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Effect of effective tissue conductivity on thermal dose distributions of living tissue with directional blood flow during thermal therapy
No full textEffect of the directional blood flow on thermal dose distribution during thermal therapy: an application of a Green’s function based on the porous model
No full textThe impact of thermally significant blood vessels in perfused tumor tissue on thermal dose distributions during thermal therapies
No full textRacial Equality and the Law: Creating an Effective Statute and Enforcement Model for Hong Kong
Get PDFThe Hong Kong government has commenced a public consultation exercise on a bill to prohibit racial discrimination, which is expected to be introduced in the Legislative Council in early 2005. The government has proposed to model the bill on the existing Sex Discrimination Ordinance (SDO) and the Disability Discrimination Ordinance (DDO). While there are advantages to adopting a familiar format, the author argues that the SDO and DDO can be improved upon, in particular, that a more flexible definition of indirect discrimination should be adopted and that special provisions be drafted to address discrimination against new immigrants from mainland China. The author takes the view that this is an opportune time to strengthen the enforcement model for all of Hong Kong's anti-discrimination laws. The author proposes that officers at the Equal Opportunities Commission (EOC) be empowered to take a more proactive approach and that a specialist equal opportunities tribunal should be established outside the auspices of the EOC.published_or_final_versio
The Failure of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal to Recognise and Remedy Disability Discrimination
Get PDFThis article critiques the recent decision of the Hong Kong Court of Appeal in Ma Bik Yung v Ko Chuen, the first case to be tried under Hong Kong's Disability Discrimination Ordinance. The Court of Appeal upheld the District Court's finding of disability harassment but granted the appeal from the finding of disability discrimination. The author argues that the Court erred, by introducing a hypothetical factual scenario that was inconsistent with the District Court's findings of fact and by failing to apply s3 of the Ordinance. The article also criticises the Court's holding that an 'unwilling' apology is outside the scope of remedies allowed by the Ordinance. In fact, similar statutory language is regularly used in Australia as the basis for orders to apologise. The author concludes by considering the potential conflict between the right to free expression and court-ordered apologies and suggests two possible approaches to the issue.published_or_final_versio
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
香港回歸中國之挑戰
No full textThe seven essays in this volume address some of the critical issues underlining the process of Hong Kong's reintegration with China. In reviewing the drastic changes in Hong Kong since the mid-1980s, the authors provide multi-disciplinary perspectives to articulate the major institutions and forces that shape the interaction between Beijing and Hong Kong and help to define the challenges ahead. Ming Chan delineates the key dimensions of the China factor in Hong Kong's transition. John Burns offers a comparative analysis of the PRC and Hong Kong civil service systems. Alvin So suggests the root causes of Hong Kong's recent political crisis as a case of 'contested democracy.' Alison Conner focuses on the controversies in the legal system and the rule of law in the transition. Chin-Chuan Lee assesses the impact of regime change on press freedom and the media. Janet Salaff, Siu-lun Wong and Mei-ling Fung use interview surveys to construct profiles on emigration decision as manifestation of public confidence. Finally, James Tang observes the China-Hong Kong integration in a globalization and nationalization contextpublished_or_final_versionForeword: one country as a changed system / White III, Lynn T. pixPreface / Chan, Ming K. pxvAcknowledgements / Chan, Ming K. pxixBibliography p199Index p2151 The politics of Hong Kong's imperfect transition: dimensions of the China factor / Chan, Ming K. p12 Civil service systems in transition: Hong Kong, China, and 1997 / Burns, John P. p313 The Tiananmen incident, Patten's electoral reforms, and the roots of contested democracy in Hong Kong / So, Alvin Y. p494 Legal institutions in transitional Hong Kong / Conner, Alison W. p855 Media structure and regime change in Hong Kong / Lee, Chin-chuan p1136 Hong Kong families' views of 1997 / Salaff, Janet W. p1497 Hong Kong in transition: globalization versus nationalization / Tang, James T.H. p17
CUHK electronic theses & dissertations collection
No full textKou Ying Chuck."July 2004."Thesis (Ph.D.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2004.Includes bibliographical references (p. 186-199).Electronic reproduction. Hong Kong : Chinese University of Hong Kong, [2012] System requirements: Adobe Acrobat Reader. Available via World Wide Web.Mode of access: World Wide Web.Abstracts in English and Chinese
Drug audit in Hong Kong with special reference to antibiotics
No full textIn Hong Kong, antibiotic orientated audits have been conducted with respect to (1) the use of paediatric tetracyclines, and (2) ward usage of expensive antibiotics. Consistent with the very high local prevalence of discolouration in the secondary dentition among young persons in the early 1980s, the use of paediatric tetracyclines (sales of liquid formulations) was more than ten-fold greater than the corresponding usage in the UK (inferred from retail prescription surveys). With educational efforts and feedback of such data to doctors, follow-up audits confirm a dramatic reduction in such use of tetracyclines in Hong Kong. A one-month audit of expensive antibiotic administration and dispensing in a single medical ward of Queen Mary Hospital revealed that: (a) much larger amounts of β-lactams were dispensed than administered to patients, and (b) the amount of Unasyn® being given intravenously was probably excessive, considering the good oral bioavailability of this pro-drug. Possible reasons for these anomalies, their expenditure implications and appropriate steps to correct them are discussed.link_to_subscribed_fulltex
Analytical analysis of the Pennes bioheat transfer equation with sinusoidal heat flux condition on skin surface
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