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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
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 Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China III : proceedings of the Third International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China, Hong Kong, 13 April - 1 May 1992
No full textThis is a collection of 22 papers presented at the Third International Workshop on the Malacofauna of Hong Kong and Southern China held at the Swire Marine Laboratory on 13 April to 1 May 1992. The topics cover taxonomy, anatomy, behaviour and ecologypublished_or_final_versionIntrodcution / Morton, Brian pixAcknowledgements / Morton, Brian pxiiiParticipants pxvTaxonomyAnatomyBehaviourEcologyThe Polyplacophora of Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Bullock, R.C. p3Bivalve molluscs from the southeastern waters of Hong Kong / Scott, Paul H. p55A revision of the crassispirine gastropods from Hong Kong (Gastropoda: Turridae) / Taylor, John D. p101Sublittoral Notaspidea and Nudibranchia (Opisthobranchia) from southern Hong Kong, with a description of a new species / Jensen, Kathe R. p117Shallow-water octopuses (Cephalopoda: Octopodidae) from Hong Kong's territorial waters / Norman, M.D. p141Anatomy of Scutus sinensis (Blainville)(Gastropoda: Fissurellidae) from Hong Kong / Jensen, Kathe R. p163Foregut anatomy of the larger species of Turrinae, Clavatulinae and Crassispirinae (Gastropoda: Conoidea) from Hong Kong / Taylor, John D. p185The anatomy and relationships of Finella and Scaliola (Caenogastropoda: Cerithioidea: Scaliolidae) / Ponder, W.F. p215The anatomy and relationships of three species of vitrinelliform gastropods (Caenogastropoda: Rissooidea) from Hong Kong / Ponder, W.F. p243Further observations on the egg capsules and reproduction of some marine prosobranch molluscs from Hong Kong / Knudsen, J. p283Prey preference and method of attack by Rapana bezoar (Gastropoda: Muricidae) from Hong Kong / Morton, Brian p309Feeding behaviour and activity of the scavenging gastropod Nassarius festivus (Powys) / Cheung, S.G. p327Molluscivory by the asteroid Coscinasterias acutispina (Stimpson) / Harper, Elizabeth p339Food choice, detection, time spent feeding, consumption and the effects of starvation on a subtidal scavenger Nassarius siquijorensis (Gastropoda: Nassariidae), from Hong Kong / Liu, J.H. p357Grazing by high-shore littorinids on a moderately exposed tropical rocky shore / Williams, Gray A. p379Predation impacts on the population structure of infaunal bivalves from Lobster Bay, Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Cha, M.W. p391The biology of Isognomon legumen (Gmelin, 1791)(Bivalvia : Pterioida) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong, with special reference to predation by muricids / Harper, Elizabeth p405Spatial variation in the molluscan fauna associated with Septifer virgatus (Bivalvia: Mytilidae) at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Seed, R. p427Tidal microgrowth bands in the shell of the intertidal limpet, Cellana toreuma (Reeve, 1855), from the shores of Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong / Richardson, C.A. p445The invertebrate community of subtidal sand habitats at Cape d'Aguilar, Hong Kong, with an emphasis on molluscs / Wells, Fred E. p467Sublittoral benthic gastropods from the southern waters of Hong Kong / Taylor, John D. p479Hydrology and the distribution of Pteropoda in the southern waters of Hong Kong / Chan, A.L.C. p49
Countryside series [Hong Kong] = 1!\h!4U!7y!7tB [1!a)!H$B] [cartographic material] /
No full textVarious eds. Topographic map series of Hong Kong Island and surrounding islands showing footpaths, trails with section numbers & distance posts, tracks, parks, cultivation, boundaries, water features, bus terminus, railways, roads, monuments, built-up areas, and slopes. Relief shown by contours, shadings, hypsometric tints, and spot height. Depths shown by contours.; Includes index.; Some sheets accompanied by booklets containing general information and directory.; Library holds booklets for Series sheets no. 3 (Lantau & islands) and no. 4 (Sai Kung & Clear Water Bay). Lantau & Islands (from 1992: Lantau Island; from 2003: Lantau and Neighbouring Islands) -- Hong Kong Island plus Po Toi Island (from 1994: Hong Kong Island; from 2003: Hong Kong and neighbouring islands) -- Outlying islands (discontinued after 2002) -- Sai Kung & Clear Water Bay -- New Territories West (from 1990: North West New Territories) -- New Territories Central (from 1992: Central New Teritories; from 2003 included on: North East and Central New Territories) -- North East New Territories (from 2003: North East & Central New Territories)
The Hong Kong National Security Law: The Shifted Grundnorm of Hong Kong’s Legal Order and Its Implications
No full textThe promulgation of the Law of the Hong Kong National Security Law (‘NSL’) has exerted sweeping influences over Hong Kong’s common law system. This book chapter aims to examine the theoretical advancement underlying the NSL legislation and the Chinese law implications of the NSL for Hong Kong’s legal system. The first part introduces the key constitutional and Basic Law narratives advocated by mainland officials and scholars to justify the legality of the NSL legislation. Those constitutional narratives attempt to extend the validity of the PRC Constitution to Hong Kong and explain away the legal autonomy guaranteed by Article 18 of the Basic Law and Article 31 of the PRC Constitution. In the NSL era, Hong Kong is embracing a Constitution-based legal order in place of the one based on the Basic Law. Along with the theoretical advancement, national norms and central institutions have been channeled into the HKSAR through the implementation of the NSL. The second part of this chapter explores the implications of such normative and institutional changes for Hong Kong law and Basic Law practices. It focuses on five areas: the application of mainland laws in Hong Kong, the interpretation of the NSL, cross-border criminal jurisdiction, national security institutional infrastructure, and the legal language. To some extent, the enactment of the NSL is like a silent constitutional reform that has reshaped, and will continue to reshape, a wide range of aspects of Hong Kong law as well as the Basic Law. Due to the dualistic nature of the NSL as a national law which applies to both the mainland and Hong Kong, it has also expanded and deepened the interaction and conflict between legal systems in the two regions, highlighting the inherent tension of maintaining the unity of a heterogeneous legal order under one country, two systems
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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
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
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’
Dispersal and renewal : Hong Kong University during the war years
No full textIn this volume, dedicated to the memory of Hong Kong University students, faculty and members of the Court who lost their lives as a result of hostilities in the Far East during 1941-1945, we ask what happened to the University during those years of Japanese occupation when there was only the shell of a campus left standing on Pokfulam Road. Though physically non-existent, the idea of the University persisted, as shown by the recollections here of twenty-five contributors, many of whom were students of faculty when war broke out. Their stories of imprisonment or escape, mainly to China, help to capture something of the spirit of those challenging times that eventually led to the re-establishing of the University in 1948 and its remarkable growth since thenpublished_or_final_versionPreface : 'The time is ripe...' / Matthews, Clifford pxiAcknowledgements pxixMaps pxxiPhotographs pxxixPrologue : 'A cosy hillside campus...' / Evans, Dafydd Emrys p1Epilogue : 'A bridge between east and west' / Matthews, Clifford p441Glossary p447Index p449The settingDispersalPrisoners of warGrapevineRenewal1 The test of war (Part 1) / Ride, Lindsay p92 An academic odyssey : a professor in five continents (Part 1) / MacKenzie, Norman H. p253 My war years in Hong Kong, China and India / Hsieh, Zaza p394 Wartime experiences in Hong Kong and China (Part 1) / Yu, Patrick p515 Strains of war and the links break / Mellor, Bernard p616 An episode in the history of the university / King, Gordon p857 Remembrances of times past : the university and Chungking / Leung, Man-wah, Bentley p1058 University days and the war remembered / Khoo, Uheng p1099 Full circle : university life in Hong Kong and beyond / Huang, Rayson p11510 Pursuing science in Hong Kong, China and the west / Huang, Hsing Tsung p12711 A 'yellow fish' in wartime China / Sung, Leslie L. p14312 A lifetime of science in China / Sung, Chung Heung (Chong, Zhong Xiang p15113 HKU, Macao and the DGS / Symons, Joyce p15914 'The test of war' / Evans, Dafydd Emrys p16915 An academic odyssey : a professor in five continents (Part 2) / MacKenzie, Norman H. p17916 Mount Davis and Sham Shui Po : a medical officer with the volunteers / Bard, Solomon p19317 A Hong Kong doctor in war and peace / Rodrigues, Albert p20318 A Sham Shui Po episode : the sufferer called 'angel' / Halfter, Nicholas p20919 Working on the railroad : Siam-Burma / Shamraeff, Victor p21320 Hullo, again, Hong Kong! / Kerr, Ian H. E. p22121 Life experiences : from Star Ferry to Stardust / Matthews, Clifford p22722 Stanley : behind barbed wire / Gittins, Jean p24723 The test of war (Part 2) / Ride, Lindsay p28924 With the BAAG in wartime China / Thomas, Osler p30325 Wartime experiences in Hong Kong and China (Part 2) / Yu, Patrick p31326 Wartime intelligence in China / Cheung, Oswald p33527 In India, in China and twice in Hong Kong / Mellor, Bernard p34528 The phoenix arises from the ashes / Evans, Dafydd Emrys p37729 Dispersal and renewal : Hong Kong University Medical and Health Services / Ong, Guan Bee p38930 Controversy over the re-opening of the University of Hong Kong, 1942-48 / Sweeting, Anthony p39731 A new start / Mellor, Bernard p42
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
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