Hong Kong

“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

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

going on between China and Hong Kong, because China 's powerful National People 's Congress Standing Committee revised the law of the way that Hong Kong picks its chief executive. This policy made the people in Hong Kong extremely discontented, afterwards, many extremists in Hong Kong start the protest to fight against the Chinese government. There is no exact answer of which side is right until now. In the meantime, I did some research on what exactly going on Hong Kong, and how China government

social and technological environment in Hong Kong. The research and analysis is then used to evaluate the market for potential in pet grooming service. “Hong Kong is such a cramped place that it is surprising to learn that we have hundreds of thousands of dogs sharing our city with us”, according to South China Morning Post (2006, p.14). Nonetheless, due to the desire for more sophisticated pet products including pet grooming services, the pet industry in Hong Kong has been flourishing despite the already

ADVANCED CORPORATE FINANCE Chase’s Strategy for Syndicating the Hong Kong Disneyland Loan Group 1 AFNONIN, Artem 3035162144; ARDERN, Jeffrey 3035160914; GUPTA, Agrata 3035161097; KUTUZOVA, Ekaterina 3035162156; Disneyland - Chase Case Study Q1: How should Chase have bid in the first round competition to lead the HK$3.3 billion Disneyland financing? After being approached by Disney to raise HK$3.3 billion nonrecourse loan package on a fully underwritten basis, Chase had three options available

As representatives of the Hong Kong (HK) government in the negotiations of the potential joint venture between the government and Walt Disney Company with the purpose of building a Disneyland theme park in Hong Kong, it is our job to determine what the net benefit will be of the project to the Hong Kong economy and how we should strive to structure the venture in negotiations with Disney to maximize the net benefit to Hong Kong. Based on our best assumptions about the future and how we think the

focus on our Hong Kong operations and deal a lot with our philosophy of helping everyone do better, so let’s look at the details of Hong Kong. Hong Kong is a free port which thrives on free trade. Its open door policy has enabled it to become one of the world 's largest trading economies and an international financial and commercial centre serving the Asia-Pacific region and the Mainland of China. The free trade policy means Hong Kong maintains no barriers to trade. Thus, Hong Kong does not charge

Like many things, my journey to Hong Kong has a beginning, middle and end but, not in that order. I would always assume that the beginning of my journey started the moment I stepped on Cebu Pacific flight headed to my version of a divine abode. Even as I approached my destination, I remained oblivious to the fact that what lay ahead of me consisted more than that of a theme park and cold weather. In the end, I realized that there is more to a chilly city with Disneyland. Inching my way towards

Hong Kong has always been a major international financial and business center in the East Asian region. It could not avoid being affected by the crisis .Even though It was the only economy with a fully convertible currency and was known for beating speculations on its monetary and fiscal structure, it was drastically affected by the crisis. It had the estimated exchange reserves of US$90 billion(in 1997),still .it could not protect the country from the financial and economic turbulence brought

worth noting that an aged graffiti artist in Hong Kong living under an eccentric self-imposed pseudonym of ‘King of Kowloon’, had managed to garner significant recognition from not only within the city in which he had created numerous works, but also from the international community. The so-called ‘King of Kowloon‘, whose actual name was known as Tsang Tsou Choi, passed away in 2007, but he remains in the memories of many as a major cultural icon of Hong Kong, a highly unique and innovative figure that