Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong | Evidence from Macro-economic analysis | | | | | | | Singapore has the edge over Hong Kong Both known as “East Asian Tigers”‚ Hong Kong and Singapore share numerous similarities and are often compared by people‚ especially economists. Both being metropolises in East Asia with high population density and serving as most important financial centres not only in Asia but also in the world‚ the two cities appear like twin brothers prima
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system of HKD to USD. It was a very good / effective system to help Hong Kong to remain stable under the economic turmoil when first applied in 1983. This formed a very firm ‘firewall’ to protect the stability of the Hong Kong Dollar. We also had the testimony for the effectiveness of this system while the economic crisis that happened in 1997 and 2007. Although the Hong Kong Government had shown their loyalty of pegging the Hong Kong Dollar to U.S. currency and had announced that there are no plans
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Topic: Trade exhibition: Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2013 Consumer fair Canon ImagineNation 2012 Background: The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show 2013 held on 5-9th March. The organizer is Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). HKTDC is a semi-governmental body which aims to create opportunities for Hong Kong companies and promote Hong Kong as a platform for doing business with China and throughout Asia. The Hong Kong International Jewellery Show is one of the events
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services in Hong Kong. According to our research‚ only four interviewees concerned about the medical services‚ because there was an age bias in our questionnaire. However‚ referring to various news articles‚ medical services is a big concern in Hong Kong. IVS was originally designated for the sake of boosting Hong Kong’s economy. However‚ a recent trend shows that a lot of mainlanders are in fact‚ trying to give birth to their babies in Hong Kong as the IVS provides them utter ease to travel to Hong Kong
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Railway Development in Hong Kong in the 21st Century’’ Railway in Hong Kong in general means a train service for carrying people and cargo in Hong Kong Territory and also crossing the Hong Kong and Chinese border to or from Mainland. Trains were first steam hauled in the past‚ then diesel trains replaced steam trains and of course nowadays in the 21 century‚ all the trains have been electrified. According to our history railway service have been providing to Hong Kong citizens for more than
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MKT 9/27/2014 Case Study Hong Kong Disneyland: Chinese Tourists’ Behavior and Disneyland’s Internationalization Strategy 1. What led to the eventual woes experienced by Hong Kong Disneyland in its first year of operation? How should Hong Kong Disneyland rectify its market situation? The venture into Hong Kong by Walt Disney was a simple example of a large successful western company not doing its homework. The case presents a clear picture of the importance of understanding a foreign market
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Cultural Difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. Hong Kong has been one of the most prosperous cities in the world for many years. The idea of Hong Kong being returned to China was frightening many Hong Kong people in the early 80s‚ but the handover turned out to be a memorable moment for most of the citizens. Today‚ Hong Kong is no longer a colony of Britain and Chinese are holding most of the top positions in the government. Not only the political and economic issues have been changed a lot
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Usability Evaluation of Hong Kong Hotel Websites PhD Research Proposal Tom Au Yeung School of Hotel & Tourism Management‚ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University‚ Hung Hom‚ Kowloon‚ Hong Kong 1. Problem Definition The Internet‚ especially the World Wide Web (WWW or Web)‚ has had a great impact on the hospitality and tourism industry in recent years. Many hotel organizations have been working hard to develop their own websites. These websites play an important role for mediating between hotels and
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Following Sorrita’s illustration on IDWs’ enjoying nightlife in Hong Kong‚ Susanti provides similar observation. Some IDWs‚ indeed‚ are the regular pubs visitors. Susanti gives example of an IDWs named Lasmini who engages in this particular life style simply because of her circle. Two consecutive days‚ she went with Made and friends visiting discotheque days and nights. She went back to consume alcoholic drink and ecstasy. “I have no place to sleep. Therefore‚ every time I left discotheque in the
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FINA 3088 Case Study 1 ---- Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan (A)&(B) Bid Strategy of the First Round The first round bid was to show its commitment and price‚ while detailed proposal would be submitted after being shortlisted. Thus‚ Chase had mainly three kinds of concern at that stage: risk‚ profit and reputation. Reputation From Exhibit 6‚ there is no doubt that Chase was the top bank in syndicated finance in the US and over the world. However‚ it recorded
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