Defining One Country, Two System Hong Kong is a very special city. It has a very interesting history. In 1842, Hong Kong Island of Hong Kong was ceded by China to Great Britain. In 1860, Kowloon Peninsula of Hong Kong was ceded to England. In 1898, the rest of Hong Kong, the New Territories and 235 outlying islands were leased to England for 99 years. In the early 1980’s, the British and Chinese government began to have negotiations about Hong Kong’s future since the lease would expire on July
and long-term unemployment. Unemployment lowers the living standard and creates financial burden to the unemployed people. It also increases mental stress and lowering the self-esteem. In this report, recent structural unemployment situation of Hong Kong is first discussed, then government policies and their effectiveness are focused. 2. Topic Definition/ Justification Structural unemployment represents a type of unemployment happens when industrial transformation takes place. Development or changes
Introduction Hong Kong use to be a fishing village in the late 19th century it later evolved into a military port of strategic importance and eventually an international financial center, which is one of the most densely populated areas in the world after the engagement of Imperial China and the British Colony in the territory. Nowadays Hong Kong has over thousand skyscrapers, the architecture of Hong Kong features great emphasis on contemporary architecture, accent Modernism and Functionalism
Introduction Before 1997, Hong Kong was being the colony of the United Kingdom, politics in Hong Kong is different from the mainland China and it is unique from other countries. After 1997, the sovereignty of Hong Kong is regressed to China, then the Hong Kong politics was under the foundation of ‘One Country Two systems’ and it is regulated by the Basic Law of Hong Kong. In almost each countries’ political system, political parties would be found. Political parties could divide into two main
Chinese city of Hong Kong, located in the Pearl River Estuary in the south of China. With an area of only 426 square miles, it is one of the most densely populated areas in the world. Known for its towering skyline, light pollution, and thriving economy, it is a very unusual city due to the fact that it runs on a capitalist system while the mainland is communist. Its laissez-faire economy is the result of over a century of British colonial rule: prior to its colonization, Hong Kong was home to only
wrote upon the book Sir Henry Pottinger: First Governor of Hong Kong, written by George Pottinger, who’s a posterity of Sir Henry Pottinger’s brother. The book is published in 1997 by Sutton Publishing Limited, copyrighted by George Pottinger. It gives a full descriptive record of Sir Henry Pottinger’s “odyssey of battle” and explores how a cadetship in the India Army build up his distinguished career to become the first Governor of Hong Kong. This book is an examination of Sir Henry Pottinger’s career
serious mistake is committed; while answerability, as the weaker form of accountability and the seemingly more usual case in Hong Kong, does not require office holders to bear responsibility. It does however, require the official who made the mistake to explain and defend their actions when questioned on forums such as committee meetings, news conferences, and the Legislative Council (Legco).
to discuss the statement – “The power of pressure groups to influence government is, in reality, limited.” with examples of Hong Kong. Green Sense (2004), The Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions (FTU, 1948), Hong Kong Professional Teahers’ Unions (HKPTU, 2010) and The Association for the Advancement of Feminism (AAF, 1984), which are some of the pressure groups in Hong Kong. Pressure groups and interest groups could be the same meanings in a certain way, when an interest group actively chase the
In January of 2010, the Legislative Council have eventually approved the funding for the construction of Guandzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express Rail Link (XRL), which costs $66.9 billion. This astronomical cost raised a lot of discussions that whether the railway worthed it or not. The whole alignment of the XRL railway is about 140 kilometres with its intermediate stations in Humen, Longhua and Futian. Some have argued that the new railway could contribute to Hong Kong's short-term and long-term development
Cyberbullying is one of the current topic which is discussed in Hong Kong society for a long time. As the popularity of electronic devices and the increasing use of Internet, cyberbullying is becoming a serious problem through Hong Kong society. The situation not only occur among teenagers, but also in adults which cause a critical consequence. Belsey [1] define the cyberbullying as one type of bullying which main occur on the internet through the use of information and communication technology to
for these people. Hong Kong government has been taking an initiative role in formulating legislations and providing codes of practice so as to safeguard the interests of the persons with a disability. Along with the government efforts in raising the awareness of society on the issue, media, statutory bodies and advocacy groups also have an active participation in fostering the interests of their concerned groups of disabled people.
Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department(AFCD) suggested keeping a small dog like toy poodle requires at least 100 feet living space. Nevertheless, looking at the size of the public housing estate in Hong Kong, the average living size per person is 142 feet (Hong Kong Government,2017), which is just a bit bigger than general private car parking space of 135 feet (Planning Government). When space is already inadequate for residents to live in, dog owners living in public housing estate
performance artworks into political and social issues, thus formulate the features of political life in Hong Kong. Since the change in sovereignty over Hong Kong in 1997, the political opportunities and the shaping of collective action of social movements are changing comparing with the politically stable colony, as during the process of de-colonization and the China’s intervention into Hong Kong’s social and public affairs, there were the results of politicization of social conflict. Thus, different
FROM WEB TO STREET: OCCUPY WALL STREET AND 2014 HONG KONG PROTESTS —A QUANTITATIVE RESEARCH OF NEW MEDIA IN SOCIAL ACTIVISM Yihong (Steven) Li Instructor: Prof. Arely Zimmerman Introduction: It is generally acknowledged that new media plays an important role in participatory politics and social activism. However, it remains ambivalent to what extent new media engages social change. Existing debates and researches approach the problem from broad generalizations and have drawn different conclusions
factory workers with few skills and little education. But in recent months a large number of employees have been laid off in the retail and restaurant businesses. Unemployment has spilled over to the service sector from manufacturing sector. Hong Kong is facing a prolonged economic downturn. The high unemployment rate has raised many social and economic problems. For example, the number of people who commit suicide is increased. It is because more people had lost their jobs for a long time
Taiwan’s past and present are inextricably linked to that of the People’s Republic of China. Therefore, one cannot begin to postulate and critically comment upon a possible “Taiwan future” without first assessing the prevailing political climate of her mainland cousin: the People’s Republic of China. Given the current rhetoric espoused by both Taipei and Beijing, one may argue that three possible “Taiwan futures” emerge as most likely to occur. These scenarios, from most to least probable, are: 1)
statue of the Emperor-God. Sun and Lu were dissatisfied by the villagers’ ancient practices so they vandalized the statue. The villagers were extremely angry, resulting in Sun escaping to Hong Kong. Sun studied medicine there under a Christian missionary, and ultimately earned his medical license from Hong Kong College in 1892. Sun also converted to Christianity, which he expressed as a symbol of the acceptance of “modern” or Western knowledge and ideas. Sun did not become a doctor. Instead, Sun
Literature Review Administrative Law is the law regarding the exercise of powers by public authorities. That authority must have a legislative role or the policies must be developed through the legislature, it must understand that it has constitutional and judicial constraints and finally it is a buffer between the judicial and the executive branch of government. With that being said it must be stated that in the entire public service no written policy on the re-enlistment of persons exists, however;
Question #1: Case Brief of Wong Lin Kay Please prepare a full case brief of HKSAR v. Wong Lin Kay, including all of the key elements we described in class. Do not include a section on obiter dicta. (No more than 400 words) (20 marks) A. Parties to the case/citation HKSAR v Wong Lin Kay (2012) 15 HKCFAR B. Facts (substantive and procedural) 1) Substantive Wong Lin Key, the respondent, was a trunk driver in the Agricultural, Fisheries and Conversion Department. He was disqualified from driving
In May 2017, the Office of the Ombudsman found that the factory canteens were illegal hospitality to the public and breach of the lease. The situation is very common. The Office of the Ombudsman considers that the Government has not fully reviewed the factory canteen license policy. The system has loopholes and has not been clogged. The factory canteens are breach to sell the food for the public. The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department and the Lands Department do not have strict scrutiny when