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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PCLL Conversion Examination June 2011 Examiner’s Comments Hong Kong Legal System The examination consisted of three questions two of which were compulsory. The three questions addressed: HK sources of law‚ jury service and reciprocity between the HKSAR and PRC legal systems. The examination was held over two hours and written on a closed book basis. As with past exams‚ the examiners prepared a list of factors in advance of the examination that were relevant to answering each question. Thus‚ to
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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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rapid development. In Hong Kong‚ however‚ it was not until the recent years that the city ’s government‚ citizens and the media have brought more attention to the development of the city ’s cultural and arts scene and preservation of the former British colony ’s unique cultural heritage. In response to the social unrest‚ the government has begun to develop a specific strategy with regard to the arts and culture. One main focus of their strategies lies in the preservation of Hong Kong cultural heritage
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Causes of Poverty in Hong Kong The Hong Kong Government is planning to set an official poverty line in the year 2013. The threshold is expected to be set at half of the median household income. Despite Hong Kong being a socially and economically developed city‚ hidden within the crowd of seven million citizens though are people living lives of poverty. This poverty indictor might just pin-point the social groups in society that is in need of help. However‚ disregarding the poverty line‚ certain
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to bench trial that all final judgments are made by a judge. In Hong Kong‚ as it is under the common law system‚ jury trials are used in serious criminal cases and also some civil cases‚ like murder‚ manslaughter‚ rape‚ civil fraud and defamation cases etc. In addition‚ the jury is formed by a group of eligible citizens which is selected by local population. The criteria for service as a jurors are 1) she/he is a resident of Hong Kong‚ 2) is between 21-65 years old‚ 3) is of good character and sound
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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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Wasteful lifestyle of Hong Kong On a gloomy Sunday morning‚ you woke up and saw the buildings were destroyed by the heavy acid rain. Then‚ you just sat on the sofa and started eating unpalatable breakfast which was overnight food and smell fusty. You feel tedious as the electric was cut off ‚ no computer games and no television shows. The stinking smell made you sick and began to vomit. Fortunately‚ this awful situation is an imagination only. But if Hong Kong people still have the wasteful lifestyle
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It has been more than 15 years since the handover of HK to mainland China. People of the 2 places are supposed to be more initmate. In fact‚ we do have an increasing amount of interaction. Yet‚ the more interaction we have‚ the more conflicts we have. There have been different conflicts between us in the recent years‚ from right of abode to the purchase of milk powder for infants. One of the hot issues‚ is tourists from mainland China. With the Individual Visit Scheme‚ we are able to communicate
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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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