What is the reason why a substantial amount of resident still living in the“sub-divided flats ”which is a special phenomenon in Hong Kong among the world? How to explain a big proportion of population still receiving a salary that is not sufficient for them to improve their well-being? It is an obvious fact that the quantity of indigent people has proliferated and become a serious problem that need to be alleviated effectively. As a social worker, I think a series of measures which are…
nations such as Singapore, Hong Kong, Taiwan, South Korea and Egypt; where the average birth rate is as low as one child per family. Global impacts, varying from increased poverty level, overcrowded homes and cities are now worse than ever before.. This has also, affected health systems, education systems, the economy and many geographical aspects of the world. The nations today that face this issue at its worst are Niger and Uganda for the highest fertility rates and Hong…
trend of remaking Asian movies into English. She informs readers that movies such as The Grudge and Shall We Dance? were both based on Japanese originals. Major studios are continuing to snap up the rights to films from South Korea, Japan, and Hong Kong with the intention of remaking them with American actors (Graham 229). Throughout the article, Graham outlines the pros and cons of remaking the movies because of cultural differences. Some wonder whether the same vigor and funding would be…
fast food restaurants has served many satisfied customers at various locations in America and in foreign countries. Because of Western culture and influence, McDonald’s has gained many other franchises in the past years in countries such as Japan, Hong Kong, and Australia. Although, McDonald’s in the United States is consistent with the type of food they offer as well as a similar presentation style depending on what states one visits; McDonald’s abroad may look physically different…
some advice for therapists on how to proceed with treating people from China. “The Chinese living in the US are mainly form the PRC, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Vietnam” (Wang and Crane, 1994, p.27). People from the PRC have trust issues due to their past experiences so it takes therapists awhile just to get the families to trust them. People who are from Hong Kong are more directed towards business and need to see results immediately. The people from Vietnam were very wealthy before having to come…
to Hong-Kong to find the plague germ. They were led by renowned scientist Shibasburo Kitasto. But there was another scientist in the field, Swiss born Alexandre Yersin (1863-1943) who had worked for Louis Pasteur and had since been travelling and making maps in Vietnam. Yersin had found the germ that causes plague and that’s how it came to be named Yersinia pestis, in his honour. Back in France he was able to make an antitoxin to the germ’s toxins and two years later he was back in Hong-Kong to…
human resources management major and management major. I wanted to fulfill both my financial prosperity desires as well as my ambition to help the poor. Hence, I chose the management major, which enabled me to do a little of both. Growing up in Hong Kong as a third culture child, I always wanted to pursue the career of my choice. Unfortunately,…
seller won within their country. However, Aussie Clothes did not defend themselves within the District Court of Hong Kong. This is another mistake occurred on behalf of the buyer. Eventually, now the seller has enforced the Hong Kong judgment in the Supreme Court of NSW. Applicable Laws/Rules on Legal Issues Keeping in view the scenario, it can be analyzed that Jump Clothing, Hong Kong did deliver the…
(type your memoir here) I didn’t even find out from Jaidan herself. It was at the science field trip in fourth grade when Katie Simons came up to me and said, “I like your outfit, by the way Jaidan is moving to Hong Kong!” That little side note at the end sounded like a joke at first, but I realized she was completely serious when I saw Jaidan out of the corner of my eyes, her shoulders shrugged and mouth pinched. “I was gonna give you a mint!” She exclaimed, elbowing Katie in the side. A mint…
A Review of the Marika-Alderton House Marika-Alderton House (photo 1) which was completed in 1994 was designed for an aboriginal artist, Banduk Marika and her partner. It is located in the Northern Territory, Australia. The house was built with mainly hardwood and plywood with steel frame. The architect, Glenn Murcutt who is a British-born Australian designed this house to show the ideology of environmental and cultural values. He spend three years researching on the aboriginal culture,…