The right to privacy in Hong Kong The definition of privacy refers to one’s freedom of thought and expression‚ the right of private property and also protects their personal information. According to the article of the right to privacy (1890) written by Warren and Brandeis‚ privacy is the right to be let alone and believe it is the right inviolate of personality. Therefore‚ there are some ordinances in Hong Kong’s common law and the Hong Kong bill of right are used to protect the citizen’s right
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Nonverbal communication in Hong Kong Business Sirikul Pasek Js.pasek@cityu.edu MBA501 – Global Business Com. Judith Wurster Persuasive May 28th‚ 2013 Position Statement: Nonverbal communication is significant key to succeed in negotiation with Hong Kong businessmen. Introduction: Hong Kong is one of the biggest market hub for business investment in Asia. It blends between two cultures: English and Chinese. Due to its long period
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HONG KONG –Still the No.1 Financial Centre in China? Hong Kong has been a major financial centre in Asia for the past decade. Starting off as a fishing village‚ Hong Kong soon developed into a trading centre and then a financial centre. After overcoming a lot of difficulties‚ such as the handing over of Hong Kong in 1997‚ the 911 incident which caused the world’s stock market to fall by a landslide‚ Hong Kong is becoming increasingly prosperous. But with Mainland China’s accelerating economic
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The Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution is the largest protest in Hong Kong since 1989. This protest had drawn world media attention even overshadowed every international news. The major cause of this revolution is the mutual trust between Hongkongers and Chinese government are going from bad to worse. Hongkongers has accumulated their discontent over years and it made the "White Paper" became the fuse of Umbrella Revolution. In fact‚ there are many reasons causing this protest happened‚ in a simple way
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publication "Legal System in Hong Kong" printed in 2008 Preface The first edition of this booklet was published in 1991. Its stated aim was to help the public understand how our legal system works. It stressed the importance of the rule of law to Hong Kong’s past success and future promise and emphasised the role that an informed public could play in ensuring the continued vitality of the legal system. 2007 marked the tenth anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative
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many problems to us. According to the International Monetary Fund‚ the poor air quality in Hong Kong and around the Pearl River Delta is not only a regional problem‚ but a global concern that could undermine Hong Kong¡¦s competitiveness. This has been reflected in the difficulties of attracting and retaining high-skilled workers and reluctance of giving birth to children by the Hong Kong citizens. Source: Department of Community Medicine‚ School of Public Health‚ University of Hong Kong
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Mainland Students in Hong Kong By now‚ it’s been 13 years since Hong Kong was handed over to China. Since 2002‚ Hong Kong universities began to recruit students in mainland China. Since then‚ there have been more and more mainland students rushing to Hong Kong to pursue undergraduate or postgraduate studies. According to the statistics of Hong Kong’s government
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chaotically seen in attractions‚ which cause varieties of problems and bad effects to the tourist attractions and people nearby. No one wants to travel to attractions‚ which their beautiful sceneries are ruined and destroyed or places that crimes is commonly committed‚ as well as places that communication problems always occur. In the past few years countries that tourism rates declined are Hong Kong‚ Kuwait and Brunei‚ which caused by pollution problems and behaviors of people in those countries. While
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Imperialist domination and decolonization in Hong Kong and Mainland China have their differences. Both Hong Kong and Mainland China have reasons for changes in both areas. Changes during World War II affected both Hong Kong and Mainland China. Between the years 1841-1941 Hong Kong was under British Colony rule. Imperialism of Hong Kong was in the late 1800’s and this was a time that growth for the British colonies was first for this country. The British or United Kingdom wanted areas of Asia and
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In Hong Kong education system‚ there are six types of primary and secondary schools‚ government schools‚ subsidized schools‚ Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) schools‚ private schools‚ private international schools and English Schools Foundation. (Education Bureau‚ 2009) . In this essay‚ I will mainly focus on the sociological and economic perspectives of Direct Subsidy schools. There are ten points in sociological and economic perspectives. Greater flexibility can be obtained for schools. (Education
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