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Eficacy of non-woven geotextile as separator for drainage media sandwiching dredged marine clay
No full textGeotextile had been used widely in the constructions and
functioning as separator, filtration and reinforcement. This
study work on the experimental on the dredged sediments from
dredging activities. The sediments were called as dredged marine soils (DMS) which is too soft, slurry and have poor engineering properties. Therefore, it considered as geo-waste. Laboratory testing was performed to determine the preliminary effect on both conditions of drainage layer, either with or without separator between POC or RPM drainage layer and DMS. The results showed that non-separator have more settlement compared to specimens with separator. In addition, RPM (separator) dissipates water faster compared to others specimens. Although POC are known to be good drainage, crushing tendency of POC influenced the time of consolidation, which almost like POC (non-separator). In
conclusion, the use of geotextile indicates a good potential to be applying on the land reclamation and embankment as well
Application of bentonite grout in AKARPILES / Chun-Lan Lim and Chee-Ming Chan
No full textAKARPILES is an innovative solution for slope stabilization with less environmental footprint. Grout is one of the key components in AKARPILES. This study focused on stabilizing surficial slope failure, which commonly occurred in Malaysia. There are many methods help to improve slope stability of slopes. The idea of AKARPILES was innovated from the function of the tree root system in slope stabilization. Grout was pumped in and discharged through the outlets on the piles, after the piles are installed on the slope and intercepting the slip plane. The grout had then filled the voids within the soil with random pattern. SKW mixture was used to simulate the soil slope. Trial mix of the grout was carried out to obtain the optimum mixing ratio of bentonite: cement: water. Cone penetration test (CPT) and vane shear test (VST) were conducted on the grout mixture in a different mix ratio to obtain the strength gained. Grout dispersion area by two different designs of AKARPILES were recorded and compared. The results were affected by the design of piles
Judicial deference at work: Some reflections on Chan Kin Sum and Kong Yun Ming
No full text"Due deference" - the giving of appropriate weight to the government's judgment in the court's reasoning - is a tool that courts use to maintain the separation of powers in constitutional rights review. This note aims to provide a theoretical framework for understanding the issue of deference, and to analyse the Court of First Instance (CFI)'s approach to deference in two recent cases, Chan Kin Sum and Kong Yun Ming. The author argues that the CFI has adopted a spatial approach that failed to specify the contested issues that called for deference, inappropriately considered democratic legitimacy as a factor for deference and made broad presumptions about the democratic character of primary decisions. This approach may lead to an over-deferential attitude that threatens the separation of powers, and the malleability of the approach may be subject to courts' manipulation. The author argues for a more context-sensitive approach based purely on institutional factors.published_or_final_versio
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Hong Kong: workfare in the world's freest economy
No full textWorkfare was introduced in many countries to suppress welfare dependency and reduce social security expenditures. However, workfare was launched in Hong Kong when there was only a relatively small social security budget and its citizens still strongly adhered to the ideologies of self-reliance. It was found that workfare has performed several functions in Hong Kong. Firstly, it has forced unemployed claimants to give up benefits so that Hong Kong's social security expenditures can be saved. Secondly, workfare had combined with Hong Kong's semi-democratic polity so that extremely stigmatising welfare measures were implemented. Thirdly, it has pushed poor citizens to the labour market without having any protection over wages and working hours. Thus, the combination of workfare and a semi-democratic polity has successfully suppressed Hong Kong's welfare demands and strengthened its self-help spirit. As a result, Hong Kong's minimal social security scheme and its low tax policy have been maintained
You ji ye ti chan sheng zhi chao Ruili san she de yan jiu
No full textLai, Ming Yiu = 有機液體產生之超瑞利散射的研究 / 黎銘堯.Thesis M.Phil. Chinese University of Hong Kong 2015.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 122-124).Abstracts also in Chinese.Title from PDF title page (viewed on 12, December, 2016).Lai, Ming Yiu = You ji ye ti chan sheng zhi chao Ruili san she de yan jiu / Li Mingyao
Supplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jic-10.1177_08850666211021561 - Mortality Trends of Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients Supported on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
No full textSupplemental Material, sj-pdf-1-jic-10.1177_08850666211021561 for Mortality Trends of Oncology and Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplant Patients Supported on Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by R. R. Pravin, Benjamin Xiongzheng Huang, Rehena Sultana, Chuen Wen Tan, Ken Junyang Goh, Mei-Yoke Chan, Heng Joo Ng, Ghee Chee Phua, Jan Hau Lee and Judith Ju-Ming Wong in Journal of Intensive Care Medicine</p
China stock markets: development and prospects.
No full textby Chan Wai-Ming, Raymond and Yuen Chee-Wing, Chris.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992.Includes bibliographical references (leaves 65-67).ABSTRACT --- p.iiTABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.iiiLIST OF FIGURES --- p.vLIST OF TABLES --- p.viACKNOWLEDGMENTS --- p.viiChapterChapter I. --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1China Today --- p.1Objectives --- p.3Chapter II. --- METHODOLOGY --- p.5Chapter III. --- ENVIRONMENT OF CHINA --- p.7Economic Reforms --- p.7Exports and Imports --- p.10Economic Structure --- p.11Foreign Investment --- p.12Foreign Debts --- p.13Exchange Rates --- p.14Inflation and Interest Rates --- p.15Key Economic Data --- p.16Political Structure --- p.18Chapter IV. --- SHARE IN CHINA --- p.20Uprise of Shareholding System --- p.20Types of Share --- p.22Emergence of Stock Exchange --- p.23Chapter V. --- SHANGHAI STOCK MARKET --- p.26Background and Development --- p.26Listed Securities --- p.28Listing Requirements --- p.30Stock Market Indices --- p.30Market Performance --- p.31Investors' Sentiment --- p.33"""B"" Shares" --- p.34Chapter VI. --- SHENZHEN STOCK MARKET --- p.36Development of the Market --- p.37Formation of Shenzhen Stock Exchange --- p.40Missions --- p.40Functions --- p.40Regulators --- p.41Listing Requirements --- p.42Rules and Regulations --- p.43Trading and Settlement --- p.43Market Information --- p.44Future growth --- p.45"""B"" Shares in Shenzhen" --- p.46Chapter VII. --- PROBLEMS OF CHINA STOCK MARKET --- p.47Legal --- p.47Accounting --- p.48Market Size --- p.49Company and Market Information --- p.50Depth of Swap Centre --- p.50Local Investors' Knowledge in Shares --- p.51Chapter VIII. --- FUTURE PROSPECTS OF CHINA STOCK MARKET --- p.52Political and Economic Development --- p.52Expansion of Market Size --- p.53Profitability of Listed Companies --- p.54"Expansion of ""B"" shares" --- p.54Development of Other Regions --- p.56Foreign Participation --- p.57Chapter IX. --- RECOMMENDATIONS --- p.58Improvements in Regulations and Law --- p.58Adoption of International Accounting Standards --- p.59Increase of the Variety and Number of Shares --- p.59Education --- p.60Understanding the Risks --- p.60Familiar With The Regulations --- p.61Liquidity --- p.62APPENDIX --- p.63BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.6
The politics of fashion: perceptions of power in female clothing and ornamentation as reflected in the sixteenth-century Chinese novel Jin Ping Mei
No full textThis thesis examines issues of female power and influence in sixteenth-century China focusing on how women and their roles were perceived in the changing social environment of the mid-late Ming dynasty. Using aspects of a New Historicist approach, information from contemporary literary and historical sources are analysed alongside each other. With its emphasis on the lives of women and preoccupation with the description of material objects, the late Ming novel Jin Ping Mei forms an important element in the thesis. China in the sixteenth century saw expanding urbanisation, the emergence of a new wealthy merchant class, increasing visibility of women and a questioning of traditional morality. Fashion consciousness, as one of the most conspicuous aspects of the new material culture, is a possible indicator of these trends. Traditional Western theories contend that fashion began in the particular context of Renaissance Europe. However, this study argues that a similar fashion awareness existed in China too, and was manifested in a competitive striving for social status, in this case specifically among women. In contrast to previous studies which downplayed the impact women had on defining traditional Chinese culture, this thesis demonstrates how women and their sartorial choices began to redefine the boundaries of material culture, influencing literati discourse which, in turn, re- influenced female behaviour
Geodata for Song Dynasty Chan Abbots with Heirs - v. 1.0
No full textGeodata for members of the Chan Lineage who propagated heirs during Northern and Southern Song dynasties (as described in "Lamp Records") combined with numeric value for generation in the family tree and total number of heirs. This data is meant to study spatial distribution of Chan monks. Information compiled from a comparison of five Song dynasty Lamp Records and one Ming dynasty record (Xu chuandenglu). The geodata is from "Buddhist Studies Authority Database" digital atlas of historical places. Several records in the dataset are incomplete, reflecting unresolvable ambiguity in a few place-names in Lamp Records. Chinese characters encoded UTF8. Please use data responsibly, kindly send corrections and suggestions, and contact the author to share your results
Geodata for Song Dynasty Chan Abbots with Heirs - v. 1.0
No full textGeodata for members of the Chan Lineage who propagated heirs during Northern and Southern Song dynasties (as described in "Lamp Records") combined with numeric value for generation in the family tree and total number of heirs. This data is meant to study spatial distribution of Chan monks. Information compiled from a comparison of five Song dynasty Lamp Records and one Ming dynasty record (Xu chuandenglu). The geodata is from "Buddhist Studies Authority Database" digital atlas of historical places. Several records in the dataset are incomplete, reflecting unresolvable ambiguity in a few place-names in Lamp Records. Chinese characters encoded UTF8. Please use data responsibly, kindly send corrections and suggestions, and contact the author to share your results
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