Volume 10‚ Number 1‚ p.12-16‚ 2011 FIRE LOAD DENSITY SURVEY IN FOUR SHOPPING MALLS IN HONG KONG Carmen C.S. Fong and W.K. Chow Research Centre for Fire Engineering‚ Department of Building Services Engineering The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hong Kong‚ China (Received 1 December 2010; Accepted 11 January 2011) ABSTRACT Fire loads in four shopping malls with 301 retail shops in Hong Kong were surveyed and reported in this paper. It was observed that fire loads are different under different
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the Hong Kong government was a consultative government. The definition of a consultative government is that it consults people’s opinions and listens to them. The features of a consultative Government are that it establishes communication between local associations‚ asks and listen to opinion of people‚ asks for opinion and support in decisions making‚ sets up advisory bodies to collect opinions and set up departments to consult people’s opinions. To a large extent‚ I agree that the Hong Kong government
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Homeschooling should replace normal schooling for the betterment of students in Hong Kong. Homeschooling refers to the education of children at home‚ typically by parents or tutors‚ unlike the formal settings of schools. In many countries around the world‚ children are not legally obligated to attend school. In England‚ France‚ Canada‚ the United States and Australia‚ it is perfectly legal for parents to educate their kids at home. Homeschooling is becoming more popular every day‚ with a growth
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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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Introduction Teenagers ’ violence is one of the biggest problems facing our society in the new millennium. There are many reasons behind and many people blame that it is mostly due to the overload of violent mass media. Many researches have been done on this topic trying to answer this question. Contributing factors to the problem include violent television programs‚ movies‚ comics and online video games [Chilton: 1999]. A recent research done by four national American health organizations namely
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Construction Industry of China Hong Kong 2007-2008 prepared by AsiaConstruct Team Research Centre for Construction and Real Estate Economics Hong Kong Polytechnic University (www.bre.polyu.edu.hk) for The 14th AsiaConstruct Conference 23rd – 24th October 2008 Tokyo‚ Japan. AsiaConstruct14 Team: Michael Anson1‚ YH Chiang2‚ Eddie CM Hui2‚ Patrick TI Lam 2‚ Stephen WK Mak2‚ HY Ng2 and Eva XT Yin2‚ 1 Professor Emeritus‚ Faculty of Construction and Land Use‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University. 2 Department
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Community College CCN1005 English for Academic Studies (Business) I Project Title: Why can Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market in Hong Kong? Group: A15 Date of Submission: 14 Dec 2012 Student Number | Student Name | Signature | 12670196A | CHAN Lai Ying‚ Catherine | | 12665305A | TONG Yin Ting‚ Charmaine | | 12668914A | YEUNG Sing Keung‚ Shawn | | Oligopoly is a ubiquitous phenomenon in most‚ if not all‚ free market
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Bandag Inc. on the basis of the analysis done by Gerald Borenstein decided to expand their operations to Hong Kong. This move proved to be favourable for Borenstein until the economic downturn‚ something he had no control over. There were signs along the way of the turning economy‚ but‚ there was no possible way for Borenstein to stop or change the inevitable. Borenstein tried to continue operating as he saw best‚ but stronger competition and the loss of his contacts‚ other factors he had no control
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The questionnaire about Korean Trend and its influence on Hong Kong culture We are students in the degree program of Business and Administration Management‚ De Montfort University. We are doing a survey to analyze the Korean trend and its influence on Hong Kong culture. We collect personal information voluntarily provided by the respondents‚ and the information will only be used for academic research. After this study‚ all the information obtained will be safely destroyed. 1) Your gender
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help provide the proper service quality in customer service sector and then apply to her future career. 1.2 Reason for choosing the airline industry Airline industry is a field which needs to handle people from all over the world especially in Hong Kong which is an international city. So‚ choosing the airline industry for the topic is because the service quality is very important in this industry. Due to the dynamic environment and increasing demand of better service from the customer‚ it is a must
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