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Racial Equality and the Law: Creating an Effective Statute and Enforcement Model for Hong Kong
No full textThe 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
No full textThis 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
Social work intervention in health care : the Hong Kong scene
No full textIn the present health care system, the psychological and social needs of patients and their families are much neglected. This book recognizes the importance of the psychosocial aspects of health and illness and aims to provide relevant theories and practice guidelines for social work intervention in hospitals, clinics, welfare agencies and community settingsSocial workers in general ' not just medical social workers' are often confronted with health-related issues. This book also recognizes the needs of these practitioners in terms of background medical knowledge and concepts of stress and coping. Readers are therefore introduced to skills and approaches for working with different target groups in the health care system, such as the psycho- educational approach, life-skills training, reminiscence therapy, cognitive rehabilitation, discharge planning and health promotionThis book contains chapters on mental health, social and medical issues such as suicide, teenage pregnancy, drug abuse and occupational health, as well as on the disease groups of cancer, chronic renal failure, epilepsy, stroke and brain injurypublished_or_final_versionList of figures pixList of tables pxiPreface pxvAcknowledgements / Chan, Lai-wan, Cecilia pxviiContributors pxixIndex p407Sect.I Theory and practice of social work in health care p1Sect.II Crisis intervention and stress management p39Sect.III Developement and coping enhancement p105Sect.IV Skills training and cognitive rehabilitation p177Sect.V Empowerment and self-help p257Sect.VI Resource mobilization and system change p315Ch.1 Introduction / Chan, Lai-wan, Cecilia p3Ch.2 Foundation knowledge for the health care social worker in Hong Kong / Ma, Lai-chong, Joyce p23Ch.3 Helping teenage girls face the multiple crises of unwed motherhood / Tai, Yau-yee, Lianne p41Ch.4 An integrative approach to managing suicidal crisis / Li, Shing-fu p59Ch.5 Stress management for cancer patients: a psycho- educational-support group / Leung, Piu-yu, Pamela p85Ch.6 Growth through coping: a developmental perspective on social work practice with parents of handicapped children / Leung, Yin-ling, Anna p107Ch.7 Getting to know the world: growing up with chronic illness / Ng, Ho-yee p123Ch.8 Working with epileptic children and their families / Lam, Oi-bing, Debbie p141Ch.9 Biopsychosocial approach in working with psychotropic substance abusers / Chan, Kin-yi, Ivy p163Ch.10 Social skills training for psychiatric patients: the case of schizophrenics in Hong Kong / Tsang, Kit-man, Sandra p179Ch.11 Reminiscence groups for institutionalized elderly people in Hong Kong: a practice model / Chong, Ming-lin, Alice p195Ch.12 The community as therapist: working with women addicts in Hong Kong / Soo, Kam-hing, Rosanna p219Ch.13 Rehabilitation of cognitive functioning of patients with traumatic brain injury / Man, Wai-kwong, David p235Ch.14 Social action approach in empowerment of persons with end stage renal disease / Wong, Kam-bun, Donna p259Ch.15 Empowerment for persons of diabetes / Tong, Choi- ying p279Ch.16 Self-help group for parents of children with cooley's anaemia / Liu, Yee-wah, Eva p295Ch.17 Family care in schizophrenia: an undervalued resource / Pearson, Veronica p317Ch.18 Discharge planning for cerebro-vascular accident patients / Lam, Chu-lee, Zarina p337Ch.19 Strategies and processes of policy change in rehabilitation / Kong, Siu-hong p353Ch.20 Macro-practice in health care - application of policy change model for silicosis victims / Chan, Kan-kam p267Ch.21 Promoting oral health through primary health care in Tai O / Lo, Chin-man, Edward p38
The decision making processes of the medical professionals and hospitals in recommending/adopting infant formula.
No full textby Nancy Cheung.Abstract in Chinese.Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1980.Bibliography: leaves 84-87
Criminal Due Process in Hong Kong and Singapore: A Mutual Challenge
No full textThis article explores what the author believes to be the fruitful task of comparing the divergent development of criminal due process jurisprudence in Hong Kong following the enactment of the Bill of Rights Ordinance and the Basic Law, with that in Singapore. Whilst Singapore cases have remained conservative, Hong Kong courts have begun to develop what promises to be a robust attitude toward due process issues. It is argued that the comparison between the two jurisdictions is especially apt given the many similarities between the peoples of Hong Kong and Singapore. The article also ventures to sketch out the predictive exercise of asking whether Singapore is likely to become more like Hong Kong, or whether it is Hong Kong which will move closer to Singapore
Production of extracellular enzymes by trichoderma species and their use for protoplast formation in volvariella volvacea.
No full textby Nancy Wang.Bibliography: leaves 126-144Thesis (M.Ph.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 198
Science and mathematics achievements at the junior secondary level in Hong Kong: a summary report for Hong Kong in the Third International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS)
No full textpublished_or_final_versionContents iiiList of tables vList of figures viiAcknowledgments viiiReference 37Appendix1 Introduction 12 Sampling and administration of the Hong Kong population 2 study 93 Hong Kong students' science achievement in the international comparison 104 Hong Kong students' mathematics achievement the international comparison 2
Understanding marriage : a Hong Kong case study
No full textBased on a marital study in Hong Kong, this book examines changes that occur in the marital relationship today. The author concludes that as 'affective individualism' is used to characterize modern marriages in the West, 'affective familism' is a more appropriate character of marriages among the Chinese in Hong Kongpublished_or_final_versionPrefaceAcknowledgmentsIntroduction p5Appendices p161Bibliography p191Author Index p201Subject Index p205Prologue: Mr and Mrs Lee p1Pt. I The Hong Kong Marital Study p11Pt. II Variations in Marriage p59Pt. III Marital Interdependence p117Appendix 1 The Measuring Instruments p163Appendix 2 Determining Criterion Groups p174Appendix 3 Statistical Tests Applied in the Study p184Appendix 4 The Marital Relationship Index - MRI p1861 Studying Marriages in Hong Kong p132 The Hong Kong Marital Study p293 The Couple's Descriptions of Their Relationship p454 Classification of Types of Marriage p615 Variations in the Marital Experience According to the Life Cycle p856 Variations in the Marital Experience According to Gender and Generational Issues p997 The Transition From Traditional to Companionship Marriages p1198 Interdependence in Marital Relationships p1339 Tuning Into Spousal Negotiations p14
Digital Editions from Hong Kong University Press
No full textThis is a project undertaken by both the HKU Press and the HKU Libraries. Realizing the worth of the Press' non- current titles, these partners are working together to place these titles online. Most titles concern Hong Kong or were written by Hong Kong author
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