Hong Kong essay topics
You are welcome to search the collection of free essays and research papers. Thousands of coursework topics are available. Buy unique, original custom papers from our essay writing service.
-
Chinese Trade Through Hong Kong
1,513 wordsThe Fate of Hong Kong Hong Kong is a British colony, ... but not for long. Hong Kong will become the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of China on July 1, 1997 when Britain's lease is up. China promises not to change Hong Kong for at least fifty years, but this is not stopping Hong Kong residents from worrying about how their new life will be. The whole world is watching to find out... the fate of Hong Kong. Hong Kong previously was a small fishing community. Hong Kong was especially vulne...
-
China And Hong Kong In October 1997
1,419 wordsThe Chinese Takeover of Hong Kong By: Trevor Moore The history as to who controls Hong Kong has been debated for nearly 170 years. In the 1830's, the British sale of opium to China was creating a nation of drug addicts. Because of this, the Chinese imperial government banned all imports of opium to China. Many private British ships continued to sell opium to China and eventually conflict erupted. The Opium War (1839-1842) ended with the defeat of China and the signing of the Treaty of Nanking. T...
-
New Hong Kong International Airport
584 wordsNo one who ever flew into Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport could ever quite forget the experience of landing in one of the world's most densely populated cities. The runway extended out into the bay and continued past apartments so close you could almost reach out and touch the laundry fluttering from the bamboo poles. But Kai Tak, which ranked as the world's third busiest for international passengers in 1996 and as the world's busiest cargo airport, was retired in 1998, and taking its place is the n...
-
Management Of The Hong Kong Company
863 wordsHong Kong is the most suitable place for business. It is characterized by its high degree of internationalization, business friendly environment, rule of law, free trade and free flow of information, open and fair competition. Therefore, the business management is a very important part in the business. The management of Hong Kong includes the external environment and the internal environment. The external environment includes the economic environment, labour market and social environment. In the...
-
China And Hong Kong
1,335 wordsHong Kong It's March of 1997, and a political cartoonist who goes by the pen name "Zunzi", sketches in a cafe in Hong Kong. Many Americans take this right for granted. Zunzi, however, is thankful that his newspaper is among the few that have avoided self-censoring as the Chinese take-over approaches, bringing with it harsh censorship laws. He draws a picture of a smiling man outfitted in the lower half of a dog costume, preparing to put on it's head. The man symbolizes wealthy businessmen in Hon...
-
Hong Kong University
982 wordsThe Interview Paper Interviewer: Chen Siu Ming Interviewee: Wan man Stoneman Chan Date: 02 - 17-1998 Description of Stoneman Stoneman is ninetieth-years-old. He is a 5 feet 8 inch Chinese boy. He has a big nose but small eyes with glasses. By looking at his mouth, you will think that he is a talkative boy because of his big mouth, but not. He is a passive person. If you don't talk to him, he never opens his big mouth because he knows his mouth stink. Although you maybe hate stink, you will like ...
-
Hong Kong And China Willremain One Country
1,337 wordsHong Kong is a small island off of the coast of China. For several years it has played a significant role in world trade and politics. It was established as a British colony following the Opium wars in 1841. The Opium Wars began in the early 1800's when Chineseauthorities began controlling trade of several items, including opium. The wars were started for several reasons, foreigners were becoming especially irritated by the high customs duties that Chinese forced traders to pay. Several foreigne...
-
Possehl Besi Electronic Hong Kong Limited
1,732 wordsIntroduction We have identified that any initiative aimed at improving the customer / supplier relationship supports SCM this is true from an internal, individual organization perspective through to complex supply chain structures. Identify at least 1 initiative being implemented (or has been implemented) by your business that supports SCM thinking. For each initiative: Describe the aims (objectives) of the action being taken and outline the supply chain problem it seeks to address Outline the p...
-
July 20 Hong Kong Bruce Lee
10,632 words. Why was Bruce Lee so famous, and why is he still thought of as the Master of Chinese Martial Arts? Another interesting thing about Bruce Lee is his true ability to perform martial arts. He criticized Karate for its brocken motions, and Wing Chun for its flashy techniques. Both, he said, were not ideal to use in actual combat. This is the reason for the creation of Jeet Kune Do (JKD). JKD was designed to be used in real life situations. It's style is no style. The goal of JKD is not to master c...
-
Initial Market Penetration In Hong Kong
1,274 wordsExport and Import Practices Hong Kong's cosmetic and toiletries market had an estimated value of $787 million in 2002. With little domestic production of cosmetics and toiletries, Hong Kong relies on imports from China, Japan, the United States, France, Singapore, Malaysia, and Taiwan. Industry sources expect import growth to continue in the coming years despite the economic slowdown in Hong Kong. The constant demand from mainland Chinese tourists will also drive the growth of imported cosmetics...
-
Canada From Hong Kong
758 wordsThe Hong Kong Chinese Community The Hong Kong Chinese community is an affluent, educated, and swelling population in the Greater Toronto Area. The enigma is why they have only made marginal inroads into the political arena. Olivia Chow, a Metro councilor representing the Downtown ward says 'this community has potential to be very powerful... it's nowhere near its potential. ' Chow is the highest-profile Hong Kong expatriate to win elected office in the GTA. Others include Tam Goosen, Soo Wong, C...
-
Students In Hong Kong
806 wordsCultural Difference between Hong Kong and the U.S. Hong Kong has been one of the most prosperous cities in the world for many years. The idea of Hong Kong being returned to China was frightening many Hong Kong people in the early 80's, but the handover turned out to be a memorable moment for most of the citizens. Today, Hong Kong is no longer a colony of Britain and Chinese are holding most of the top positions in the government. Not only the political and economic issues have been changed a lot...
-
Present Day Hong Kong The Executive Council
3,785 wordsWhen one look's at Hong Kong there are many of questions that come to mind. How is China going to respond to citizens of Hong Kong holding protests? Will Hong Kong's citizens be taken back by their lose of rights? Or will this more liberal form of government led the rest of China into a more democratic state? Instead of focusing on the unknown I saw this paper as an opportunity to study Hong Kong new form of government. This paper will briefly look at Hong Kong from a historical prospective. It ...
-
Hong Kong And Singapore
858 wordsThe Role of Citizen Political Participation in Hong Kong and Singapore Both Hong Kong and Singapore are city states that traditionally have lacked broad political participation, instead political decisions were left up to a small group of leaders. Historical factors were critical in determining the role of political participation in both city states. Hong Kong's history of colonial rule and the strength of the People's Action Party (PAP) in Singapore acted to keep broad citizen participation in ...
-
People And Economy Of Hong Kong
674 wordsDuring its brief time under British rule, Hong Kong has witnessed war, the rise and fall of empires, and has played a role in intrigues, big deals and diplomacy of global proportions. After 156 years of British rule, Hong Kong is again ruled by China. The change took place at midnight on June 30, 1997. Hong Kong is made up of a peninsula on the mainland of China and more than 230 islands. The main island is called Hong Kong Island and lies south of the peninsula. Hong Kong Island became a Britis...
-
Mountain Plaza Mall Of Hong Kong
663 wordsThere is little doubt that Hong Kong itself is now prepared to follow this trend, as a tidal wave of new mall openings has overtaken Far East and shows no signs of abating. In Hong Kong over the past decade, there have been more than a few developments, which have been touted as shopping malls but have fallen far short in many regards, because of scale, layout, facilities and other factors. However, it has not been until the past few years when real mall Mountain Plaza has opened in the city. Mo...
-
China's Challenge To Hong Kong And Singapore
10,134 wordsCould a burgeoning China drive Singapore and Hong Kong the way of the dinosaur? Some economists fear the answer could be yes. China's emergence as a manufacturing powerhouse spells competition for every Asian economy, but none face a more compelling need to shape up for the challenge than the two city economies. Each has got a different response strategy -- while Singapore scrambles to reshape itself, Hong Kong is betting on the status quo. While most Asian nations can look within -- to seek gro...
-
Canadian Two Way Trade With Hong Kong
366 wordsTeam Canada Trade Mission - Hong Kong and China a) The motivation for the trade mission to China is quite simple. The Canadian government wants to do business. In 1999, Canadian two-way trade with China was worth $11.5 billion. Canadian two-way trade with Hong Kong equalled $2.4 billion during 1999. The numbers tell the story. China is Canada's fourth-largest trading partner after the United States, Japan and the United Kingdom. The Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade says that...
-
Spokesman For The Hong Kong Government
626 wordsBEIJING - Chinese leaders yesterday threw their weight solidly behind beleaguered Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee Hwa, expressing their strongest support yet for his government. Both President Hu Jintao and Premier Wen Jiabao stressed their confidence in the ability of Mr Tung and his government to overcome Hong Kong's current problems during their separate meetings with him. Advertisement Mr Wen told reporters four times 'I still believe', in a forceful endorsement of the head of the Hong K...
-
Financial Strife In Hong Kong
337 wordsAsian Crisis The crisis began in Thailand in July 1997 and spread to Indonesia, the Philippines and Malaysia, then to Hong Kong, Korea and Japan. Financial systems in Thailand, Korea and Japan all came under intense strain, but nowhere as destructively as in Indonesia, which by early 1998 had become the worst-affected victim. The 1997 Asian financial meltdown began in Thailand on July 2 after the collapse in late June of 16 finance companies alerted investors to the strains on the financial syst...
