Hong Kong

Hong Kong occupies a unique place in history; it exists as a city with an expiration date. In his films, Wong Kar-wai is known for exploring the idea of deja desparu—the already disappeared. In the Mood for Love was his first film following the 1997 transition, when the city changed from being a colony of Great Britain to the Special Administrative Region of China. The film explores the post-1997 mood and experiences a true sense of nostalgia, not for the past, but for that which could have been

One of the conflicts is my own topic, Hong Kong resisting Chinese oppression, is currently causing governmental instability. Hong Kong is protected by the “one country, two systems” rule and everyone has their own liberty, however, Hong Kong people started realize it is not the democracy that they want by experiencing the way Hong Kong elect a president. Hong Kong citizens don’t have right to vote for president, only certain people in the Election Council can vote. Nevertheless, the criteria of choosing

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

Unit 2 Case Study: Hong Kong Disneyland Margaret Taylor MGT 614: Global and Transnational Management Dr. Laura Mays Tiffin University May 26th, 2013 UNIT 2 CASE STUDY 1 Introduction The purpose of this paper is to analyze the management strategies of Hong Kong Disneyland ,and the issues that have arisen. Hong Kong an amusement park built by the Disney Corporation and the Hong Kong government and opened in September

Scene 1 - News reporter explains the background information NEWS REPORTER: Good evening. Welcome to Hong Kong News Time. Tonight we are highlighting the Hong Kong Umbrella Revolution. After the 1984 agreement between China and the United Kingdom, Hong Kong was governed as a British Colony until 1997, at which time it was handed back to China. When Hong Kong was returned to China, it was governed under a “one country, two systems” policy. This means that the citizens enjoyed the benefits of a

to $269,896 million (WTO data, 2013). Main origins of import are Japan, followed by China and the United States. Major import commodities include oil, machinery, electronic equipment, iron and steel. The main destinations for exports are China, Hong Kong and the United States. The value of the exports is worth $305,441 million in total (WTO data, 2013), and their key export product is electronic equipment ranging from computers, to flat screens, microchips and semiconductors. Singapore A lot of

colonies of Hong Kong because European nations where focussing on Hitler and Mussolini. This gave Japan a crucial opportunity to take over European colonies in Asia, such as Hong Kong. This Battle, also known as the Battle of Hong Kong involved a Japanese invasion for the purpose of ruling Asia. The Canadians courageously fought from December 8 to 25 to defend the British colony, earning them great respect and gradually leading to their independence as a country. Unfortunately, the defense of Hong Kong

Hong Kong’s Air Pollution problems Hong Kong’s air pollution has reached unprecedented, phenomenal levels, which seems to be growing controllably with each passing day, and creating worse situations. Despite there are desperate and overwhelming measures taken by the Hong Kong Government Authority to address and rectify the situation, the situation of air pollution is turning grimmer by the day. After the Second World War, the major working sector in China began a massive shift from the agrarian

Cultural Aspects There is a large diversity of people in Hong Kong because it continuously expands in economy and market. This of course, is a big advantage to our industry because although Precious Gems and Stones came in second to the Electronic equipment industries with a high dollar value of $82.4 billion and each export percentage share of 15.7% in terms of global shipments during 2014, the Precious Gems and Stones industry was the fastest growing among the top 10 export categories. It went

Research Proposal: Container Port Competition Between China and Hong Kong Synopsis The research that is proposed here centers on the relationship that exists between the ports in Hong Kong and China, specifically South China, in terms of their competition with each other and their level of cooperation. Competitive strategies and degrees of cooperation have been changing drastically in the past few decades as the region and more of the world has opened up to trade, and dealing with capacity issues