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    China and Hong Kong. Without questioning, one of the most influential incidents happened during this period of time was Hong Kong’s reunion with China in July 1997; it transformed Hong Kong from a colonial dependent territory to a Chinese administration region. The local Hong Kong people felt disoriented of their futures and many of them came to the question of their national identities; it is because the different political and educational system between Hong Kong and China makes the local Hong Kong

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    INDUSTRY IN HONG KONG Prepared for Mr. Kevin Lee CEO of Sparkle Limited Prepared by Ms. Mary Chan Sales manager for Sparkle Limited On February 18, 201 Sparkle Limited Date: February 10, 2011 To: Mr. Kevin Lee, CEO, Sparkle Ltd. From: Ms. Mary Chan, Sales manager, Sparkle Ltd Subject: Report about Jewellery Industry in Hong Kong The attached report, requested by you dated Jan 5, analyze the current business opportunities in jewelley industry in Hong Kong and also

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    another country to compare / contrast Hong Kong. In the following parts, I would like to compare/contrast Hong Kong’s and America’s childhood, food culture and Film/Movies. First and foremost, Hong Kong’s childhood is extremely different with America. In Hong Kong, children are quite pitiful. According to The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICF) pointed out, children in each day at least have one hour to play, but in fact this is an impossible thing in Hong Kong because of the Territory-wide System

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    HONG KONG REFLECTIONS A Concise History Of Hong Kong was a prequel to one of the most fascinating places I have ever traveled to. Going through history class, and growing up, I had heard many stories of Hong Kong, China, Britain, and Japan, but I never realized how intertwined they truly were and how their stories were really told. John Carroll did a remarkable job setting the scene for what Hong Kong was, where they had been, and how they made it through all of it and came out with their own identity

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    HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF MUSIC A DESCRIPTIVE STUDY OF THE PRACTICE OF MUSIC THERAPY IN HONG KONG By LAM HOI YAN April, 2007 04002865 ABSTRACT The purpose of the study was to examine the development of music therapy in Hong Kong. Specifically, a number of related issues were studied including definition of music therapy, the origin of music therapy, the recent developments in music therapy in China, establishment of a music therapy session, and the setting of

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    The Hong Kong economy can incur a lot of positive effects from the appreciation of the Renminbi. According to a study conducted by Kelvin Fan (2010), it was found that the appreciation of RMB can influence HK’s consumer price inflation. This finding is consistent with another study conducted by Lai (2007). Lai’s study is more comprehensive compared to Fan. In her paper, she discussed the forseen effects of the appreciation of RMB on the economic and financial systems of Hong Kong. Her findings are

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    people as per census of 2016. In the year of 1960, Hong Kong had a population of 3.1 million. In the period of 57 years population of Hong Kong grew almost 2.5 times, yet, this country has no problem in keeping a pretty low unemployment rate. The seasonally adjusted unemployment rate for January of 2017 was at 3.3 percent. It held the same level as in two previous months. At the same time, the underemployment rate decreased from 1.4% to 1.3%. Hong Kong continues to be an economic success mainly because

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    Hong Kong has been commonly constructed as and known to both tourists as a thoroughly metropolitan city, of which its modern architecture, especially with its densely populated skyline around the Victoria Harbour, and boisterous and fast paced lifestyle involving non-stop eating and shopping take centre stage as a few of Hong Kong’s many selling points (Choi, Chan & Wu, p 364). Much of Hong Kong’s status as an economic success could be attributed to its harbour. After Hong Kong was ceded to the

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    worries: 1) Examination -teenagers are mainly secondary students and their ages are mainly 13-17. -their burdens are not only their homework and extra-curricular activities, but also their curriculum. -according to a survey conducted by Hong Kong University , about 80% students think that they need to face a lot of challenges about their examinations . -the survey also reveals that Chinese, English and mathematics are their main problems. They think that these are very difficult to manage

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    This exam-oriented style of education ignores the students’ development as a whole, and generates many graduates with good grades in school and struggled in workplace. The old educational style of Hong Kong seems not to fit with Vygotsky’s theory. Nowadays, the emphasis of education in Hong Kong seems to be starting to shift from instructing knowledge to assisting students to construct knowledge. As teachers will not only instruct knowledges, but also guides students in finishing tasks such

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