Singapore‚ a past British colony that became independent in 1960s‚ are very similar to Hong Kong in several aspects: 1. They have a shared history of colonial pasts; with British rule extending up to hundred years‚ setting the foundation of their political systems. Both Singapore and Hong Kong inherited British democracy and integrated it with the society. 2. They’re both global financial centers and used to be Asian tiger economies. With similar size of the economy‚ two cities perched at the top
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Chinese Diplomacy British Chinese Relations Following the transfer of Hong Kong from the British effectively ended many remnants of British imperialism in China‚ and in the process ended much of Britain’s involvement/power in Asia. The turnover has also given China control over one of the world’s leading financial institutions‚ thus improving not only its economic standing but also its ability to use soft power. The opposite could be said for the effects on the United Kingdom‚ where the turnover
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Title and Description Title: Cyber bullying in Hong Kong – the major causes and the possible solutions Description: 1. To examine and analyze the majors causes for cyber bullying in Hong Kong. 2. Suggest ways for eliminating cyber bullying in accordance to the causes found. Descriptions of the Tool(s)/Method(s) Adopted for the Data Collection - The methods are both qualitative and quantitative. Quantitative method - sending out questionnaires 50 questionnaires consisting 10 multiple-questions
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Economic Conditions in Hong Kong Unemployment went from 2.5% in 1997 to over 6% in 1999 GDP fell to historic low of minus 5.1% in 1998‚ with slight improvement to 0.7% in 2nd qtr. of 1999. Property sector was dominant growth driver in Hong Kong‚ over 65% of stock market valuation and 50% of bank lending. Tourism was only 4% of economy activity in 1998 and 1999. Gov’t. hoped to diversify with a tourist attraction. $104B to territory from tourism in 1996‚ dropped to $55B in mid-1997. The Walt
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The topic of my paper is talk about the Hong Kong people’s identity before 1997 by analyzing a Hong Kong movie “A Better Tomorrow”. My research question is how signing the Sino-British Joint Declaration in 1984 lead the Hong Kong people identify themselves as Hong Kongers Thesis statement: The period from the Sino British Joint Declaration of 1984 to the handover in 1997 was an era of change in Hong Kong. Hong Kong people was facing a lot of problems during the transitional period and one of the
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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 use these environments to validate their pro-anorexic lifestyle‚ share body and image issues or search for diets and support from like-minded others. Findings - Blogs content analysis suggest that peer pressure‚ need for acceptance‚ and conflicts with parents denote the power of subliminal
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What is your favorite restaurant on campus? For me‚ Hong Kong Noodle is my favorite restaurant. They have really authentic food and make me feel like home. For example‚ the minced beef and scramble egg with rice‚ fried squid‚ and Wonton Soup are something I always order. However‚ these are only tip of the iceberg. Known as the “Food Paradise”‚ Hong Kong cuisine is almost influenced by all over the world due to the fact that it has a long history of being an international city. Therefore‚ you can
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PESTLE ANALYSIS What is PESTLE analysis? PESTLE stands for - Political‚ Economic‚ Sociological‚ Technological‚ Legal‚ Environmental. The term PESTLE has been used regularly in the last 10 years and its true history is difficult to establish. Various other similar acronyms have been used including ETPS‚ STEP‚ PEST‚ and STEEPLE. The term PESTLE is particularly popular on HR and introductory marketing courses in the UK. PESTLE analysis is in effect an audit of an organisation’s environmental influences
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between Hong Kong and mainland using concepts introduced in this course. Introduction Hong Kong‚ located at the southern coastal of China‚ fully shows the diversification of culture‚ with a mix characteristics of different backgrounds. Hong Kong is currently under the rule of the PRC as a special administrative region‚ with the practice of ‘One country‚ two system’. Hong Kong exercises capitalism under the rule of the British government and thus continues its practice after the handover. Hong Kong
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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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