Insider dealing in Hong Kong Although insider dealing has been a criminal offence under section 291 of Chapter 571‚ Securities and Futures Ordinance (SFO) in Hong Kong since 2003‚ the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) was initially slow to prosecute offenders‚ commencing its first criminal insider dealing prosecution only in January 2008. Factors to be considered to commence criminal proceedings In deciding whether to commence criminal proceedings against an alleged insider dealer
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Banana factors at the time. Taft attempted to pass the Dollar Diplomacy to make the volatile situation to stabilize‚ this was known as the Banana Wars‚ along with the military presence in these countries. The Dollar Diplomacy failed to counteract the instabilities and failed to stem the revolution in Haiti‚ Nicaragua‚ and the Dominican Republic. Taft sent a bunch of troops to protect the American investments in these countries. Taft’s Dollar Diplomacy failed in Mexico and West and East Asia as well
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clock‚ with the exception of weekends. The foreign exchange market determines the relative values of different currencies. (wiki.org) The exchange rate is the price of a unit of foreign currency in terms of the domestic currency. In the Philippines‚ for instance‚ the exchange rate is conventionally expressed as the value of one US dollar in peso equivalent. The value of any particular currency is determined by market forces based on trade‚ investment‚ tourism‚ and geo-political risk. Every time
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Class boycott in Hong Kong Arouses International Attention A weeklong class boycott that was launched by the Hong Kong Federation of Students and Scholarism on Monday has aroused international attention. Over six foreign press‚ including the BBC and The New York Times report the event‚ and some have paid attention to the democratic process of Hong Kong since April this year. On Monday‚ more than six foreign presses reported details of the class boycott with at least one page. The New York Times
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Strengths: Honk Kong Disney Theme Park has its incredibly strong brand awareness is its powerful strength. As a child I had willingly been instructed with the brand and can even recognize the distinct calligraphy associated with the brand. It has no surprise because BusinessWeek has ranked Disney as the 8th most recognizable global brand. A recognizable brand such as Disney increases consumer trust and indicates the company’s advanced and successful marketing. Another reason for Hong Kong Disney Theme
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The youth unemployed should be one the groups the most in need for financial support in Hong Kong. They face keen competition and suffer from the local economic regression‚ which create difficulty to them earning a living. Young people‚ in general‚ refers to people in the age groups of 15-19 and 20-24 (Chung Kim-wah 2009). They are recognized as labor force in Hong Kong‚ but their employment opportunities are not optimistic. Those school leavers in the age of 15-24 entering the labor market have
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Administration Topic: Critically examine the pros and cons of the Direct Subsidy Scheme (DSS) in primary and secondary education in Hong Kong. Take two traditional well-known schools as case examples (one DSS and the other non-DSS) to illustrate your answer. 1. Introduction The education system in Hong Kong is centrally administered by the Education and Manpower Bureau (EMB). The role of the EMB is mainly to monitor and regulate both the
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Burma Shave and Dollar Shave Club were both interesting pioneers for their time period. Using advertising in an interesting way to promote something that most would not find interesting or‚ in the case of Burma Shave‚ care to try is a testament to what each company set out to do in a positive manner. The two companies are alike in that sense as using an interesting format such as comedy to engage an audience is a great strategy as it trigger a positive reaction that anyone can relate to. On the other
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Hong Kong Disneyland’s advantages: 1. Hong Kong has advantages such as geography‚ population‚ adjacent to the largest market in the world. Within 5 hours flying time‚ covering half of the world’s population. 2. well-known brand--Magic Kingdom of Walt Disney World cultural genius lies in its culture around the world to be "United States-processing". Classical inheritance of the culture has a strong sense of self-ability‚ Disney have cultural capture world of classical culture that last forever
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Subprime Mortgage in Hong Kong? It has already found to be very wrong for the government to loan people for "buying" a housing unit (in the US Subprime Crisis). A government is undoubtedly incompetent to run a banking business. It is highly undesirable to suggest Hong Kong government to follow the fatal suit. Ninja loan has become worldwide famous after the US Subprime Crisis‚ it stands for No Income‚ No Job‚ No Asset. But since the US government pushed to increase the homeownership ratio‚
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