Hong Kong Island

Hong Kong is an island off the coast of mainland China. It was a British colony until 1997 when it was officially handed back to China. Even though Hong Kong has its own constitution and currency, China still controls its defense and foreign policy. Hong Kong 's constitution, the Basic Law, states that Hong Kong will co-exist with China as "one country, two systems" for 50 years after the handover of power in 1997. Due to expire in 2047, it states that the city "shall safeguard the rights and freedoms

“I believe that the only plausible explanation for the different rates of growth is socialism in Britain, free enterprise and free markets in Hong Kong. Has anybody got a better explanation? I’d be grateful for any suggestions.” Milton Friedman asks us this in his 1998 essay: The Hong Kong Experiment. Milton Friedman was part and founder of a school of economic thinkers called the Chicago School. This group believed strongly in the power of Capitalism, and although there are many definitions for

Opium War and the Treaty of Nanking in 1842, Hong Kong was signed off to Great Britain as their colony. From then on, Hong Kong was transformed from the headquarters of fisherman and pirates to a major port in world trade, and one of Great Britain's most important colonies (Mills 373). After Britain's colonization of Hong Kong, many changes were put in place which permanently altered their society. Therefore, British imperialism tremendously impacted Hong Kong’s socio-economics and changed nearly every

and meditation resort in Hong Kong. “It is not far from the hustle and bustle of the heart of Hong Kong, but seems like light-years away from it all at first look. There were rows upon rows of the old-fashioned junks and sampans, some house boats where the fishermen and their families still live. A totally different environment to the hustle and bustle of the big city Hong

world’s total land area. After the British empire lost its colonies in North America, they turned towards Asia, Africa, and the pacific. One of the territories they occupied later on was Hong Kong, who was going to be under control by British occupation from 1841 until the end of the 1990’s. The occupation of Hong Kong improved the economy,

of Hong Kong government to the housing problems of the urban poor. Introduction: Hong Kong is a densely populated metropolitan so there are a lot of housing problems especially for the urban poor. As the housing problems in Hong Kong such as the shortage of housing units are getting more acute, it is worth making an in-depth analysis for the sake of gaining a deeper insight of the responses of the government in housing problems. I will focus on different measures and actions taken by Hong Kong

Tokyo and Hong Kong－－Counterparts or Enemies? In the light of proximity, Hong Kong and Japan are compared regarding different aspects. But when it comes to the deciding hour, who will overpower their combatant? According to Balmforth (2012) “There is no single answer of one city better than another because each city has its own special qualities and its own potentials”. Indeed, both cities are well-known as travel destinations, Japan was elected the second-best destination in Asia (Lonely Planet

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

I was born in 1997, when Hong Kong was handed over to China from Britain. It marked the end of 99-years British colonization in Hong Kong. I am 19 years old now and this year is the 19thanniversary of the establishment of the HKSAR. The decolonization in Hong Kong has left several considerable troubles, mainly in the political and social aspects. Hong Kong is now trapped in the chaos, which is attributable to this part of history. The current situation in Hong Kong makes me reflect: do the former

1. Introduction Hong Kong Lee Kum Kee is an international renowned top Chinese sauce with 127 years history. By virtue of strict quality management and strong market development ability, Lee Kum Kee build a world-renowned sauce Kingdom rapidly in the 70 's, which has more than 220 kinds of popular products and the selling distribution network covers more than 100 countries and regions in all continents. According to this report, The Eclectic Paradigm of International Production theory will be put