10,126 research outputs found
A Framework for Monitoring Capital Flows in Hong Kong
No full textIn this paper we attempt to delineate conceptual issues relating to the definition of capital flows, and introduce a framework that organises survey data and accounting information at different time horizons to form a judgment on the nature and scale of fund flows in Hong Kong. Given the complexity of international financial transactions in Hong Kong, cross-border capital flows may not correspond closely to fund flows into and out of the Hong Kong dollar. A comprehensive view on the scale and nature of capital flows in Hong Kong requires the joint analysis of both monetary and Balance of Payments statistics, in addition to information gathered through market intelligence. We then apply the monitoring framework to analyse four episodes of large fund flows between 2003 and mid-2009.Capital flows; Fund flows; Hong Kong; Balance of Payments; External claims and liabilities of banks; Monetary Survey
Interview with Mai-Linh Hong
No full textMai-Linh Hong is a Vietnamese American woman, she was born in Vietnam and grew up near Washington D.C. Hong is an author, editor, and Assistant Professor of Literature at UC Merced. Prior to joining the Auntie Sewing Squad, she ran an Etsy shop and its proceeds went to anti-racist and feminist organizations. As an Auntie, she actively donates masks but is also currently co-editing the Auntie Sewing Squad’s new book.https://digitalcommons.csumb.edu/auntiesewing_interviews/1040/thumbnail.jp
Culture of indifference : dilemmas of the Filipina domestic helpers in Hong Kong
No full textIn this study, an examination of the everyday experiences of the contract migrant Filipina domestic helpers exposes a culture of indifference which pervades the Hong Kong society on all levels--individual, community, and judiciary. At the centre of the abuses inflicted upon the Helpers is the employment contract with extraordinarily restrictive terms which promotes abuse by many employers. This study also looks at the transnational informal social infrastructure which has been organized by the Filipino community to mediate the hostile working environment engendered by the indifference of the global economic and political climate upon their lives.
Faced with the task of implementing new policies for controlling labour migration into Hong Kong, the legislators have focused on the end result and finding the means with which to accomplish their goal. Embedded within this process are unexamined cultural mores and practices. Although the starting point is to benefit the community, by providing domestic helpers to serve the middle and upper class households, too often the abusive consequences to individual migrants are ignored as the women become the means to an end. Migration has often been viewed as an aberration to the notion of the sedentary community. Treated as an anomaly, it is the migrant who problematizes simple theoretical positions of social organization and structure. The migrant is always treated as the one who does not conform to the ideal community and is conveniently merged into existing social categories, such as the lower status of women in Hong Kong, and the lower status of domestic workers -- relegated thereby to the periphery of the society's consciousness
Hong Kong and New Territory, North Sheet
No full textScale 1:80,000 ; World polyconic projection. 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 128 x 88 cm., on sheets 78 x 107 cm. 2nd edition, AMS 3. "Reproduced under the direction of the Chief of Engineers by the Army Map Service (AM), U.S. Army ... 1945, from Kodalines of GSGS ...." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by contours, gradient tints, and soundings. "108024-108025." Shows boundaries, railways, roads, buildings. Contents: North sheet, Hong Kong and New territory; South sheet, Hong Kong and Lema Islands
Hong Kong and Lema Islands, South Sheet
No full textScale 1:80,000 ; World polyconic projection. 1 map on 2 sheets : color ; 128 x 88 cm., on sheets 78 x 107 cm. 2nd edition, AMS 3. "Reproduced under the direction of the Chief of Engineers by the Army Map Service (AM), U.S. Army ... 1945, from Kodalines of GSGS ...." Relief shown by contours and spot heights. Depths shown by contours, gradient tints, and soundings. "108024-108025." Shows boundaries, railways, roads, buildings. Contents: North sheet, Hong Kong and New territory; South sheet, Hong Kong and Lema Islands
Cross-border Investment and Economic Integration: The Case of Guangdong Province and Hong Kong SAR
No full textIn this paper, we undertake a comparative study of the performance of local and foreign competitors’ manufacturing firms in a FDI-recipient region—Guangdong Province, China—and analyzes the policy implications of the comparison for the advanced, FDI-outflow region—Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). By highlighting changes in productivity that vary with changes in manufacturing firm ownership, we reveal that domestic firms have been catching up with their foreign counterparts, including Hong Kong-based firms, though foreign firms have successfully strengthened their dominating position in Guangdong’s manufacturing industry.Total Factor Productivity, Manufacturing Sectors, Asia, China, Guangdong, Hong Kong
Rent-sharing in the multi-fibre arrangement : evidence from U.S. - Hong Kong trade in apparel
No full textThe Multi-Fibre Arrangement (MFA) restricts the access of developing country exporters to developed country markets. It is usually assumed that the exporting countries receive all of the economic rents that result from these import restrictions - making it unclear whether the developing countries gain or lose as a result of the MFA. Recent theoretical work on trade policy under imperfect competition casts doubt on whether exporting countries receive all of the quota rents arising from voluntary export restraints such as those applied by the MFA. Drawing on this theoretical literature, Erzan, Krishna, and Tan (1991) tested and rejected the hypothesis that MFA quota rents on exports from Hong Kong to the United States accrued in full to the Hong Kong exporters. The results in this paper build on that hypothesis-testing analysis and assess its implications for the returns to Hong Kong producers. Their results suggest that rent sharing is an extremely important feature of the market for apparel exports from Hong Kong. U.S. importers were estimated to receive rents that were about 62 percent of the landed price of the imports. The authors conclude that the total potential rents arising from the MFA were split unevenly between the U.S. and Hong Kong - with the U.S. share ranging from 47 percent for skirts to 94 percent for playsuits. If the results of this study are corroborated for other developing countries, the implications of the MFA for developing countries are considerably worse than has typically been assumed.Economic Theory&Research,Access to Markets,Markets and Market Access,Health Economics&Finance,TF054105-DONOR FUNDED OPERATION ADMINISTRATION FEE INCOME AND EXPENSE ACCOUNT
Rites of Spring concert flier, Food For Thought, Washington, D.C. - December 15, 1984
No full textPhotocopy of an advertising flier promoting a concert by the Washington, D.C. punk band, Rites Of Spring. The concert occurred on December 15, 1984 at Food For Thought, a restaurant/concert venue in Washington, D.C. The other bands on the bill were the Washington, D.C. punk bands Gray Matter and Grand Mal. The photocopy was made by D.C. artist, author, and musician Sharon Cheslow as part of the research for "Banned in D.C.," a book she co-authored with Cynthia Connolly and Leslie Clague
Technology education for Hong Kong in the twenty first century: Curriculum change and teacher education
No full textPurpose: Technology is widely recognised as one of the major contributing factors to the cultural, social and economic development of a nation. Technology education is also being considered vital for students to learn, live and work in a technological society in the 21" Century. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate what and how technology education could contribute to the personal needs of Hong Kong students and that of Hong Kong's society. The objectives of the study were to (1) identify the status and roles of technology education in Hong Kong, (2) identify and analyse major factors that would facilitate or impede the implementation of technology education into the Hong Kong secondary school curriculum, (3) the professional knowledge, skills and attitudes that newly qualified teachers of technological subjects need to possess for effectively educating students of all traits, and (4) implications of the above changes on technology teacher education programmes. Method A stakeholder survey and follow-up interviews were used to collect data from secondary school administrators and technological subject teachers. A seven-section questionnaire was developed to measure the extent of agreement of the administrators and teachers regarding their perceptions towards (a) technology education, (b) technology education curriculum elements, (c) and (d) factors that would facilitate or impede the implementation of technology education in schools, (e) competences desirable for newly qualified teachers of technological subjects, and (f) technology teacher education programmes. Findings Evidence provided in the study showed that technology education in Hong Kong is shifting from a trade-oriented curriculum towards one that emphases technological literacy for all. Factors facilitating the implementation of technology education in schools being identified were adequate financial support, quality instructional materials and teaching resources, availability of necessary facilities, and appropriate professional development activities for teachers. School administrators and technological subject teachers differed in their perceptions on barriers to successful implementation of technology education in schools. High on the administrators’ priority, list were lack of teacher expertise and leadership in schools; whilst those for the teachers were relating to school administrators' unfavourable decisions made on technology education programmes, lack of understanding of technology education from the school administration, and lack of appropriate facilities and resources. A set of desirable competences for newly qualified teachers of technological subjects were also being identified. Findings from this study support the notion that technological subject teachers need more than just subject matter knowledge. Initial teacher education programmes must therefore ensure that student teachers have sufficient depth and breadth in subject matter knowledge, and help them transform this into pedagogical content knowledge so that they can teach confidently and effectively. Conclusions and Implications: This thesis is a status study of technology education in Hong Kong. The study has added to the growing body of literature on technology education, technology teacher education, and curriculum change. The results of the study provide essential information about technology education in Hong Kong as regards to its historical development, status, and processes of implementation in secondary schools. Outcomes of this study can inform policy-makers and curriculum developers about stakeholders' expectations on technology education, and assist in goal setting, planning, resourcing, and professional development provisions for teachers and other key change agents. It is anticipated that some of the problems confronting the adaptation and implementation in Hong Kong would be useful for education systems of similar social context or stage of economical development. Besides, the set of desirable competences for newly qualified teachers of technological subjects being identified will be useful as a guide for developing teacher competence framework and initial and in-service teacher education programmes in future
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