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Racial Equality and the Law: Creating an Effective Statute and Enforcement Model for Hong Kong
Full text linkThe 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
Full text linkThis 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
The effect of explicit instruction on the acquisition of grammatical structures in the Chinese context.
Full text linkby Zhou Yanping.Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1989.Bibliography: leaves 151-156
Stenus (Hemistenus) pullidistortus Zhao & Zhou 2005
No full text2. <i>Stenus</i> (<i>Hemistenus</i>) <i>pullidistortus</i> Zhao & Zhou, 2005 (Fig. 1) <p> Zhao & Zhou 2005: 103 (subgenus <i>Hemistenus</i>; type locality: China: Sichuan).</p> <p> <b>Material examined.</b> <b>China:</b> Sichuan: 2 males, 3 females, Bao­xing, Feng­tong­zhai (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 4 Sep. 2005, Hong­Zhang Zhou collected; 1 female, Baoxing, Feng­tong­zhai (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 3 Sep. 2005, Hong­Zhang Zhou collected; 1 female, Bao­xing, Feng­tong­zhai (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 2 Sep. 2005, Hong­Zhang Zhou and Zhao Cai­Yun collected; 2 males, 2 females, Bao­xing, Feng­tongzhai, Da­shui­gou (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 4 Sep. 2005, Cai­Yun Zhao collected; 2 males, 14 ex., Bao­xing, Feng­tong­zhai, Da­shui­gou (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 3 Sep. 2005, Xiao­Yan Li collected; 1 female, Bao­xing, Feng­tong­zhai, Da­shui­gou (102.84°E, 30.36°N), 1500 m, 3 Sep. 2005, Ye­Jun Zhang collected; 3 males, Emei mountain (103.5°E, 29.62°N), 28 Aug. 2005, Cai­Yun Zhao collected; 1 female, Emei mountain (103.5°E, 29.62°N), 29 Aug. 2005, Xiao­Yan Li collected.</p> <p> <b>Remarks.</b> Among the specimens collected since we had described this species we found female specimens. The spermatheca is illustrated in Fig. 1. After careful examination, we found the paraglossae of this species are coniform.</p>Published as part of <i>Zhao, Cai-Yun & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2006, A new species of Stenus (Hemistenus) with new records and a key to Chinese species of the viridanus group (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae), pp. 21-29 in Zootaxa 1304 (1)</i> on page 24, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1304.1.2, <a href="http://zenodo.org/record/5070970">http://zenodo.org/record/5070970</a>
Stenus (Hypostenus) yiae , Zhao & Zhou 2020, sp. nov.
No full text2. Stenus (Hypostenus) yiae Zhao & Zhou, sp. nov. Type Material. Holotype: male, CHINA, Beijing, Chaoyang, Datunxiang (116°24′E, 39°59′N), 21.V. 1996, Hong-zhang Zhou collected [Deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS)]; Paratypes: 1 female, same data as holotype; 1 male, 1 female, CHINA, Beijing (116°28′E, 40°13′N), 1942; 1 male, 2 females, CHINA, Fujian, Shaxian (117°46′E, 26°25′N), 15.VII.1977, Xiao-nan Luo collected; 2 males, 3 females, CHINA, Shanghai (121°29′E, 31°13′N), A. SAVIO collected; 14 ex., CHINA, Shanghai (121°29′E, 31°13′N), O. PIEL collected. [Deposited in Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (IZ-CAS)] Diagnosis. This new species belongs to the cicindeloides group. It can be easily distinguished from S. (H.) verticalis Benick and S. (H.) primivenatus Zhao & Zhou sp. nov. by the absence of spots on elytra. It is similar to S. (H.) cicindeloides (Schaller), but differs from the latter by having a broad apical part of median lobe and a different spermatheca structure. Detailed description and illustrations of the species are provided by Zhao & Zhou (2008).Published as part of Zhao, Cai-Yun & Zhou, Hong-Zhang, 2020, Validation of Stenus (Hypostenus) primivenatus and Stenus (Hypostenus) yiae (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Steninae), pp. 591-592 in Zootaxa 4881 (3) on page 591, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4881.3.11, http://zenodo.org/record/428387
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
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
MODELLING PRICE DYNAMICS IN THE HONG KONG PROPERTY MARKET
Full text linkThe property market in Hong Kong plays an important role in the political, social and economic life of this vibrant city. Understanding the dynamics of the market is essential to guide government policy making and investment decisions. Using data collected between 1993 and 2006, this study investigates the monthly returns, volatilities, and time-varying correlations in the residential, office, and retail property markets in Hong Kong. A vector autoregressive (VAR) model is used to examine the conditional mean, and a multivariate generalized autoregressive conditional heteroscedasticity (MGARCH) model is adopted to analyze the conditional variance. The dynamic conditional correlation (DCC) approach is utilized to specify the MGARCH model. All of the property types show strong auto- and cross-correlations, which indicates that the sectors relate to each other closely. All three sectors have higher volatilities when major political and economic events occur. The findings reveal the possibility of balancing investment portfolios between the three sectors in the Hong Kong property market. However, exposure to the residential sector may reduce the chance of investment diversification because of the higher correlation of this sector with the other property sectors.Return, volatility, dynamic conditional correlation.
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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