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How far should the Hong Kong government privatize its public utilities? examining the British and the American experience in privatizing public utilities, and reviewing Hong Kong's own experience in privatizing car parks and road tunnels, this book argues for the privatization of the water industry.

Examines Singapore's strategy on tourism and comes up with five sets of recommendations for Hong Kong having an integrated mindset in developing tourism, removing barriers for people to come to Hong Kong, tapping China's potentials in tourism, becoming more attractive as a tourist location, and protecting the environment.

Presents an economic and institutional analysis based on transaction cost theories, using official data and survey results. This book discusses policy issues such as: setting commission rates, reorganizing the middlemen market, exploring different structures (mutuals, captives, and reinsurance), and preparing for the Mandatory Provident Fund.

Has income inequality in Hong Kong risen or declined? This title enquiries if Hong Kong government's massive investment in education and public housing has brought down income inequality. It then contends that income inequality has risen substantially despite the well-intended education and housing investments.

Presents a study that examines the market structure of Hong Kong's energy industry including electricity and gas. This book includes recommendations on how to enhance competition in the energy industry.

The thirteen chapters contained in this Festschrift fall into three main spheres: the rule of law from the perspectives of international law, domestic law and law and religion. The excellent and original scholarship presented in this Festschrift contributes to the promotion of a better understanding of the concept of rule of law and its implications.

A collection of papers presented at the International Conference on Youth Empowerment over the last four years. It explores the relationship between youth volunteerism and empowerment which is considered as an inherent cornerstone in the social and psychological growth for youth.

Offers a chronicle of Chinese civilization that furnishes general readers and scholars alike with an authoritative overview of Chinese history, art and culture, from the pre-historic era to the early twentieth century, touching upon recurring themes and developments and synthesizing more than five thousand years of evolution and transition.

There are few textbooks or reference works on international trade finance pertaining to Hong Kong. This text covers all the basic concepts of international trade and takes into account actual practices of trade financing in Hong Kong. The book consists of two sections-the Principles Section and the Practical Guide Section.

This book has two themes-to uncover the real culture and offer suggestions on how to create a culture to nurture student learning; and to explore the issue of what is research-in-teaching. Practical guidelines are given for individuals on how to improve student learning and to have an exciting and rewarding career path within the culture of university.

This volume in twelve chapters provides a critical analysis of social capital, its indigenous evolution and spread in HKSAR. Some of the experiments and activities narrated in these chapters indicate the ingenious blending of the local ethos and culture with modern organisational forms and information networks.

Examines the legal foundation of Chinese democracy, middle-class politics, Internet based-democratization debates and pro-democratic mobilizations, civic society activism, the external and international media's input, democracy and China's ethnic minorities, and the relationship between the PRC and the Vatican.

Consists of an important collection of papers presented at the Seminar on Language, Evolution, and the Brain (SLEB), hosted by the International Institute for Advanced Studies in Kyoto, Japan, bringing together distinguished researchers with background in cognitive science, anthropology, linguistics, robotics, and physics.

Suiatble for visitors/business travellers/students from Spain and Spanish-speaking countries, Mainland China and Hong Kong, this work covers a wide range of daily-life situations and is organized in three columns for quick and easy access.

How do judges judge the lawyers? How well do barristers and solicitors perform in court? Before, during, and after court sessions, what can lawyers do in order to serve their clients really well? This book contains stories that reflect the mindsets and modes of operation of lawyers, judges and court personnel.

Asks questions like what is the nature and trend of trade and investment within the CEA and within Greater Hong Kong; what are the barriers to the economic integration of the CEA; and, what policies should be pursued to enhance economic integration.

Devoid of natural resources, Hong Kong has weathered many internal and external shocks and yet emerged as one of the fastest growing economies in the world. This book reconsiders the history of the labour market, and weighs the options in the post-1997 era.

A comprehensive trilingual phrase that is suitable for visitors/business travellers/students from France and French-speaking countries, Mainland China and Hong Kong. It covers a range of daily-life situations and is organized in three columns for quick and easy access.

By 1945, everywhere one looked in the Far East the British Empire was being openly questioned or was failing outright. Yet in the previous century, the British had been the pre-eminent imperial power from Weihaiwei to North Borneo. This book investigates how the British held on for so long.

Addresses the uses of Mao in China (PRC) today, with particular reference to the Bo Xilai case. It also provides insights and detail on how and what we know about modern China. Contributing authors, including a number of French scholars, illustrate how Maoism influences and engages in government, the business sector and social life.