need to have full nutritional value on them so consumers can be made aware of the health risks
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with reference to the geology in Hong Kong. To what extent are the rock types responsible for the deep weathering profile in the territory? Hong Kong is dominated by igneous rocks which granite takes up the largest proportion of 85% of the total land area. The remaining area is underlain by sedimentary rocks superficial deposits mainly in the North West area. Other than the above rock types‚ there still a kind of rock which covers only a small area of Hong Kong‚ its metamorphic rock‚ mainly can
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The Role of Citizen Political Participation in Hong Kong and Singapore Both Hong Kong and Singapore are city states that traditionally have lacked broad political participation‚ instead political decisions were left up to a small group of leaders. Historical factors were critical in determining the role of political participation in both city states. Hong Kong’s history of colonial rule and the strength of the People’s Action Party (PAP) in Singapore acted to keep broad citizen participation
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Definition and Causes of minimum wage in Hong Kong 3 Implementation of the minimum wage policies around the region 4 Debate prior to the legislation of minimum wage ordinance in Hong Kong
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