CHAPTER 2 McDonald’s in Hong Kong: Consumerism‚ Dietary Change‚ and the Rise of a Children’s Culture James L. Watson On a cold winter afternoon in 1969 my neighbor‚ Man Tsochuen‚ was happy to talk about something other than the weather. Over tea‚ Mr. Man continued the saga of his lineage ancestors who had settled in San Tin village‚ Hong Kong New Territories‚ over six centuries earlier. Local history was our regular topic of conversation that winter and the story had already filled several
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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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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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of travel in the 30s¡¯. With the tremendous development on technological‚ we have numerous airlines in the world. Yet‚ just like any industry‚ there are always winners and losers in the long run. This paper is use to analyze the factors from an economics perspective that drive the industry prospect and their threats in the recent years. In the report‚ we have analyze‚ based on the data from industries and also their associates‚ the impact on the followings‚ 6¦1 Supply and demand ¨C regional
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Macroeconomics ECON224-1201A-16 AIU Online Factors behind Economic Growth in Hong Kong and Singapore There are many similarities between Hong Kong and Singapore. Both countries enjoy high economic growth rates for the past three decades‚ they are known as “East Asian Tigers” because they made a transition from poverty to Newly Industrialized Economies (NIE’s) in a very short period of time. Both Hong Kong and Singapore were British colonies with both legal and administrative systems of their
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Hong Kong Disneyland One of the biggest complaints heard from visitors of Hong Kong Disney‚ is the size of the park. The vast majority of visitors believe that the park is too small. The capacity of the park is 30‚000 visitors per day. HKD is the smallest among Disney theme park properties in the world. The park currently occupies just 55 acres and has only four “lands” – Fantasyland‚ Tomorrowland ‚ Advertureland‚ and Main Street USA. Our first recommendation would be to expand the park. HKD
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Liberal Studies F4 Second term—Hong Kong Today Indicators used to understand poverty in HK Income Health Education Living conditions Employment Community / family support Section 1—Poverty Disparity / discrepancy between rich and poor Gini coefficient - Range from 0 to 1 0 = income distribution is absolute equal 1 = income distribution is absolute unequal Challenges faced by poor people Employment - usually contract staff‚ low income‚ lack labour protection
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Problems First‚ INEDs are elected by controlling interests instead of minority shareholders when they are supposed to speak on minority interests’ behalf during board meetings. At the very beginning‚ INEDs are invited by executive directors. As many Hong Kong listed companies are dominated by family members‚ these INEDs are usually close friends of executive directors or controlling shareholders. Therefore‚ the actions of INEDs may not be in the best interests of minority shareholders. Second‚ despite
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Rizal in Hong Kong 19 November 1891 In the evening Rizal arrived at Hong Kong. 26 November 1891 From Hong Kong Rizal sent to Manuel Camus in Singapore 20 copies of the Fili‚ 6of the Morga and 4 of the Noli. He gave Camus 25 percent commission for thebooks sold. 1 December 1891 He asked permission from his parents to join them in Manila in their sacrifices andat the same time‚ encouraged them to have a little endurance. He said: " I havelearned of the exile of four townmates to Jolo and of
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Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) is the main airport in Hong Kong; it is an important regional trans-shipment centre‚ passenger hub and gateway between the Mainland China and the rest of Asia. And HKIA is the primary hub for several domestic airlines‚ such as Cathay Pacific Airways‚ Dragonair‚ Hong Kong Express Airways‚ etc. Review the history‚ HKIA has won seven Skytrax World Airport Awards for customer satisfaction in just ten years (Skytrax‚ 2010)‚ the second busiest airport in the world
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