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Mosses new to Hong Kong (1)
No full textTen moss species - Garkea flexuosa (Griffith) Marg. & Nork., Campylopus laxitextus Lac., Fissidens dubius P. Beauv., Fissidens ceylonensis Dozy & Molk, Fissidens maceratus Mitt., Philonotis thwaitesii Mitt., Isopterygium minutirameum (C. Muell.)Jaeg., Homalia trichomanoides (Hedw.) B.S.G., Pogonatum neesii (C. Muell.) Dozyand Polytrichum formosum Hedw. are reported new to Hong Kong. Among them, five are new to Guangdong Province of China
The urban geology of Hong Kong
Full text linkpublished_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 marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China IV : proceedings of the Eighth International Marine Biological Workshop: the marine flora and fauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 2-20 April, 1995
No full textThe Proceedings of the workshop contain thirty-one original research papers dealing with aspects of the taxonomy and ecology of Hong Kong's marine life with particular reference to the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve and the benthic fauna of its territorial waterspublished_or_final_versionIntroduction pixAcknowledgements pxiiiParticipants pxvPrevious workshop proceedings currently avaiable pxxvTaxonomyThe Cape d'Aguilar Marine ReserveHong Kong's subtidal benthosActinosporea from Hog Kong marine Oligochaeta / Hallett, S.L. p1New benthic nemerteans from Hong Kong / Gibson, R. p9An annotated checklist of the Nemertea recorded from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Gibson, R. p31Additional notes on the taxonomy of the marine Oligochaeta of Hong Kong with a description of a new species of Tubificidae / Erseus, C. p37A new species of Prionospio (Polychaeta: Spionidae) from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Sigvaldadottir, E. p53New species of the Copidognathus gibbus group (Acari: Halacaridae) from Hong Kong / Bartsch, L. p63Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, I. Mysidacea and Isopoda: Anthuridea / Bamber, R.N. p77Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, II. Tanaidacea: Apseudomorpha / Bamber, R.N. p87Peracarid crustaceans from Cape d'Aguilar and Hong Kong, III. Tanaidacea: Tanaidomorpha / Bamber, R.N. p103Pycnogonids (Arthropoda: Pycnogonida) from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Bamber, R.N. p143The Arminidae (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) of Hong Kong / Jensen, K.R. p159The Oligochaeta of the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Erseus, C. p189Phytal meiofauna of a rocky shore at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Zhang, Z.N. p205The distribution of ahermatypic corals at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Clark, T.H. p219Disconisca stella (Gould, 1860), an intertidal inarticulate brachiopod from the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Harper, E. p235An undescribed macrofaunal assemblage from shallow subtidal sands at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Morton, B. p249Muricid predation upon an under boulder connunity of epibyssate bivalves in the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Harper, E. p263Ovulids (Gastropoda) associated with gorgonians (Anthozoa: Gorgonoidea) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong: species, hosts, distributions and feeding ecology / Cumming, R.L. p285Mucus production by species of Siphonaria (Mollusca: Gastropoda: Pulmonata) in Hong Kong / Davies, M.S. p303Temporal variation in malate dehydrogenase loci from Nerita albicilla (L.) (Gastropoda: Neritidae) at the Cape d'Aguilar Marine Reserve, Hong Kong / Huang, Q. p315The feeding ecology of the intertidal blenny Entomacrodus stellifer lighti Herre, at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Kennish, R. p325Diatom assemblages in surficial sediments along a transect between the Ninepin Island Group and Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong / Glenwright, T. p339Observations on the egg capsules and reproducation of fours species of Ovulidae and of Nassarius (Zeuxis) siquijorensis (A.Adams, 1852), (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia) from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p361Observations on Calyptraea extinctorum Lamarck 1822 (Prosobranchia: Calyptraeidae) from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p371Observations on the incidence of imposex in intertidal and subtidal Neogastropoda (Mollusca: Gastropoda) from Hong Kong / Proud, S.V. p381Respiration in the subtidal Hong Kong scavenger Nassarius siquijorensis (Gastropoda: Nassariidae) / Cheung, S.G. p391The impacts of dredging on the epibenthic molluscan community of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong: a comparison of the 1992 and 1995 trawl programmes / Leung, K.F. p401The impact of dredging and fishing on the benthic fish fauna of the southeastern waters of Hong Kong / Leung, A.W.Y. p437The epibenthic ichthyofauna of Tolo Harbour and Hong Kong's northeastern waters: a long term record of change / Leung, A.W.Y. p463The tolerance of Hong Kong species of subtidal Nassariidae (Mollusca: Gastropoda) to anoxia and starvation / Chan, K. p489Hong Kong cephalopods: a brief review of current knowledge and identification of specimens collected in 1995 / Gleadall, I.G. p50
Hong Kong Eurasians
No full textAt the time of his death in July 2008, Tony Sweeting was working on three major projects. The most fulfilling of these was a longstanding plan to publish a book on Hong Kong Eurasians, an undertaking that had the full support of his wife Sansan. The purpose was 'to characterise Hong Kong Eurasians-of the past, the present, and the future-as clearly as possible'. His was a deeply personal response to the question of 'Why study Hong Kong Eurasians?' for he planned to dedicate the book to his two children, Justin and Jacinta.
Tony completed only three chapters. The third, titled 'Historical Sketches', aimed at examining the development of the Eurasian community in Hong Kong from the 1840s to the present day. It forms the basis of the edited article that follows. We have attempted to retain as much of Tony's inimitable style as possible, but it has been necessary to prune significantly to make the text suitable for publication in the Journal. It is hoped that by publishing some of Tony's unfinished work on Hong Kong's Eurasian community other scholars will be encouraged to take up the work and perhaps produce a definitive study of this important facet of Hong Kong's history
Topics in pathology for Hong Kong
No full textpublished_or_final_versionForeword / MacSween, R.N.M. pviiPreface / Ho, Faith C.S. pixIndex p1651 Viral hepatitis in Hong Kong / Wu, Pui-chee p12 Recurrent pyogenic cholangitis and clonorchiasis / Wu, Pui-chee p213 Mortality trends in ischaemic heart disease in Hong Kong / Dickens, Paul p334 Cerebrovascular disease in Hong Kong / Leung, Suet-yi p415 Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency and thalassaemia / Chan, Li-chong p536 Systemic lupus erythematosus / Chan, Eric Y.T. p677 Pathology of glomerular diseases in Hong Kong / Chan, Kwok-wah p758 Epidemiology of neoplasia in Hong Kong / Loke, Shee- loong p919 Liver tumours / Ng, Irene O.L. p10110 Nasopharyngeal carcinoma / Nicholls, John M. p11511 Oesophageal tumours / Ma, Lily T. p12312 Malignant lymphomas / Ho, Faith C.S. p12913 Gestational trophoblastic disease / Cheung, Annie N.Y. p14
The Marine biology of the South China Sea : proceedings of the First International Conference on the Marine Biology of Hong Kong and the South China Sea, Hong Kong 28 October - 3 November 1990
No full textThis is a collection of about 50 papers presented at the First International Conference on the Marine Biology of Hong Kong and South China Sea held at the University of Hong Kong in October 1990. The topics covered are fisheries (including mariculture), conservation, pollution, marine fouling and ecologypublished_or_final_versionv.1 Introduction pxiv.1 Acknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxivv.1 List of participants pxvv.1 Conference programme pxxiv.1 Taxonomic sufficiency and the role of systematics in marine invertebrate studies with special reference to Hong Kong / Oliver, P. Graham p3v.1 Farming of marine algae in China with special reference to the northern South China Sea / Tseng, C.K. p39v.1 The species composition of penaeid prawns and caridean shrimps in a gei wai at the Mai Po Marshes Nature Reserve, Hong Kong / Leung, S.F. p65v.1 Ecological characteristics of the fish fauna of the South China Sea / Wang, Cunxin p77v.1 Fouling organisms at Daya Bay nuclear power station, China / Huang, Z.G. p121v.1 Biofouling of ships in Daya Bay, China / Yan, S.K. p131v.1 A preliminary investigation of marine fungi in the South China Sea / Vrijmoed, L.L.P. p137v.1 Choanoflagellates as fouling organisms / Jackson, Seamus M. p145v.1 Biofouling of Deep Bay buoys / Huang, Z.G. p153v.1 An ecological study of fouling organisms in Beihai Harbour, Beibu Bay, China / Wang, J.J. p167v.1 Research upon and conservation of corals and coral reefs in China / Zou, Renlin p183v.1 Science and the management of mangroves in Asia and the Pacific / Field, C.D. p193v.1 Invertebrate species new to science recorded from the Mai Po Marshes, Hong Kong / Lee, S.Y. p199v.1 The conservation of Deep Bay, Hong Kong / Young, Llewellyn p211v.1 Biomonitoring of marine heavy metal pollution and its application in Hong Kong waters / Rainbow, P.S. p235v.1 The effects of pollutants on the filtration rate of Perna viridis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) / Wang, Chusheng p253v.1 Analysis and assessment of heavy metal pollution in Hong Kong's marine environment / Fung, Y.S. p261v.1 A gray model for predicting red tides / Wang, Zhaoding p273v.1 Ammonium uptake by Ulva lactuca (Chlorophyta: Ulvales) / Ho, Y.B. p289v.1 The occurence of six species of red tide organisms and their relationship with environmental factors in the Pearl River estuary / Lin, Y.S. p301v.1 Accumulation of an antifouling toxin, tributyltinm, in Argopecten irradians (Bivalvia: pectinidae) / Liu, Jianjun p311v.1 The effects of urban sewage on benthic community structure in Xiamen Bay, China / Jiang, J.X. p321v.2 Regional variation in the structure of tropical benthic communities: relation to regimes of nutrient input / Taylor, John D. p337v.2 Are there obligate marine scavengers? / Britton, J.C. p357v.2 Crabs as predators of marine bivalve molluscs / Seed, R. p393v.2 Bivalve shells: chronometers of environmental change / Richardson, C.A. p419v.2 Sacoglossa (Mollusca: Opisthobranchia) - specialist herbivores and partial predators: integrating ecological, physiological and morphological data / Jensen, Kathe R. p437v.2 The relationship between herbivorous molluscs and algae on moderately exposed Hong Kong shores / Williams, Gray A. p459v.2 Activity rhythms and 'homing' behaviour by two pairs of high and low-zoned intertidal limpets in Hong Kong / Liu, J.H. p471v.2 The orientation of cirripedes on their hosts from Hong Kong waters / Cai, Ruxing p493v.2 Some aspects of the ecology of sediment fauna in Balingasay, Bolinao, Pangasinan (northern Philippines) / Yap, Helen T. p509v.2 The chemical characteristics of soil and its association with standing litter biomass in a subropical mangrove community in Hong Kong / Tam, N.F.Y. p521v.2 Impact of euthrophication on marine plankon in Tolo Harbour, 1988-89 / Chan, Alice L.C. p543v.2 The physiological ecology of Perna viridis (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) from contrasting environments in Hong Kong / Cheung, S.G. p559v.2 Effects of reduced salinities on Holothuria leucospilota Brandt and Polycheira rufescens Brandt (Echinodermata: Holothuroidea) in Hong Kong / Ong Che, Rosita G. p581v.2 Leaf choice of sesarmine crabs, Chiromanthes bidens and C. maipoensis, in a Hong Kong mangal / Lee, S.Y.v.2 Enigmonia aenigmatica: an enigmatic molluscan chameleon / Moss, Shaun M. p605v.2 A comparative study of the effects of salinity upon growth and respiration in two species of mangrove / Field, C.D. p615v.2 The heart of Hyotissa imbricata (Bivalvia: Gryphaeidae) / Li, Xiaoxu p621v.2 The intertidal ecology of a rocky shore at Yangkou, Qingdao, China / Qi, Zhongyan p627v.2 Pelagic polychaetes from the South China Sea / Wu, B.L. p637v.2 The distribution of intertidal fungi on Rhizophora apiculata / Hyde, Kevin D. p643v.2 The effect of photoperiod and temperature on the release of monospores by Porphyra suborbiculata Kjellman / Lee, K.Y. p653v.2 The macrobenthic infauna of Hoi Ha Wan and Tolo Channel, Hong Kong / Mackie, Andrew S.Y. p657v.2 The Calappidae (Crustacea: Brachyura) of Chinese waters / Chen, H.L. p675v.2 Marine diatoms of the Xisha Islands, South China Sea I. Mastogloia the Ex. Wm. Sm. species of the group Sulcatae / Liu, Shicheng p705v.2 Marine diatoms of the Xisha Islands, South China Sea II. Three new species of diatoms (Bacillariophyceae) / Liu, Shicheng p72
Education reform as an agent of change: the development of media literacy in Hong Kong during the last decade
Full text linkAlthough media education is a comparatively new area of studies in Hong Kong, it is already flourishing. Why? This contribution identifies the education reform as an important factor in encouraging the development of media education in the last decade, and the three major driving forces of this reform have been: the emphasis on civic education since Hong Kong’s return to China sovereignty, the introduction of information technology (ICT), and the recent review of the curriculum. The author also aims to find out whether the patterns used in media education development are their own Asian models or, on the contrary, they follow Wes tern patterns
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
Biometeorological modelling and forecasting of monthly ambulance demand for Hong Kong
No full textIntroduction: Given the aging population in Hong Kong and the ever rising demand for emergency ambulance services, this study aimed to examine the effects of seasonality and weather on the demand for emergency ambulance services in Hong Kong. The feasibility of using time series models and selected weather factors to forecast average daily ambulance demand over a month was also assessed. Methods: Monthly statistics for ambulance demand from 1998 to 2007 were obtained for analysing the effects of seasonality and weather on the demand for emergency ambulance services in Hong Kong. The effectiveness of weather factors in forecasting ambulance demand was also examined by comparing the performance of the autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) model against other commonly used models. Results: The lowest temperatures during cooler months were found to be negatively associated with average daily ambulance demand (adj-R2=0.38), while the average amount of cloud cover and highest temperatures were found to be positively associated with average daily ambulance demand during hotter months (adj-R2 =0.34). When the analysis was stratified spatially by ambulance command units, Hong Kong Island had the highest adj-R2 during cool and hot months, reported at 0.55 and 0.46 respectively. With the inclusion of average temperature, the ARIMA models outperformed other models for both short- and long-term predictions. Conclusions: Our findings suggest that weather factors, especially temperature, are significantly related to and useful for predicting ambulance demand. (Hong Kong j.emerg.med. 2017;24:3-11)link_to_OA_fulltex
Public Welfare and The Judicial Over-Enforcement of Socio-Economic Rights in Hong Kong
Full text linkThis comment argues that the Court of Final Appeal (CFA) in Kong Yunming has erred insofar as it applied the proportionality analysis vis-à-vis any restriction placed on the Art 36 right to social welfare. Even if the CFA was right to apply the proportionality analysis, it is argued that there is a rational connection between the 7-year residence requirement and the Government’s aim of ensuring the sustainability of the welfare system by addressing the problems raised by the following issues: (a) immigration from the Mainland under the One-Way Permit scheme; (b) Hong Kong’s ageing population; and (c) the rise in Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme expenditure. Finally, even if the impugned 7-year residence requirement was unconstitutional, the CFA should have issued a temporary suspension order, rather than restore the 1-year residence requirement.published_or_final_versio
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