permanent identity card‚ claiming that he was a permanent resident under art.24(2)(4) of the Basic Law. Article 24(2)(4) provided “Persons not of Chinese nationality who have … ordinarily resided in Hong Kong for a continuous period of not less than seven years” were permanent residents. X had lived in Hong Kong since the 1960s‚ but between I 1994–97‚ had been in prison for non-immigration offences. Seven years had not elapsed since his release from prison. The lower courts held that he was not a permanent
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To a large extent‚ Hong Kong became a modernized society in the period of 1970 – 1997 according to the political and economic development of Hong Kong in this period. In terms of politics‚ political modernization is the transformation from traditional autocratic system to modern democratic system. The democratic system included the form of representative government‚ popular election and multi-party system and Hong Kong could mostly achieve it in the period of 1970 – 1997. First‚ there was democratic
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PROJECT ASSIGNMENT “Airport Privatization in India –Emerging Legal issues” * SLT RICHA GIRI Introduction The business of owning and managing airports‚ once considered a safe haven‚ is challenging even the best managers. Higher fuel prices and an economic downturn that started in the United States and is spreading to other countries are reducing demand for air travel and causing airlines to make deep cuts in capacity. While the impacts of these trends vary widely by
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Sales and selling strategy analysis: Prestige Watch – Omega Watch Hong Kong Introduction Over the past decades‚ wearing prestige watch has been a sign of being successful and wealthy‚ together with wearing jewelries and riding luxury vehicles. Omega watch‚ being one of the most representative prestige watch brands under the world’s top watch manufacturing group‚ Swatch Group‚ this article discussed the current sales approaches‚ forces and difficulties. It concluded with appropriate actions
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The Failure Rate For International Joint Ventures (IJVs) Is Frequently Reported As Being Very High. Why Do Companies Enter Into IJVs And Why May This Statement Be Misleading? Give Examples throughout. International Joint Ventures became common in the late 20th century when companies wanted to venture beyond their native shores in order to extend their area of influence‚ capture attractive markets and increase profits. Initially only large business ventured out but soon it became a trend that all
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In 1983‚ Hong Kong implemented Fixed-linkage System to US currency because of the reason that Hong Kong currency was very unstable. This Fixed-linkage System is a fixed exchange rate system that fixes the exchange rate of Hong Kong Dollar and United State Dollar to a ratio of 7.8: 1 Hong Kong Monetary Authority does not need to stable exchange market by controlling the supply and demand of HKD. It can be stabilized by Fixed-linkage System. In the past 15 years‚ Hong Kong interest rates and exchange
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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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Social security had been developed in Hong Kong as a public commitment since the 1970s. The Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme (CSSA) is one of the social welfare programs in Hong Kong‚ which aims to provide a safety net for those who cannot financially support themselves to meet the basic needs. With the low birth rate in Hong Kong‚ the immigrants from Mainland China has formed a significant proportion Hong Kong’s total population. According to the Census and Statistics Department‚
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Teachers’ role in the proclamation of Inclusive Education in Hong Kong: Challenges and Inspirations Introduction Nowadays‚ when we talk about students with special education needs (SEN)‚ we are no longer focusing on how special education schools treat the SENs for their learning. We address to the issue inclusive education because the public believes every child should share the same fundamental right to learn in a ‘normal’ classroom and education should be provided to cater the wide diversity
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