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The urban geology of Hong Kong
No full textpublished_or_final_versionPreface vContributors xiThe role of the geological model in the urban development of Hong Kong C.J.N. Fletcher, S.D.G. Campbell, P.A. Kirk, S. Parry, R.J. Sewell, X.C. Li, K.W. Lai and Y.S. Liu Fletcher, C. J. N. Campbell, S. D. G. Kirk, P. A. Sewell, R. J. Li, X. C. Lai, K. W. Liu, Y. S. 1The contribution of geology to the engineering of Hong Kong International Airport Pinches, G. Tosen, R. Thompson, J. 21Anticipating geotechnical problems S. Hencher and G. Daughton Hencher, S. Daughton, G. 43Managing ground risks C.M. Tse Tse, C. M. 63Scarp morphology and development associated with a large compound retrogressive landslide at Lai Ping Road, Hong Kong N.P. Koor, S.D.G. Campbell, H.W. Sun and K.K.S. Ho Koor, N. P. Campbell, S. D. G. Sun, H. W. Ho, K. K. S. 77Adverse ground conditions at Tung Chung New Town P.A. Kirk Kirk, P. A. 89Engineering geological and geomorphological aspects of the Western Foothills, Tuen Mun G.R. Taylor Taylor, G. R. 99Natural geochemistry and contamination of marine sediments in Hong Kong P.G.D. Whiteside Whiteside, P. G. D. 109The origin and variability of suspended sediment in Hong Kong's marine waters S. Parry Parry, S. 123Quarrying in Hong Kong: current and future situation T.S.K. Lam and K.L. Siu Lam, T. S. K. Siu, K. L. 141Weathering profile development over volcanic rocks in the Tuen Mun Valley, Hong Kong R.B. Owen and R. Shaw Owen, R. B. Shaw, R. 153Archaeology and geology in Hong Kong's development urban environment P. Rumball Rogers Rogers, P. Rumball 171Magnetic survey of the offshore areas of Hong Kong: results, interpretation and significance C.J.N. Fletcher, F.A. Collar and M.W.C. Lai Fletcher, C. J. N. Collar, F. A. Lai, M. W. C. 179Geophysical and radiometric properties of weathered saprolites in Hong Kong L.S. Chan and M.Q. Chen Chan, L. S. Chen, M. Q. 189Towards sustainable coastal development in Hong Kong W.W.S. Yim Yim, W. W. S. 20
The End of "Made in Hong Kong"? : De-industrialisation and Industrial Promotion Policy in Hong Kong
No full textThis article explores spatial aspects of Hong Kong's deindustrialisation, related both to the development of closer cross-border ties and to Hong Kong's evolution as a global city. Industrial promotion has always had its place in the generally non-interventionist economic policy ofthe government. However, under the new political and economical conditions industrial promotion has moved up on the agenda. In particular, the promotion of high-tech industries is given special governmental attention. The author wams that the plans for re-industrialising Hong Kong may be based on an obsolete view of the city: the city as an isolated entity rather than as the cross-border economic agglomeration that it is growing into. The aim should be to develop a strong and productive industrial base with intraregional co-operation for the whole agglomeration instead of just for Hong Kong
The Regulation of Mediators in England and Wales, the United States and Australia - Lessons for Hong Kong
No full textHong Kong, after some delay, has followed the international fashion in seeking to develop alternatives to the traditional methods of resolving legal disputes. Mediation, in particular, is being encouraged by the territory’s government and judiciary as a way of avoiding what is perceived to be costly and lengthy litigation. Those serving as mediators will be crucial to the success of these endeavours. As yet, however, the accreditation, training and supervision of mediators are in their infancy. This article looks at the regulation of mediators in those common law jurisdictions closest to Hong Kong in their form and substance and considers what — if any — lessons the territory may draw from their experiences
Bibliographie Hilarion G. Petzold 1958 – 2009 mit Anhang als Einführung
No full textDieses Archiv enthält die Gesamtbibliographie der Werke des Autors nebst einiger Texte „Über H. G. Petzold“ im Schlussteil der Bibliographie sowie einen Anhang mit einer Einführung in die Architektur des Werkes in seinem wissenslogischen Aufbau als Ausarbeitung seines „Tree of Science Modells“ (2007).This archive contains the complete bibliography of the author and some texts about H. G. Petzold, moreover an epilogue with an introduction to the architecture of the works in its epistemological structure and composition and as an elaborations of Petzold’s „Tree of Science Modell (2007).https://www.fpi-publikation.de/polyloge/01-2009-petzold-h-g-gesamtbibliographie-h-g-petzold-1958-2009-updating-november2009/peerReviewedpublishedVersio
Humfrey, L H G, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Hong Kong
No full textThis record was harvested from a previous catalogue system and will be withdrawn in 2025. Information in this record may be superseded or incomplete. Visit this record in UMA's new catalogue at: https://archives.library.unimelb.edu.au/nodes/view/393892Surname: HUMFREY. Given Name(s) or Initials: L H G. Military Service Number or Last Known Location: HONG KONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION HONG KONG. Missing, Wounded and Prisoner of War Enquiry Card Index Number: 16160.216472
Item: [2016.0049.26185] "Humfrey, L H G, Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation Hong Kong
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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
Residential Care for Frail and Marginalised Older People in Hong Kong 1990-2006: targeting and efficiency?
No full textRapid growth in the number and proportion of older people in Hong Kong is shown to have taken place since the late nineties. The substantial increase in the number of older people (particularly the old-olds) and their declining ability levels accelerated the need for long-term care, including residential care. This has exerted heavy financial pressure on the government. Subsequently a new policy - the ‘Standardised Care Need Assessment Mechanism’ (SCNAM) - for elderly services was introduced in November 2000; giving rise to both intended and unintended consequences.
In this cross-sectional and longitudinal study of the populations of two older peoples residential homes, the focus is on evaluating the outcome of the policy (SCNAM), which intended to target care on older people ‘in greatest need’. It explores how the profile of residents in long-term care has changed since this policy implementation. Specifically, the dependency characteristics of residents (including their physical health, functional status, cognitive levels, and degree of frailty) in two care homes of the Helping Hand charity in Hong Kong between 1990 and 2006 are compared. Moreover, the study explores whether the changed populations in these homes suggest greater efficiency and effectiveness in the allocation of residential care. It examines impacts on the costs of care, particularly relating to staffing and funding across a 16-year interval. Furthermore, the outcomes of residential care are assessed in terms of the quality of interaction between staff and residents, and participation in various kinds of social activities within the home.
Efficiency is judged not by cost per person alone, but by the ratios of costs to outcomes. Findings in the study show that the quality of publicly-funded residential care in Hong Kong fell over the period, and this evidence puts any suggestion of greater efficiency in doubt. Most importantly, the quality of life of residents has been adversely affected and this is an ‘unintended consequence’ that needs to be taken into account by the policy-makers.
Throughout its recent history Hong Kong has adopted a residual model of welfare, in which the government’s paramount focus has been on economic development. This is clearly reflected in the provision and financing of long-term residential care homes as operated under ‘a mixed economy of welfare’ system, in which the government only assumes a role as a funder. Other crucial issues such as the quality of care by front-line personal care staff as well as the quality of life of residents are largely outside of its policy concerns. Current evidence shows that better targeting and lower unit costs have been achieved in the two Care Homes of the Helping Hand, but at the expense of the effectiveness of care. The policy shift has produced new winners and losers. A focus on controlling the costs of public support for older people amounts to what Titmuss (1968, p.133) called a price that some pay ‘for the costs of other people’s progress’
Environmental planning, management and technology in Hong Kong
No full textpublished_or_final_versionThe contributors vAcknowledgements viPreface Wong, David O.Y. Wong, David O.Y. Hills, Peter Hills, Peter viiKeynote speech Barnes, G. Barnes, G. ixPt.1 Environmental planning and management 1Pt.2 Air pollution and radiation in Hong Kong 53Pt.3 Waste disposal and water pollution in Hong Kong 87Environmental protection - Hong Kong 1987 Reed, Stuart B. Reed, Stuart B. 3Town planning and the environment Pun, K.S. Pun, K.S. 23Law and the control of the Hong Kong environment Downey, M. Downey, M. 35Impact assessment of major air pollution sources in Hong Kong Fung, Y.S. Fung, Y.S. 55Research findings on traffic-related air pollution near the entrance of the Hong Kong Cross Harbour Tunnel Chan, L.Y. Chan, L.Y. Chiu, H.M. Chiu, H.M. Palmer, W.A. Palmer, W.A. 67Gamma radiations from soil in Hong Kong Lau, S.Y. Lau, S.Y. Leung, K.C. Leung, K.C. Tang, C.H. Tang, C.H. 75Safety disposing of Hong Kong's Hazardous wastes Keen, C.Y. Keen, C.Y. Palmer, W.A. Palmer, W.A. 89Fishermens' children and lead poisoning Yeung, C.Y. Yeung, C.Y. Yu, C.L. Yu, C.L. Fung, K.W. Fung, K.W. Ho, K.S. Ho, K.S. 107Need pig wastes pollute? Hodgkiss, I.J. Hodgkiss, I.J. Griffiths, D.A. Griffiths, D.A. 115Enteric bacteria decay in seawater and outfall design Wong, S.H. Wong, S.H. 127Treatment of wastewater from small and medium-sized bleaching and dyeing factories Chiu, H. Chiu, H. Tsang, K.L. Tsang, K.L. Lee, M.L. Lee, M.L. 137Mathematical and experimental modelling of some environmental problems Lee, J.H.W. Lee, J.H.W. Jayawardena, A.W. Jayawardena, A.W. Chan, K.T. Chan, K.T. 15
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
Stock Market Integration Between the Hong Kong SAR and the People's Republic of China - the Use of a Revised 'H' Share Model and Enhanced Institutional Support
No full textPhDBilateral, multilateral and regional linkages between stock exchanges generate
increased sources of funds, investor return and product choice. Such
associations can also lower transaction costs in both initial listing and
subsequent trading, increase liquidity more generally in the secondary market
and enhance investor protection and confidence in the stability and reputation
of the market and the status of companies listed on the market. This thesis
argues that the integration of the stock markets between The Special
Administrative Region of Hong Kong ("Hong Kong") and the People's
Republic of China (CTRC) is therefore a desirable objective and investigates
how a more successful and substantial degree of integration could be achieved
in this area.
Integration, in particular, requires harmonization of laws and regulations. In
1993,H shares issued by PRC companies were first allowed to cross-list on the
Hong Kong Stock Exchange. This listing was made possible by the
introduction of a new set of legal and operational rules promulgated in both the
PRC and Hong Kong.
This thesis expounds four models of integration, the H Share Model, the
System Harmonization Model, the Mixed Harmonization and Mutual
Recognition Model, and the Full Harmonization Model and argues that H share
regulations are an effective way to further integration despite problems
inherited from the PRC's 'pre-open door' policy.
In considering other potential models, the European Union and the United
States capital market are also considered as potential models for further
integration of the PRC and Hong Kong stock markets despite the inherent
limitations of the latter model.
It is also proposed that enhanced institutional support can be used as an
effective means of accelerating the integration process. Investigating both the
feasibility and possible implementation of market integration within an
appropriate institutional framework ensures an autonomous, legal and
independent environment separate from the political realm
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