Municipal bonds are debt obligations issued by states‚ cities‚ counties and other governmental entities to raise money to build schools‚ highways‚ hospitals and sewer systems‚ as well as many other projects for the public good. When you purchase a municipal bond‚ you are lending money to an issuer who promises to pay you a specified amount of interest (usually paid semi-annually) and return the principal on a specific maturity date. Not all municipal bonds offer tax exemptions from both federal
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Education Reform in Hong Kong: 334 System There are a number of controversies and debates on recent education reforms in Hong Kong. The most recent and debatable one is 334 Education System in 2012. In the following‚ it will first briefly look into the old and new education system. Also‚ it will explore the implications of the new education system to see the causes and consequences. By 2012‚ the 334 Education System replaced the 3223 Education System. The two systems are structurally
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Hong Kong Law Exam Date: 24 May 2010 (Tuesday) Time: 14:30~17:15 Total answer three questions @ 300marks 1 question @ 100 marks 5 choose 3 questions Business Law Lecture 2 and 3 - Essential elements of a contract ← Essential elements of a contract □ Offers □ Acceptance □ Consideration □ Intention to be legally bound ← Consideration P.29~31 ← Past consideration P.32~33 ← Promise to perform existing obligations P.34~36 ← Part payment of a debt
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the world has investigated the method to less rely on the fossil fuel. Hong Kong‚ being a part of the world‚ should also take the responsibility to do so. Many may wonder is Hong Kong potential enough to use more renewable energy? The answer is simple-why isn’t it? Renewable Energy in Hong Kong There are many types of renewable energy‚ hydropower‚ wind powers‚ solar energy‚ etc. However‚ developing renewable energy in Hong Kong always faces lots of problems and limitations. The factors such as capital
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Venue Management Evaluation of the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center Introduction Hong Kong‚ which has a good geographical location‚ a well-developed infrastructure system‚ and adequate supply of hotel rooms‚ is a good place for developing convention and exhibition market. Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center (HKCEC) was established in 1988 after which Hong Kong exhibition industry experienced rapid growth leading Hong Kong to establish its position as Asia’s trade fair
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Introduction The question of euthanasia raises serious moral issues‚ since it implies that active measures will be taken to terminate human life. The definition of “euthanasia” is taken from Keown (1995) with the term mainly refers to a decision that is concerned with direct interventions or withholding of life-prolonging measures and that choice agrees with a person’s own will. Euthanasia can be mainly classified into voluntary and involuntary ones. As involuntary euthanasia is conducted in the
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Online shopping among Hong Kong people Introduction: Online shopping is a trend in the world in recent year because of the development of rapid digital era‚ such as smart phones‚ easy checkout systems‚ secure system and so on. Online shopping become plays an important role in electronic commerce. According to UCLA Center for Communication Policy (2001)‚ online shopping has become the third most popular Internet activity‚ immediately following e-mail using/instant messaging and web browsing
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Financial Statement Analysis between China Mobile & China Unicom in HK stock market ➢ China Mobile Brief description: The company: China Mobile (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 941) Competitor: China Unicom (Stock Exchange of Hong Kong 762) It’s now estimated that China has more mobile phone users than any other country. According to statistics provided by the Ministry of Information Industry of the PRC‚ the number of mobile phone owners throughout the country totaled 539
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Introduction • There are several characteristics of wireless networks and mobile devices that give rise to issues that do not pose a problem in fixed‚ wired infrastructure. – Adaptive behaviour p – Battery power – Limitation on local resources – Small display size – Disparity in the availability of remote services – Unpredictable variation in QoS. Issues in Mobile Computing WRES3405 (3) 1 Adaptive Behaviour Effective use of smart space space. Invisibility. Localised scalability
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The Hong Kong Polytechnic University Hong Kong Community College CCN1005 English for Academic Studies (Business) I Project Title: Why can Samsung and Apple dominate the smartphone market in Hong Kong? Group: A15 Date of Submission: 14 Dec 2012 Student Number | Student Name | Signature | 12670196A | CHAN Lai Ying‚ Catherine | | 12665305A | TONG Yin Ting‚ Charmaine | | 12668914A | YEUNG Sing Keung‚ Shawn | | Oligopoly is a ubiquitous phenomenon in most‚ if not all‚ free market
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