tourism industry in Hong Kong further lost its lustre? For years‚ a huge amount of tourists from all over the world had flooded into the territory in search for Hong Kong¡¦s shoppers¡¦ and gourmets¡¦ paradise. However‚ recently‚ Hong Kong seems losing its edge in luring tourists. Hong Kong used to supply goods with cheap prices because of its simple tax system which charges low tax on almost every item except cigarette and alcohol. Because of that‚ clothes in Hong Kong are of good quality but
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for mainland visitors in selected cities. After the launch‚ the number of mainland visitors dramatically soared‚ from 8.5 million in 2003 to 22.7 million in 2010 (Fan & Yim‚ 2011).The various merits of the Individual Visit Scheme have been entirely debated. While some businessman welcome the scheme that likely enhance the economy in Hong Kong‚ normal citizens complain that mainland tourists handicap their daily lives and deteriorate the tension between Hong Kong and mainland. A number of economists
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Report on Obesity in Hong Kong 1. Introduction We are now living in an economically prosperous society and enjoying much higher living standards than ever before. However‚ while we benefit from these nice conditions‚ there are also some arising concerns. One of these problems is obesity‚ which has a variety of causes‚ but is likely related to our new way of life. This report is going to focus on the obesity problem in Hong Kong‚ and will discuss four possible causes and offer reasonable solutions
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Hong Kong Protest 1. Introduction ‘International relations’ is often short for IR‚ and it has various definitions by different people. Some people define it as the diplomatic- strategic relations of states and the characteristic focus of international relation is on issues of peace and war‚ cooperation and conflict. While some scholars see it as about cross-border transactions of all economic‚ kinds‚ social and political‚ and international relation is more likely to study the operation of non-state
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Young people in Hong Kong cannot afford to buy their own houses Nowadays‚ many 80’S young people think that it is unattainable to buy a real estate. They just graduated from college or university‚ everything is hard in the beginning‚ the first few years of social work. They cannot afford to buy a real estate is a common case. To buy a real estate‚ Besides depending government policy‚ all depending how you savings and financial planning. Lots of 80’S young people use their salary to buy
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JetStar Hong Kong 1. Jetstar Hong Kong is a proposed low fare airline‚ based at Hong Kong International Airport which plans to commence services in 2013.1 2. It will be formed as a strategic alliance between China Eastern Airlines and the Qantas Group. The two carriers will invest as much as $198 million‚ with each company holding a 50% share.1 3. It will initially serve short-haul routes to cities in China‚ Japan‚ South Korea and South East Asia.1 4. The business strategy of JetStar
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Hong Kong Cinema The Chinese art form I ’ve chosen to write about is film‚ with an emphasis on Hong Kong Cinema. I enjoy movies‚ in particular action films. Hong Kong Cinema has produced some of the best action films I have ever seen. I will discuss three Hong Kong Action genres‚ Martial Arts films‚ the Kung Fu Comedies and the Triad films. My first experience with Hong Kong Cinema came in the 1970s with Martial Arts films. Martial arts‚ emphasizes self-strengthening‚ therapeutic exercise
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Title Author(s) Health implications of Hong Kong abortion laws Wong‚ Stephanie Lynne Citation Issue Date URL Rights 2013 http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193849 The author retains all proprietary rights‚ (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. Health Implications of Hong Kong Abortion Laws Written by Stephanie Lynne Wong For the Degree of Master of Public Health at the University of Hong Kong in August 2013 Abstract: Abortion is a difficult
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first year‚ Disneyland in Hong Kong were 400‚000 short of its target of 5.6 million projected visitors Estimated attendance: 2008: 7.1 million Actual attendance: 8.2 million In order to attract more visitors‚ the park has announced to add four new attractions‚ apart from the already-announced it’s a Small World‚ in 2008. 2.) Did Disney realize the projected income from the J.V.? Hong Kong Disneyland Resort is owned by a joint venture company‚ Hong Kong International Theme Parks Limited
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country’s experience of using the minimum wage system‚ enable they deliberated on this issue in Hong Kong. And early 2000s in Hong Kong‚ most of the lower class and low-skilled industries are in low level of wage‚ therefore some people in society had some opinion to The Legislative Council relating to statutory minimum wage‚ as a way to protect blue collar of life. In 2006-2007 Policy Address‚ protecting labour rights is one of the highlights‚ the Government launch a Wage Protection Movement for employees
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