high-flying rivalry Hong Kong may still be the dominant regional banking centre but Singapore is an ever more favoured location. When Thomas McMahon and his Indian backers were deciding where to locate an Asian commodities exchange‚ they turned initially to Hong Kong – attracted by its proximity to China and the mainland’s booming‚ commodity-hungry economy. Three years later‚ the exchange‚ a subsidiary of India’s Financial Technologies group is about to open – not in Hong Kong but nearly four hours
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Case Involving Motivation Problems – Hong Kong Avionics I/ Case study introduction This report analyzes motivation problems of HKA. HKA stands for Hong Kong Avionics. it researches and develops a new technology called “Very Fast‚ Very Accurate” (VFVA). HKA would like to recruit more staff. Prior to do so‚ they‚ however‚ hire an outside consultant to assess employee needs as well as the moral and overall effectiveness. The consultant studies HKA’s situation by observing HKA and interviewing
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the Hong Kong Courts re Winding Up and Unfair Prejudice Petitions — Are Offshore Companies Safe? Hong Kong law contains a number of provisions designed to protect the interests of minority shareholders‚ including the “unfair prejudice” remedies under section 168A of the Companies Ordinance (the Ordinance) and the Ordinance’s “just and equitable” winding-up provisions. These protections can‚ in some cases‚ also be invoked by shareholders of non-Hong Kong companies. However‚ as the Hong Kong
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Mainland Chinese in Hong Kong: Issues of Inclusion Everyone in Hong Kong should have heard of the mainland parallel-goods traders who discriminated by the local citizens. The MTR Corporation’s new policy setting limit to the weight of the luggage and the demonstration against the traders held by the local citizens are some of the evidences showing the discrimination against the mainland Chinese in Hong Kong (Lee & Lo‚ 2012). Actually‚ the mainland Chinese settling in Hong Kong faces lots of barriers
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Air pollution in Hong Kong is often so bad that it is impossible to see across Victoria Harbor due to all the haze and smog. The government did endeavor to modify the air quality but‚ sadly‚ it still deteriorates continually. Even worse‚ the Air Pollution Index recently hit a record high‚ which suggests that the air quality in Hong Kong is far lower than the international standard. It all shows that air pollution is just a growing problem and I’m writing to raise several concerns about air pollution
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HONG KONG : THE FACTS The Port Hong Kong is fortunate in having a sheltered natural harbour‚ which provides good access and a safe haven for vessels calling at the port from around the world. The port has always been a key factor in the development and prosperity of Hong Kong‚ which is strategically located on the Far East trade routes and is in the geographical centre of the now fast-developing Asia-Pacific Basin. In terms of tonnage of shipping using its facilities‚ cargo handled
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Is Hong Kong an ideal place? According to the Global Urban Competitiveness Report (2007-2008) Hong Kong dropped 7 places to 26 as a competitive city for investment. If it’s any consolation‚ Hong Kong remained one of the most affluent cities in the world and one of the top 5 in Asia in term of economy‚ infrastructure and freedom of speech. Yes‚ Hong Kong is undoubtedly achieved so well with flying color‚ having a stable economy‚ good job market and good accessibility to anywhere due to intra-city
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Hongkong Business Culture 1. Overview Hong Kong is one of the Special Administrative Regions (SARs) of China‚ and the other is Macau. Itis located on China’s south coast. It is only 1‚104 km2 large‚ but has a population of over seven million people. Therefore‚ Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated areas in the world.GDP‚ Languages… Hongkongwas a colony of Britainfor a long period since the middle of the 19th century. On July 1‚ 1997‚it was returned back to China and became the Special
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Globalization and the Airline Industry‚ Yergin et al‚ November 2000 2. The Theory and Practice of Revenue Management‚ Gryzin‚ 15 October 2003 (www.hbs.edu-units-tom-seminars03-04-gryzin.pdf.url) 3. The Reality of ¡®open skies¡¯ & its Relevance for Hong Kong research done by HK Policy Research Institute Ltd. By Dr. C K Law and Dr. Raymond Yeung 4. Airline Business dated 24Oct05 5. Airline from Wikipedia last modified 8Nov05 6. Liberalisation Outlook 2005 issued by Centre for Asia Pacific Aviation 7.
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CORPORATE GOVERNANCE OF HONGKONG 1. Overview of recent corporate governance reforms A. Recent initiatives There have been numerous recent changes in Hong Kong in relation to corporate governance matters‚ extending well beyond legislation and nonbinding codes. The roles of relevant regulators have also been examined and proposed changes made. As far as legislation is concerned‚ the most significant change is the introduction of the Securities and Futures Ordinance‚ which came into force on
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