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Leung, Ka-Man, and William Chu. "Designing an eSports intervention for middle-aged and older adults in Hong Kong: Social marketing approach." PLOS ONE 18, no. 4 (April 27, 2023): e0284504. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0284504.
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This study examined the perceptions and experiences of middle-aged and older adult participants in electronic sports (eSports) in Hong Kong (HK), China, by using the social marketing (SM) approach. This qualitative study applied SM approach to the design of a center-based eSports intervention for middle-aged and older adults in HK. Interviews were conducted with 39 adults stratified in terms of age (i.e., 45–64 vs. ≥65 years) and experience with eSports. Ten administrators working in community elderly centers were invited for semistructured interviews. Thematic analysis was performed on the data by incorporating SM. Main findings are presented in terms of five P’s. The product component of an eSports intervention includes the foundation of eSports (e.g., safety, eSports training), suitable games for older adults, and professional equipment (e.g., large-screen devices and motion-controlled Nintendo Switches). The price component comprises affordability and the frequency and duration of each eSport session, and the place component includes accessibility and spaces to play eSports. The promotion component should be educational in nature and can incorporate free trials and gaming days, short films about older adults playing eSports, promotional channels, physical evidence and annual eSports competitions. The people component consists of support from administrators and the center in charge, the availability of skilled program instructors and staff, and appropriate partnering, team sizes and instructor-to-participant ratios. The 5P’s enhance the design of future center-based eSports interventions and can help researchers and practitioners determine which aspects encourage middle-aged and older adults to participate in eSports.
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Spires, Robert. "Hong Kong's Postcolonial Education Reform." International Journal of Educational Reform 26, no. 2 (April 2017): 154–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/105678791702600204.
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The Hong Kong education system is at a crucial point in its trajectory, and changes to public education also reflect broader social, economic and political changes within Hong Kong and globally. Since the 1997 handover of Hong Kong from British control to China, Hong Kong has struggled to develop its own identity under the One Country, Two Systems premise. One of the compulsory courses in the Hong Kong curriculum known as liberal studies, introduced in 2009, provided a useful departure point for exploring many social tensions occurring in Hong Kong. Exploring education reform through liberal studies explains how these social tensions manifest within education, and how these educational tensions manifest within the broader society. Contemporary trends in Hong Kong's education were examined, including the public exams, the proliferation of shadow education and the expansion of self-financed tertiary education options for Hong Kong students. Tensions in Hong Kong are further explained through the notions of post-colonialism. The liberal studies debate mirror aspects of the broader economic, political, and social tensions as they relate to Hong Kong youth, and Hong Kong society at-large, and this article endeavors to explore these tensions through the lens of liberal studies as it relates to education discourse in Hong Kong. Through a combination of literature review from academic and mainstream sources, the article establishes the groundwork for further empirical work in order to gain a more in-depth understanding of the issues and tensions in Hong Kong.
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CHEUNG, CHAU-KIU, and KWAN-KWOK LEUNG. "Social inclusion of the older population in response to the 2008 financial tsunami in Hong Kong." Ageing and Society 33, no. 1 (December 3, 2012): 64–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0144686x12000554.
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ABSTRACTSocial inclusion of the older population in employment, housing, social protection and other livelihood aspects was predicted to suffer because of the financial tsunami in Hong Kong in 2008. An expected mitigating factor of the impact on social inclusion was social cohesion, which is the focus of the present study. A total of 1,352 Hong Kong Chinese adults were surveyed in 2009. The results show that social cohesion is perceived in Hong Kong to have mitigated the negative impact of the financial tsunami in terms of support for public policy relating to social inclusion of the older population. These results have implications for sustaining social cohesion as a means to promote the social inclusion of the older population.
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Yeung, Sum. "The review of one country two systems of Hong Kong over two decades from the perspective of social development." Asian Education and Development Studies 8, no. 4 (October 7, 2019): 511–22. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeds-06-2017-0054.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to study the development of one country two systems of Hong Kong over two decades and examine its challenges and prospect. One country two systems is pragmatic and compromise principle and social arrangement for Hong Kong under China sovereignty. It has served to resolve some issues related to the future of Hong Kong after the end of British Colonial rule since July 1, 1997. There are lessons to be learnt as the merits and flaws of the system have been identified in the study as perceived from the perspective of social development. Design/methodology/approach The paper is based on quantitative methodology. Data of public opinion polls conducted by various local universities on the development of one country two systems of Hong Kong have been employed in the study. Based on the data obtained from the relevant survey, different aspects of social development of Hong Kong under one country two systems has been examined and explored. Data are current and up-to-date to reflect the social mood of Hong Kong people toward one country two systems over the years. Findings The challenges and prospect of one country two systems of Hong Kong over two decades since the change of sovereignty have been identified in this paper. Hong Kong has remained the moist free market and the third financial center in the world. However, the high degree of self-autonomy as stipulated in the Basic Law has been fading way. There is social discontent of Hong Kong people on social and political grounds and there are high sense of mistrust to both Hong Kong SAR (HKSAR) government and the Central government in Beijing. This will provide a guideline to the government for improving the situation. Research limitations/implications The study is based on data obtained from various public opinion conducted by several local university on the development of one country two systems and how Hong Kong people feel about it. The data are current and up-to-date. However, there will be variation of findings as social mood and perception of Hong Kong people toward one country two systems may change due to the changes of social and political events. With these limitations, one needs to be careful while drawing the conclusion. Yet, the over trend of social development of Hong Kong can be seen. Practical implications The study will provide an overall view and assessment of one country two systems of Hong Kong over two decades after the change of sovereignty since July 1, 1997. The findings and discussion of social mobility, quality of life, income disparity, social and political movement and ethnic identity and its changes in recent years of people in Hong Kong are rather revealing. It will provide a reality check and yardstick for people who are concerned about Hong Kong society and its people under China sovereignty. Social implications The study and its findings will provide a useful guideline for people who are concerned about how Hong Kong people live under China sovereignty. Hong Kong to most of Hong Kong people is on longer a borrow place living under the borrowed time. The former British Colonial rule has been replaced by HKSAR government rule under China sovereignty. There is a high degree of mistrust toward both HKSAR government and the Central government in Beijing. People in Hong Kong keep fighting for democracy and high degree of self-autonomy. Hence, Hong Kong is still a free and open society under China sovereignty. Originality/value The paper contributes an original study on the development of one country two systems of Hong Kong under China sovereignty as perceived from the perspective of social development. There are important findings on social mobility, income disparity and issues of ethnic identity of Hong Kong people. The lessons of Hong Kong will provide an interesting case for people who care concerned about how people living in a former British colony has transformed the society into a thriving civil society under China sovereignty.
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Lau, Shelley. "Report From Hong Kong." Cambridge Quarterly of Healthcare Ethics 4, no. 3 (1995): 364–66. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0963180100006113.
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Hong Kong is a territory of only 400 square miles in size, but with a large population of six million people. We have excellent medical facilities in both the public and private sector and the general health indices of the population are good, with low infant mortality rates (5 per 1000) and long life expectancies (75 years for men and 80 for women).
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Hui, Stanley Sai-chuen. "Current Perspectives on Health and Physical Activity in Hong Kong: A Review." Journal of Physical Activity and Health 1, no. 1 (January 2004): 56–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/jpah.1.1.56.
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Promoting regular physical activity has been considered one of the most important aspects of preventive medicine in recent years. This is due to the fact that tremendous evidence has been found about the positive association between increasing physical activity and desirable health effects. Findings have been summarized in a number of review documents; however, most of these reviews emphasize findings retrieved from research conducted in Western countries. Few papers were found to summarize findings in physical activity and health of the Hong Kong Chinese population. Epidemiological studies revealed that there exists distinct diverse health status among different ethnic groups due to culture, beliefs, genetic makeup, health practices, and behaviors in these highly diverse groups. This chapter reviews what is known about the association between physical activity and health in the Chinese population of Hong Kong. Current health issues including coronary heart disease, obesity, diabetes, cancer, osteoporosis, and so on, that are specific to the Hong Kong situation are reviewed. Moreover, findings in physical activity participation levels of Hong Kong adults and children are introduced. Results indicate that the associations between physical activity and health found in the Chinese population of Hong Kong share similar trends as those reported in Western countries. Three quarters of Hong Kong children and adults are not physically active enough to achieve health benefits. The physical activity level for the Hong Kong Chinese population remains low. The need for promotional and intervention programs on physical activity participation is pressing.
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Sun, Xinxin. "Analysis on Materiality Discloser of ESG Report by Hong Kong Consumer Staple Listed Companies under HKEx." Highlights in Business, Economics and Management 11 (May 9, 2023): 89–94. http://dx.doi.org/10.54097/hbem.v11i.7950.
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The materiality approach has been recommended as the instrument in capital market for scoping and defining the content for sustainability reporting or reports that ESG factors that are relevant to both businesses and stakeholders. The study aims to analyze whether firms’ ESG disclosure comply with the expectation of the Hong Kong Stock Market. This research selects 51 samples among year 2020 ESG reports from 107 number of Hong Kong listed companies in consumer staples industries to conduct statistical comparison analysis. Hong Kong listed companies in consumer staples industries’ concerns about environmental and social topics in ESG report are unevenly distributed. These companies that provides materiality assessment mark social aspects as priority whereas the environment aspects as least relevant to both the company and the stakeholders. This research reveal that Hong Kong food companies have different weight on disclose from HKEx. The suspected reason for low materiality level of environment aspect by those corporations is that high fine for environment disturbance may disclose by the ESG report of such companies. The speculated causes for companies mark high materiality might be in response to the current government policy of talent employment retention. The proposed suggestion to the Hong Kong Stock market as they have the imitative to regulate listed companies. To improve the quality of listed company through their ESG report, the Hong Kong exchange market could implement punishment and premium to promote these company to meet the disclose standard.
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Tsui, Ming-sum. "Functions of social work supervision in Hong Kong." International Social Work 48, no. 4 (July 2005): 485–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0020872805053471.
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English The functions of social work supervision in Hong Kong are characterized by three distinct features: consensus between the supervisor and the supervisee, discussion of personal matters and team building. These distinct features reflect characteristics of the Chinese cultural context. Supervision is not only organizational and professional, but also personal and cultural. French Trois aspects caractérisent les fonctions du travail social à Hong Kong: le consensus entre le superviseur et le supervisé, le partage de préoccupations personnelles et la construction d'un esprit d'équipe. Ces caractéristiques témoignent du contexte culturel chinois. La supervision ne se préoccupe pas seulement des dimensions organisationnelles et professionnelles mais également des dimensions personnelles et culturelles. Spanish La función de la supervisión en el trabajo social en Hong Kong tiene tres características: el consenso entre el supervisor y el supervisado, la atención a los asuntos personales, y la formación de equipo. Estas características reflejan el contexto cultural chino. La supervisión no es sólo organizacional y profesional sino también personal y cultural.
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Ho, Wai-chung. "The political meaning of Hong Kong popular music: a review of sociopolitical relations between Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China since the 1980s." Popular Music 19, no. 3 (October 2000): 341–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0261143000000209.
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IntroductionThe aim of this paper is to analyse shifting themes in the meanings of Hong Kong popular songs relating to ideological and political changes in Hong Kong since the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident (TSI). In particular, the paper examines the relationship between Hong Kong and the People's Republic of China (PRC) concerning the transmission of Hong Kong popular music, and argues that Chinese, Hong Kong and Taiwanese popular musics articulate fluctuating political meanings. Attention will be focused predominantly on the lyrics, but some aspects of the music are also invoked. After highlighting the political and cultural relations between Hong Kong and the PRC, I discuss the social transformations and the struggles for democracy delineated in Chinese popular music during the 1989 TSI. This is followed by an examination of the intensification of the conflict between the PRC and Hong Kong over the dissemination of popular songs carrying democratic messages in Hong Kong. Finally, the paper considers the rise of patriotism and/or nationalism through lyrics rooted in the notion of educating Hong Kong Chinese people into accepting the cultural and political identity of mainland China, and the promotion of popular songs in the official language of the PRC, Putonghua, since the late transitional period.
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Leung, Tak Yu, and Chi Ming Leung. "Insight into the Psychosocial Aspects of Huntington's Disease in Chinese Society." International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine 32, no. 3 (September 2002): 305–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.2190/lfg9-u7gr-64en-6cep.
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Objective: To review the psychosocial aspects of Chinese families with Huntington's disease (HD) in Hong Kong. Method: The psychosocial aspects of five Chinese families in Hong Kong were studied with in-depth interviews and detailed analysis of case records. Results: Patients with HD are found to suffer from certain specific psychosocial adversities, including marital disharmony, social stigma and increased suicidal risk in those with relatively well-preserved cognitive function. A low request rate for presymptomatic testing for HD is also observed among these cases. Conclusions: Though the genetic defect in HD is universal and cuts across cultures, the problems faced by these patients and their families are never the same. Despite limited local experience due to a much lower prevalence, Chinese HD patients in Hong Kong are found to have specific needs that emerge from their ethno-historical background.
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Pan, Chloe Simiao, Suzannie K. Y. Leung, and Sally Wai-yan Wan. "Unlocking Emotional Aspects of Kindergarten Teachers’ Professional Identity through Photovoice." Education Sciences 13, no. 4 (March 26, 2023): 342. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci13040342.
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The previous literature has strongly emphasized the professional aspects of teacher identity in terms of knowledge and pedagogical matters. However, teachers’ emotions have also been academically discussed in recent decades. The voices of kindergarten teachers are critical for reflecting on professional identities within the community of kindergarten teachers. Regrettably, in Hong Kong, kindergarten teachers have become an oppressed professional community due to the marketization of kindergartens in this neoliberal city. Therefore, this arts-based participatory study aimed to investigate teachers’ identities by discovering kindergarten teachers’ emotional characteristics in Hong Kong. Teachers’ voice has been collected through photo narratives. Twelve in-service kindergarten teachers participated in this study; all of them worked in local kindergartens in Hong Kong. The teachers were invited individually to take a photo of an object in their daily lives and share their own stories. Altogether 1080 min of interview data were recorded. Through a series of oral narratives by members of this marginalized professional community, this study unlocked the emotions and voices of kindergarten teachers in Hong Kong. Through a photovoice approach, the findings revealed how the teachers’ personal aspects were a neglected but important part of their teacher identity.
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Hung, Maria Shuk Yu, Stanley Kam Ki Lam, Liliane Chui King Chan, Sisi Pui Shan Liu, and Meyrick Chum Ming Chow. "The Psychological and Quality of Life Impacts on Women in Hong Kong during the COVID-19 Pandemic." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 13 (June 23, 2021): 6734. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18136734.
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The coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has caused a global health crisis. The adverse impacts on Asian women, including those in Hong Kong, are substantial. This cross-sectional online study examined the impacts of COVID-19 on Hong Kong women, including psychological effects, self-belief in coping, and quality of life, and was conducted over 4 weeks from July to August 2020. Females aged over 18, living in Hong Kong, and that could read Chinese, were included. Among 417 participants, 50.8% were aged below 50, 66.7% were married, 57.1% were caregivers, 61.4% had a family income of <USD 2600, and 70.3% attained higher secondary education or above. The results show that 32.2%, 42.4%, and 44.9% of participants had negative emotions of stress, anxiety, and depression. There are significant negative correlations between emotional state and different aspects of quality of life, but positive correlations between general self-efficacy and different aspects of quality of life. COVID-19 induced significant psychological and quality of life impacts on females in Hong Kong. The policymakers, healthcare professionals, and social support organizations should establish appropriate strategies and policies to support women during the COVID-19 pandemic or similar future crises.
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Cheung, P. T. K. "Maternal Filicide in Hong Kong, 1971–85." Medicine, Science and the Law 26, no. 3 (July 1986): 185–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/002580248602600303.
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A retrospective study of all mothers charged with killing or attempted killing of their biological children during the period 1971 to May 1985 in Hong Kong was carried out. Adopting d'Orban's (1979) classification of maternal filicides into battering, mentally ill, neonaticide, unwanted child, retaliating and mercy-killing groups, a detailed analysis of offenders, victims, offences and legal dispositions was performed. Marked similarities and little differences are noted when our findings are compared with those of Western researchers. The commonest age group of mothers was 25–29 years. Most mothers were married. Mentally-ill mothers constituted the largest group and they were beset by social and marital problems. The next most common group were battering mothers who had similar violent family backgrounds and a multitude of other social stresses, as did battering mothers in the West. The most dangerous period for the victims appeared to be during the first six months. Methods of assault were similar to those found in the West but throwing the victim out of a high-rise building was also a common method here. Courts were generally lenient towards offenders, as in the West.
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Wong, C. K. "Child Psychiatry in Hong Kong: An Overview." Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry 24, no. 3 (September 1990): 331–38. http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/00048679009077700.
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Hong Kong has a population of 5.5 million with 1.3 million below the age of 15. Child psychiatry has been very under-developed until recently. The brief history and development of child psychiatry in Hong Kong, and specifically that of the Child and Adolescent Psychiatric Unit at the Prince of Wales Hospital, the teaching hospital of The Chinese University of Hong Kong, are described. Traditionally psychiatric services for children in Hong Kong were heavily skewed towards neuropsychiatric and developmental conditions but in this Unit a full spectrum of child psychiatric conditions are seen. Relevant clinical statistics are used to illustrate these differences as well as to further highlight the philosophy and practice of the Unit. Other aspects, such as undergraduate and postgraduate teaching, and research are also mentioned. The magnitude of child psychiatric morbidity in Hong Kong is briefly illustrated with a three-stage epidemiological study done in a primary school in a lower middle social class area. It was found that 16.3% of the children were psychiatrically disturbed. Emotional disorder, with a prevalence of 8.8%, was the commonest condition. Finally, the future development of child psychiatry in Hong Kong is discussed, addressing the disconcerting facts of a huge population and very limited resources.
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KONG, T. Y., Roger K. LO, Lobo LOUIE, and Siu Yin CHEUNG. "Analysis of Sports Participation and Crime in Hong Kong." Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation 24, no. 1 (June 1, 2018): 13–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.24112/ajper.241755.
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The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship of aggregate sports participation and the overall crime in Hong Kong. Data of sports participation and the number of crimes from the year 2001 to 2015 were used in this study. Poisson regression models in level and in one-lagged period by maximum likelihood were used to explore the relationship between sports participation and crime in Hong Kong. The findings proved that higher sports participation of citizens would lower the overall crime in the city. This linkage also existed for young persons. The results of this study brought practical implications on the future planning of sports policy. The Hong Kong government played an important role in providing sports and recreation opportunities for the citizens. Recently, there was rising discontent towards the political power in the city, especially from the younger generation. It was hopeful that sports activities could be a medium to relief the grievance of young people and build up a stronger social cohesion. School sports might be a ready-made panacea for the current situation. Therefore, it suggested that more school sports opportunities should be provided to the younger generation.
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Zhang, Yi-Hai, Hongyu Peng, Hin Wah Chris Cheung, King Man Eric Chong, and Chin Fung Philip Chow. "Doing educational research in Chinese societies: Hong Kong SAR & China." Asian Education and Development Studies 8, no. 3 (July 8, 2019): 340–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeds-06-2017-0051.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore the differences between Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (SAR) and Mainland in terms of education and also the influence of it on doing comparative educational research. Hong Kong SAR is ruled by the Chinese Government under the framework of “One country, two systems.” It makes Hong Kong SAR different from other Mainland cities based on different aspects including, education. The finding of this paper provides a systematic review about the differences between these two Chinese societies in terms of education and also implication for conducting comparative educational research in these two societies and also generating some implications for cross-national and cross-cultural study in education. Design/methodology/approach This paper made references from the framework proposed by Bray and Thomas (1995) in relation to comparative educational research to make comparison between Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China. Multi-level comparison is conducted between two societies in terms of education, especially aspects relating to conducting educational research sat social, school and individual levels. Findings This paper identified the influence of “One county, two systems” on education at different levels such as ideology, school management system and use of languages in teaching. Such differences affect the choice of topics, sampling strategy, research design, data analysis and interpretation and also ethical considerations when conducting comparative research between Hong Kong SAR and Mainland China. Originality/value This paper is an integrated analysis of conducting educational research in two Chinese societies and provides insights for further discussions and possible research about this topic.
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Zhao, Zhuoran. "A Study on the Financial Status of Hong Kong in a Complex Social Context." Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies 4, no. 3 (September 6, 2022): 64–69. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/jefas.2022.4.3.7.
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In the 25 years since Hong Kong’s return to Chinese sovereignty, the mainland’s economy has risen rapidly, and Hong Kong, China, is no longer a standout. Nonetheless, the Anti-Extradition Law Amendment Bill Movement in 2019 and the COVID pandemic have forced Hong Kong’s economy to experience a severe recession, particularly as the continued development of the COVID triggered a global financial crisis and a contraction of the national economy. Hong Kong will experience a more severe macroeconomic recession than the 2009 global financial crisis, with the unemployment rate expected to rise to 5.5% or even higher. Consequently, all sectors of society have voiced concerns about Hong Kong’s “uselessness” and “marginalization,” casting doubt on the city’s role as a global financial center. With its unique advantages, Hong Kong’s financial industry has basically completed its repositioning in today’s complex social background and seized the opportunities that can promote its own development in a timely manner so that the functions of an international financial center can continue to be played, and the international financial status is safe and stable.
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Lowe, Sid. "Culture and Network Institutions in Hong Kong: A Hierarchy of Perspectives. A Response to Wilkinson: 'Culture, Institutions and Business in East Asia'." Organization Studies 19, no. 2 (March 1998): 321–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/017084069801900208.
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In response to Barry Wilkinson's (1996) criticisms of the culturalist and institutionalist explanations of the structure of business in East Asia, this paper examines the influence of culture at the macro- and meso-level of business activity in Hong Kong. Aspects of Wilkinson's critique are criticized as unhelpful, whereas other aspects of it are taken as valid and are addressed. A theoretical framework is outlined which synthesises culturalist and institutionalist explanations constituted by combinations of models from formal market and hierarchy perspectives and informal network perspectives. This enables sufficient complexity to identify cultural influences, and reflects a general submission that only complex models contain the multiple social, political, economic and other influences inherent in cultural investigation. Simple organizational models, based upon assumptions of the market, are shown to be culture-bound in Anglo-Saxon ethnocentrism and of little validity in the Hong Kong context. The considerable methodological problems and research issues associated with this desirable synthesis of the culturalist and institutionalist explanations are discussed. Particular emphasis is placed upon the relevance of a 'network' approach, along with implications for 'strategy'. In addition, the implications for the promotion of 'intercultural' and interdisciplinary approaches amongst social scientists interested in Hong Kong and other 'Confucian Dynamic' economies are outlined.
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Jin, Shenghua, Hector W. H. Tsang, Yuna Jiang, Mandy W. M. Fong, and Patrick W. Corrigan. "Comparing and Contrasting Employers' Concerns on People with Substance Abuse in Beijing, Hong Kong and Chicago." Australian Journal of Rehabilitation Counselling 16, no. 1 (May 1, 2010): 45–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.1375/jrc.16.1.45.
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AbstractThe study explored and compared employers' concerns on hiring individuals with substance abuse in Chinese and Western work settings. One hundred employers from Beijing (n = 30), Hong Kong (n = 30), and Chicago (n = 40) were randomly recruited from small-sized firms and interviewed using a semi-structured interview guideline. The interview considered the following aspects: backgrounds of employers, their business and employees, hiring process and considerations, and hiring concerns towards people with substance abuse. Data were analysed using frequency count approach. Employers' concerns on hiring individuals with substance abuse in Beijing and Hong Kong focused more on communication abilities. In contrast, employers in Chicago focused more on job performance and productivity.
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Ma, Peicong, Miron Bhowmik, Jason Cong Lin, and Liz Jackson. "Multicultural and Intercultural Education in Hong Kong: Insights from a Minority-Majority Secondary School." Beijing International Review of Education 5, no. 4 (December 13, 2023): 423–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/25902539-05040002.
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Abstract This case study explored how the principles of multicultural and intercultural education are reflected in a minority-majority Hong Kong secondary school (that is, a school where most students are ethnic minorities). The findings suggest that the school illustrates several aspects of multicultural and intercultural education, especially content integration, prejudice reduction, equity pedagogy, and democratic deliberation, particularly in relation to school-based material, teacher sensitivity, and dialogical reasoning. The main hurdles discovered are language learning difficulties and an unsupportive social environment. This study contributes to literature on the development of multicultural and intercultural education in Hong Kong and offers directions for generalizable future research.
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Yiwei, Liu. "Financial Performance: Cases From Hong Kong-Listed Company." International Journal of Professional Business Review 9, no. 1 (January 9, 2024): e04231. http://dx.doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2023.v9i1.4231.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to preliminarily explore the financial performance of Hong Kong listed companies in recent years, so that the public can have a preliminary understanding of the operating conditions of Hong Kong companies in recent years.
Theoretical Framework: Financial performance is whether a business strategy and its implementation and execution are contributing to the ultimate business performance. Financial performance can fully express the effect of cost control, the effect of asset utilization and management, the effect of capital allocation, and the composition of the return on shareholders' equity. Financial performance is mainly reflected in four aspects: profitability, operating ability, solvency and growth ability.
Design/Methodology/Approach: We randomly obtained the annual financial reports of 17 listed companies from 2016 to 2021 from the official website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. And based on the financial data disclosed in the financial reports of each company, it makes a detailed calculation, analysis and comparison of the profitability, solvency, operating capability and growth capability of each company.
Findings: In recent years, the profitability and operational capabilities of listed companies in Hong Kong have been stable without major fluctuations, but there is still a slight downward trend. The solvency performance is good, and the source of capital flow is relatively reliable. At the same time, the financial performance of listed companies in Hong Kong has also been significantly negatively affected by the spread of the covid-19 pandemic.
Research, Practical & Social Implications: We suggest that in the future, listed companies in Hong Kong should improve their business strategies in a targeted manner to resist the impact of the new crown pandemic and the outside world on business operations.
Originality/Value: The profitability and operating capacity of Hong Kong-listed companies remained stable without much fluctuation, but there was still a slight downward trend. The financial performance of Hong Kong-listed companies has also been significantly negatively affected by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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Yiwei, Liu. "Financial Performance: Cases From Hong Kong-Listed Company." International Journal of Professional Business Review 9, no. 1 (January 9, 2024): e04231. http://dx.doi.org/10.26668/businessreview/2024.v9i1.4231.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study is to preliminarily explore the financial performance of Hong Kong listed companies in recent years, so that the public can have a preliminary understanding of the operating conditions of Hong Kong companies in recent years.
Theoretical Framework: Financial performance is whether a business strategy and its implementation and execution are contributing to the ultimate business performance. Financial performance can fully express the effect of cost control, the effect of asset utilization and management, the effect of capital allocation, and the composition of the return on shareholders' equity. Financial performance is mainly reflected in four aspects: profitability, operating ability, solvency and growth ability.
Design/Methodology/Approach: We randomly obtained the annual financial reports of 17 listed companies from 2016 to 2021 from the official website of the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. And based on the financial data disclosed in the financial reports of each company, it makes a detailed calculation, analysis and comparison of the profitability, solvency, operating capability and growth capability of each company.
Findings: In recent years, the profitability and operational capabilities of listed companies in Hong Kong have been stable without major fluctuations, but there is still a slight downward trend. The solvency performance is good, and the source of capital flow is relatively reliable. At the same time, the financial performance of listed companies in Hong Kong has also been significantly negatively affected by the spread of the covid-19 pandemic.
Research, Practical & Social Implications: We suggest that in the future, listed companies in Hong Kong should improve their business strategies in a targeted manner to resist the impact of the new crown pandemic and the outside world on business operations.
Originality/Value: The profitability and operating capacity of Hong Kong-listed companies remained stable without much fluctuation, but there was still a slight downward trend. The financial performance of Hong Kong-listed companies has also been significantly negatively affected by the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
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An, Yi, Howard Davey, Harun Harun, Zebin Jin, Xin Qiao, and Qun Yu. "Online sustainability reporting at universities: the case of Hong Kong." Sustainability Accounting, Management and Policy Journal 11, no. 5 (June 19, 2019): 887–901. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/sampj-06-2018-0161.
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Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine the current state of online sustainability reporting in the Hong Kong higher education sector from a variety of perspectives. Design/methodology/approach The multiple case study was the research method for this research. Content analysis of the university website, as well as interview with university management, personnel in the sustainability office, academics and students, were adopted for data collection. An assessment framework for sustainability reporting was developed as an instrument for content analysis, based on G4 guidelines and prior literature. Findings The authors observe that most Hong Kong public universities have a specific webpage for sustainability reporting on the website, which consists of an amount of sustainability-related information in terms of general aspects, specific aspects and stakeholder participation. Moreover, they notice that Hong Kong public universities attach importance to sustainability and its reporting, and they would like to communicate their sustainability activities to various stakeholders and the community where they operate. Practical implications This paper indicates some practical implications for academics, university management, policymakers and sustainability education amongst universities in Hong Kong and beyond. Social implications This paper argues that universities, as a central place to foster talents and future leaders, should operate in a sustainable manner at the first place and then report their sustainability-related activities taking full advantage of the current information and communication technologies, so as to discharge accountability to various stakeholders and meet the expectations of the community where they operate. Originality/value This paper uses a multiple case study approach to explore the status of online sustainability reporting at Hong Kong universities, which contributes to limited research in the area, particularly for online sustainability reporting in the higher education institutions, and makes some contributions to the extant literature.
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Leung, Ka-Man, Folake Orekoya, Adrian J. Bailey, Hor-Yan Lai, Ka-Yi Chan, and Ting-Lok Lam. "Health of Youth in Transition in Hong Kong." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 17, no. 11 (May 27, 2020): 3791. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17113791.
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This study aimed to examine the impact of individual (level of vigorous physical activity (VPA) and frequency of using sports and recreation facilities), interpersonal (perceived social cohesion (PSC)), and neighborhood environmental (availability of sports and recreation facilities) factors on youths’ health in transition in Hong Kong. A sample of 508 individuals aged 17–23 years from all Hong Kong council districts randomly completed validated questionnaires by telephone survey. Of 508,302 individuals with complete data pertaining to address geocoding were selected for further analyses. Overall, more than half of them (56.3%) used sports and recreation facilities once per month or less. Structural equation modeling was used to examine the relationship among the studies’ constructs. The results indicated that the proposed model sufficiently fitted the data (χ2 (24) = 32.23, p < 0.12; CFI = 0.977; SRMR = 0.051; RMSEA = 0.034 (90% CI = 0.000 to 0.061). However, two items of PSC were sequentially removed due to their low standardized factor loadings (<0.3). A structural model was reinserted into data analyses, and the modified model fitted the data well as indicated by fit indices (χ2 (11) = 15.29, p < 0.17; CFI = 0.987; SRMR = 0.054; RMSEA = 0.036 (90% CI = 0.000 to 0.075). Only VPA (β = 0.27, p = 0.0005) and PSC (β = 0.12, p = 0.048) were significantly related to perceived health at an individual level. To promote youth health, the Hong Kong government may work with the business sector, community groups, or education institutions to develop community programs to keep youths active (especially VPA) and to build more cohesive, trustful relationships among youths in the neighborhood.
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Cui, Jialiang, Limin Mao, Grenville Rose, and Christy E. Newman. "Understanding Client Empowerment: An Online Survey of Social Workers Serving People with Mental Health Issues." British Journal of Social Work 49, no. 2 (July 2, 2018): 335–50. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bjsw/bcy057.
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Abstract This study explored how social workers located in Sydney and Hong Kong conceptualised client empowerment. Further, it investigated these professionals’ perceived facilitators and barriers to their empowerment practices, based on an ecological framework. A cross-sectional online survey was used, where the original Empowerment Scale for clients with mental health issues was adapted to measure conceptualisation of client empowerment from social workers’ perspectives. Eighty-three social workers serving people with mental health issues (MHIs) in Sydney and eighty in Hong Kong responded. A two-factor model was generated suggesting that practitioners tend to conceptualise client empowerment into two aspects: a relation-based dimension and a resource-oriented one. Compared with their Sydney counterparts, the Hong Kong practitioners considered resource-oriented empowerment as more integral to client empowerment (t(161) = 4.17, p < 0.001). Several key factors were found to be independently associated with endorsement of the two-factor client-empowerment model by practitioners: perceived less support from medical specialists but more support from teams serving the same client, perceived benefits of social work training and, finally, beliefs in the importance of social workers’ role in client empowerment. The study highlights the multiple dimensions of client empowerment and a wide range of inter-professional and sociostructural factors enabling social workers’ practices that support empowerment. Our paper highlights the role of professional empowerment as a stepping stone to enable their client-empowerment practices through policy support and inter-professional collaboration.
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CHU, YIN-WAH. "Studies of Japanese Society and Culture: Sociology and Cognate Disciplines in Hong Kong." Japanese Journal of Political Science 13, no. 2 (May 1, 2012): 201–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s1468109912000047.
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AbstractThis paper reviews the studies of Japanese society and culture undertaken by Hong Kong-based sociologists and scholars in related disciplines. It presents information on research projects funded by the Research Grants Council, Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), and Arts and Humanities Citation Index (A&HCI) journal articles, authored and edited books, book chapters, non-SSCI and non-A&HCI journal articles, as well as master and doctoral theses written by scholars and graduate students associated with Hong Kong's major universities. It is found that the main topics of research are Japan's capitalist development and corporate growth, meanings and social ramifications of traditional and popular culture, education, gender, and marriage, as well as aspects of work and employment, whereas the major research methods include document analysis, ethnography, and in-depth interviews. The limited amount of research and the preoccupation with economic development and popular culture reflect in part Hong Kong's unique political conditions and the government's indifference to the pursuit of social and political policy analysis. In recent years, the growth of academic exchanges between scholars in Hong Kong, Japan, and other East Asian regions and the heightened emphasis by university administrators on academic research will hopefully bring about advancements in such academic endeavors.
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Fong, Ming-Lun Alan, and Kai-Kwong Dennis Tsang. "GIS Retrofitting Technique for Hong Kong Sports Center with a Large Hall." Architecture 3, no. 3 (July 4, 2023): 410–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/architecture3030022.
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The energy consumption of air conditioning systems in large spaces is a concern due to inefficiencies caused by the high ceiling. This paper presents the Green aIr-distribution System (GIS) retrofitting technique as a solution to reduce energy consumption and optimize thermal comfort in a large Hong Kong sports center to achieve carbon neutrality. A comparison is made between the existing air distribution system with ceiling supply and return as baseline model and the GIS with occupied wall supply and ceiling return as retrofit models regarding ventilation performance, thermal comfort, and energy aspects. Computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is employed to analyze the average operative temperature, airspeed, and other thermal comfort parameters. The findings demonstrate that implementing the GIS in the large sports center allows for a 1.5 °C increase in the supply temperature without significantly compromising thermal comfort. The algorithm for developing GIS for the large space application is also discussed. Additionally, the GIS model exhibits notable improvements in ventilation factors, such as Local Mean Age (LMA), Local air change index (LACI), and Air Distribution Performance Index (ADPI), resulting in improved air quality and reduced energy use within the occupied space.
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Leung, Ka Man, and Pak-Kwong Chung. "Associations Between Social and Physical Environments and Older Adults’ Walking for Transportation and Recreation." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 28, no. 1 (February 1, 2020): 24–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2018-0144.
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This study examined the associations between physical environment, social environment, and walking for transportation and recreation among older adults in Hong Kong. Cross-sectional data from 450 older adults (79 years or younger [71.9%], female [79.7%]) from 18 districts in Hong Kong were used. The participants’ perceptions of their physical and social environments were collected, and their walking behaviors were self-reported. The results revealed that positive physical environment facilitators and social environments were associated with increased total walking. Only positive physical environment facilitators were associated with increased walking for transportation, and physical and social environments had no notable effect on walking for recreation. These findings suggest that policy makers and walking intervention designers should develop strategies to enhance physical and social environments to promote total walking and walking for transportation.
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Kolugala, L. M. B. N., Wei Pan, and Mohan M. Kumaraswamy. "A dialectical system framework for adopting modular integrated construction." IOP Conference Series: Earth and Environmental Science 1101, no. 4 (November 1, 2022): 042020. http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1755-1315/1101/4/042020.
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Abstract Modular Integrated Construction (MiC) has emerged as an innovative technological approach in the high-rise, high-density city of Hong Kong to address the shortages of housing, skilled labour and to boost productivity and quality in the built environment. The current context of MiC in Hong Kong is mainly driven by the significant government instigation accompanied by policies, regulations, financial incentives, and government-initiated MiC projects. Despite such governmental support and its known benefits, the adoption of MiC is still at an ‘infancy’ stage of development in terms of industry-wide uptake, due to its complex nature. Therefore, it is vital to boost the collaboration of construction industry participants to accelerate MiC adoption in Hong Kong at the industry level. This requires a joint focus on a consolidated new direction of MiC uptake and adoption. To underpin and justify this new direction, a dialectical system framework is developed in this paper to review and synthesize the apposite systematic literature, to conceptualize the industry uptake of MiC in Hong Kong. Thereby, the focus was widened towards the technical, social, and co-evolved economic and political aspects and geographical boundaries. Subsequently, the system framework was developed to indicate significant components of policy and regulations (regulatory context), technology uptake, stakeholder collaboration and economic and financial inducement, research and development and their inter-relations.
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Wong, Odalia, and Beatrice Chau. "The Evolving Role of Filial Piety in Eldercare in Hong Kong." Asian Journal of Social Science 34, no. 4 (2006): 600–617. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/156853106778917790.
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AbstractIn our study, we examine how prevalent the notion of filial piety remains in a modern Chinese society like Hong Kong as an initiative for individuals to become caregivers for their parents, and how it is practiced in actual caregiving scenarios. From the experiences of the caregivers analyzed in our paper, it can be seen that the Confucian notion of filial piety as a cultural norm still runs deep even in a post-industrial society like Hong Kong. However, the respondents in our study have adopted aspects of this filial norm to suit their own experiences and actual circumstances in their everyday caregiving practices. We also found that a relational approach to filial behavior with its emphasis on 'felt obligation' seemed to offer an apt interpretation of the respondents' motivations while engaging in caregiving for their parents. Specifically, caregiver obligations are negotiated commitments that can perhaps only be accurately interpreted in their highly personal family contexts. In addition, the notion of reciprocity, or giving back to one's parents, was also a prevalent factor, which reflected that emotional bonds binding the parents and children remained important, as was the empathy for elderly parents.
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Hu, Jia. "Financial Relations between Hong Kong and the Mainland." Journal of Economics, Finance and Accounting Studies 6, no. 2 (March 7, 2024): 27–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.32996/jefas.2024.6.2.3.
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The financial crisis caused by the subprime mortgage crisis in the United States in 2006 has deeply plunged many Western capitalist countries into multiple political, economic and social crises. This has forced many financial institutions in developed countries to redistribute their assets to strengthen the stability of financial institutions, forcing many Europeans and Americans to return funds to their own countries. As a result, the domestic currency depreciated, and the economic growth slowed down or even went into recession. As an emerging economy, China has been faced with both opportunities and challenges. The financial market has long been regarded as the "barometer" of the national economy, so the deepening relationship, such as the research and cooperation between the financial markets in Hong Kong and the Mainland, can certainly improve the international financial status of both sides. It also promotes the process of building a fair, orderly and inclusive new international order. This paper systematically introduces the political and financial relations between Hong Kong and the Mainland, focusing on the relationships between Shanghai-Hong Kong and Guangdong-Hong Kong financial centers and advocating some suggestions on how to balance the relationship between the three financial centers while speeding up the construction of the national financial center. Using a variety of financial theories and statistics of Hang Seng AH Share Premium Index and Centaline City Leading Index, etc., this paper reaches the conclusion that the financial relationships between the Mainland and Hong Kong have always been close, while the differences between the two markets are more pronounced, steps can definitely be taken to benefit both of them (Zhu, 2013).
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Leung, Ka-Man, Pak-Kwong Chung, Tin-Lok Yuen, Jing Dong Liu, and Donggen Wang. "Psychometric Properties of the Modified Social Environment Questionnaire in Chinese Older Adults." Journal of Aging and Physical Activity 26, no. 4 (October 1, 2018): 530–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.1123/japa.2017-0044.
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This study evaluated the psychometric properties of a Chinese version of the 24-item Social Environment Questionnaire (SEQ-C). Confirmatory factor analysis was used to examine the factor validity and measurement invariance (Purpose 1) of the SEQ-C in 453 older adults in Hong Kong. Convergent validity (Purpose 2) and test–retest reliability (Purpose 3) were also measured. The results of the confirmatory factor analysis and measurement invariance supported the four-factor structure (representing companionship, encouragement, neighborhood social cohesion, and role models) of the SEQ-C, in a 15-item model that closely fitted the data. The SEQ-C was also found to have acceptable to satisfactory internal consistency, test–retest reliability, composite reliability, and moderate convergent validity in correlating perceived social support. This study showed that the SEQ-C is a suitable means of measuring the social environments of older adults in Hong Kong.
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Lee, Trevor Tsz-lok, Paula Kwan, and Benjamin Yuet Man Li. "Neoliberal challenges in context: a case of Hong Kong." International Journal of Educational Management 34, no. 4 (December 6, 2019): 641–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijem-06-2019-0220.
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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze the neoliberal challenges and problems facing public schools in the particular Hong Kong context. Design/methodology/approach Based on a systematic and critical analysis on the history and socio-political context of Hong Kong’s school policies and practice as well as the official documents and statistics, this paper examines the impacts of neoliberalism in four main aspects of school education in Hong Kong: school governance, accountability, privatization and government expenditure. Findings Convergence, as well as deviation, on neoliberal globalization occurs in the particular Hong Kong context. School bureaucracy has irresistibly expanded. Policymakers have placed increasing emphasis on instrumentally evaluating schools while decentralizing, diversifying and privatizing education. School leadership has become focused solely on succeeding within those imposed performance management and metrics, pulling ahead of school competitions and prioritizing easily quantifiable and measurable tasks. Teachers have faced a potential threat from the loss of autonomy through the market logic and consumerist metrics. The rise of privatized education has further intensified school practices based on competitiveness and performativity. On the other hand, resource cutbacks and financial constraints – problems that are generally inflicted by neoliberal discourse – have rarely occurred in Hong Kong. Research limitations/implications This study is part of concerted efforts in research that adopts the comparative and critical perspectives emerging from different social contexts to consider and flesh out how neoliberalism look across the school systems, how it challenges the systems differently, and how it evokes various responses from within the systems (Apple, 2001). Taken all the efforts together, a finely nuanced understanding of the trails of neoliberalism can help collectively re-discover school education as a social good, and collectively re-imagine and reshape alternatives for the future. Originality/value This paper offers an international and comparative perspective and further nuances to an understanding of how neoliberal policies and ideology are recontextualized in countries across the globe given particularities of different local contexts.
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CHEUNG, Rebecca Hun Ping. "Factors Influencing Attitudes of Hong Kong Secondary School Students toward Physical Education." Asian Journal of Physical Education & Recreation 9, no. 2 (December 1, 2003): 71–78. http://dx.doi.org/10.24112/ajper.91289.
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LANGUAGE NOTE | Document text in English; abstract also in Chinese.The purpose of this study was to examine the potential influential factors of Hong Kong secondary students' attitudes toward physical education. The Physical Education Questionnaire was completed by 1,172 students, selected proportionally from four main geographic districts in Hong Kong. This instrument measures how physical education is perceived concerning the values, the status, the atmosphere, the experiences, the social aspects, the teaching method and the PE teachers. Mean ratings on these aspects from 3.43 to 3.92 on a 5-point scale, indicating that the students generally liked physical education, but they liked some aspects more that others. Employing analysis of variance techniques revealed that school year, gender and perceived skill competence were significant factors influencing students' attitudes toward physical education. These findings have pedagogical implications for the teaching strategies of physical education.本研究旨在探討影響香港中學生對體育課態度的因素。1,172本地中學生參與問卷調查。研究結果顯示香港中學生對體育課的態度是正面的，而級別、性別及運動能力是影響中學生對體育課態度的因素。因此，體育敎師須了解學生的需要，從而運用適當的敎育策略去提升學生對體育課的正面態度。
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Shuttleworth, John, and Chan Wan‐Ka. "Youth Sport Education and Development in Hong Kong: A Conflict Model Social Impact Assessment." Sport, Education and Society 3, no. 1 (March 1998): 37–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/1357332980030103.
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Yelland, Nicola, and Sandy Muspratt. "Behind the High-stakes Testing Results: Hong Kong Children Report on Aspects of Their Schooling Experiences." International Journal of Interdisciplinary Global Studies 12, no. 4 (2018): 1–14. http://dx.doi.org/10.18848/2324-755x/cgp/v12i04/1-14.
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Kin Cheung Adrian, Yan. "Challenges of cultivating critical citizens in Hong Kong." Asian Education and Development Studies 8, no. 1 (January 7, 2019): 14–27. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/aeds-06-2017-0050.
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PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to offer the latest empirical findings of the difficulties and challenges in teaching New Senior Secondary (NSS) Liberal Studies in Hong Kong from the perspective of pre-service teachers.Design/methodology/approachThis qualitative study is based on Danielewicz’s critical pedagogy framework for identity development. A sample of four pre-service teachers were recruited from the last cohort of final-year bachelor of education students at the University of Hong Kong. They were invited to engage in dialogues of enquiry, through which they recount their teaching encounters during their teaching practices. Emphasis would be put on two relevant pedagogical principles, including deliberation and reflexivity, which are of particular relevance to the case of Liberal Studies.FindingsChallenges revealed the dispositions of conformist learning among the students, manifested in forms of misquoted information and the populist sentiments mirrored from mainstream media, which cost teachers extra efforts to facilitate inquiry-based learning. Adopting deliberation and reflexivity as pedagogical principles, student–teachers responded with attempts to reconnect daily life experiences to teaching, bringing back the social context of knowledge and seeking synergy between traditional and liberatory teaching methods.Research limitations/implicationsThis study is drawn from a relatively small sample of pre-service teachers and may run the risk of over-generalization. Moreover, this study tends to neglect other factors such as classroom dynamics, school culture, colleagues’ rapport and students’ responses.Originality/valueGiven the novelty of Liberal Studies as a compulsory subject under the NSS curriculum and its specificity in Hong Kong education system, the amount of literature devoted to this area has been inadequate; among the available studies, the majority tend either to focus on the macro level, addressing the broader narratives of education policies and curriculum studies (e.g. Fung and Yip, 2010; Cheung and Leung, 1998) or to discuss the topic with exclusive reference to political transition and post-colonialism in the 1980s and 1990s (e.g. Morris and Chan, 1997). Studies on the micro level have generally paid little attention to the dynamics of Liberal Studies teaching, focusing instead on its relationships with other aspects such as private tutoring (Chan and Bray, 2014) and cultural representations of religion in Liberal Studies textbooks (Jackson and Han, 2016); pedagogical studies on the subject remain a minority.
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Li, Yihua, Lauren K. W. Lau, Kuan Peng, Dexing Zhang, Dong Dong, Ian C. K. Wong, and Xue Li. "Factors influencing choice of b/ts DMARDs in managing inflammatory arthritis from a patient perspective: a systematic review of global evidence and a patient-based survey from Hong Kong." BMJ Open 13, no. 10 (October 2023): e069681. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-069681.
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ObjectivesTo investigate factors concerning patients regarding biological/target synthetic disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (b/ts DMARDs) in treating inflammatory arthritis (IA).DesignThis study consists of a systematic review and a cross-sectional survey in Hong Kong. A systematic review of literature following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses was conducted on PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane and Embase between 1 January 2000 and 1 January 2022. Content analysis was conducted to summarise factors grouped by four themes—social aspects (SA), clinical aspects (CA), medicine characteristics (MC) and financial aspects (FA) in the decision-making process. One cross-sectional survey among Hong Kong patients with IA was conducted to add to global evidence.SettingA systematic review of global evidence and a patient-based survey in Hong Kong to complement scarce evidence in Asia regions.ResultsThe systematic review resulted in 34 studies. The four themes were presented in descending order consistently but varied with frequency throughout decision-making processes. During decision-making involving medication initiation, preference and discontinuation, MC (reported frequency: 83%, 86%, 78%), SA (56%, 43%, 78%) and FA (39%, 33%, 56%) were the three most frequently reported factors, whereas CA was less studied. Local survey also revealed that MC factors such as treatment efficacy and the probability of severe adverse events, and SA factors such as the availability of government or charity subsidy, influenced patients’ initiation and preference for b/ts DMARDs. Meanwhile, self-estimated improvement in disease conditions (SA), drug side effects (MC) and drug costs (FA) were associated with treatment discontinuation.ConclusionsGlobal and local evidence consistently indicate that MC and SA are important considerations in patients’ decisions regarding novel DMARDs. Health policies that reduce patients’ financial burden and enhances healthcare professionals’ engagement in decision-making and treatment delivery should be in place with an efficient healthcare system for managing IA optimistically.
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Bussolari, Cori, Janice Habarth, Satoko Kimpara, Rachel Katz, France Carlos, Amy Chow, Hisao Osada, et al. "Posttraumatic Growth Following the Loss of a Pet: A Cross-Cultural Comparison." OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying 78, no. 4 (February 10, 2017): 348–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0030222817690403.
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The current study examined Posttraumatic Growth (PTG) experienced by bereaved pet owners in the United States, French-Canada, Japan, and Hong Kong following the death of their pet. Using qualitative methodology, we analyzed responses of participants who answered “yes” to a question about experiencing PTG and explored to what extent the cross-cultural responses mapped onto the five factors of the Posttraumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI). For the U.S. sample, 58% of responses mapped onto the PTGI. For French-Canada, 72% of responses mapped onto the PTGI. For Japan, 50% of responses mapped onto the PTGI and for Hong Kong, 39% of responses mapped onto the PTGI. We also explored emergent categories related to PTG for individuals who have lost a pet and discerned the unique aspects for PTG across cultures.
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Tong, Chi Him, Amy Cheung, Ping Keung Chan, Chun Hoi Yan, Fu Yuen Ng, and Kwong Yuen Chiu. "Antibiotic prophylaxis in total joint arthroplasty – the usual practice and variability among joint replacement surgeons in Hong Kong." Journal of Orthopaedics, Trauma and Rehabilitation 29, no. 1 (March 18, 2022): 221049172210758. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/22104917221075825.
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Background Perioperative antibiotics is a well established measure to prevent periprosthetic joint infection (PJI). However, the usual practice of prescription vary from surgeon to surgeon. This study aims to investigate and compare the usual practice and variability of prescribing antibiotic prophylaxis among different joint replacement surgeons in Hong Kong. Methods An online questionnaire was prepared and sent to members of the Adult Joint Reconstruction (AJR) Chapter of the Hong Kong Orthopaedic Association (HKOA). The questionnaire consists of a total of 15 questions in 3 categories: choice of antibiotics, dose of antibiotics and duration of antibiotics prescribed by the surgeon. Results A total of 25 responses were received and data collected. Participants were from a diverse background from different hospitals with variable years of experience. Results showed a general consensus on the choice of antibiotics, but also a wide variability on the actual prescription, particularly about the weight-adjusted dose and total duration of antibiotics given. Conclusion There is a wide variability among surgeons regarding the actual prescription of antibiotic prophylaxis. Correlation between rate of PJI and specific aspects of antibiotic prescription is needed to give recommendations to surgeons regarding perioperative antibiotic usage in total joint arthroplasties.
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Chan, H. M., and S. Pang. "Long-Term Care: Dignity, Autonomy, Family Integrity, and Social Sustainability: The Hong Kong Experience." Journal of Medicine and Philosophy 32, no. 5 (January 1, 2007): 401–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03605310701631661.
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Chi, Yan Ling, and Hugo Wai Leung Mak. "From Comparative and Statistical Assessments of Liveability and Health Conditions of Districts in Hong Kong towards Future City Development." Sustainability 13, no. 16 (August 5, 2021): 8781. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13168781.
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Liveability is an indispensable component in future city planning and is practically linked with the health status of individuals and communities. However, there was nor comprehensive and universal district-level framework for assessing liveability due to geospatial and social discrepancies among different countries. In this study, using Hong Kong, a highly dense and international city as an example, the Liveability and Health Index (LHI-HK) consisting of 30 indicators was established, with 21 of them related to education, economy, housing, walkability/transport, environment, and health facilities aspects, while the health conditions of citizens in individual districts were examined by other 9 indicators. Respective scoring allocation was determined by statistical reasoning, and was applied to quantify the connections between liveability and health among the 18 districts of Hong Kong in both 2016 and 2019. Temporal changes of spatial features could be traced by this quantitative framework, and obvious correlations between liveability and health were attained, with R values of 0.496 and 0.518 in 2016 and 2019, and corresponding slopes of 0.80 and 0.88, respectively. Based on the statistical results, it was found that Sai Kung and Kwun Tong are the most and the least liveable district of Hong Kong in 2019. The LHI-HK index was well-validated by renowned AARP liveability index and The California Healthy Places Index (HPI), with R values of 0.90 and 0.70, and the potential uncertainties due to data projection were less than 2.5% for all districts, which implicates its relevancy and appropriateness in conducting similar spatial assessments in international cities. Further, both favorable and unfavorable spatial arrangements of each of the 3 district types in Hong Kong were identified, namely residential, commercial, and industrial districts. This opens new windows in enhancing liveability and health status within communities, with the aim of promoting the sustainability of cities in the long run.
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Papashvili, G. Z., and O. Yu Kurnykin. "Factors of Forming of Hong Kong’s Political Culture During the British Rule." Izvestiya of Altai State University, no. 3(113) (July 6, 2020): 96–100. http://dx.doi.org/10.14258/izvasu(2020)3-15.
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The article formulates and analyses factors of forming of Hong Kong’s modern political culture with the purpose of uncovering the nature of local antigovernment protests. Considering the mass unrest acts in Hong Kong as a special administrative region of the PRC, social and political aspects are emphasized. The article considers the historical way of forming of Hong Kong’s initial population, composed of aboriginals — the Cantonese and aliens from the north — Hakka. Autonomy of ongoing processes in the region is emphasized. The article analyses influence on Hong Kong’s society during Britain’s colonial rule as a main factor of forming of its modern political culture. The article also considers the nature of Hong Kong’s government interaction with its society in 1940-1960s. The article states that at this time the government adhered the concept of minimal colonial state and didn’t take meaningful measures to solve the most important social and political problems. The period of 1970s, on the contrary, is defined as a time of fundamental changes in Hong Kong’s socio-political structure. This is due to accelerating of modernization processes and Hong Kong’s gaining a certain degree of autonomy at this time. The authors conclude that a unique mentality in Hong Kong’s society was formed and gives its characteristic, which makes it possible to speak of the features of its political culture.
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Ngai, Steven Sek-yum, Chau-kiu Cheung, Yunjun Li, Lifen Zhao, Shan Jiang, Lin Wang, and Hon-yin Tang. "Building Program Evaluation Capacity of Non-Governmental Organizations Practitioners in Hong Kong." Research on Social Work Practice 32, no. 4 (January 20, 2022): 434–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/10497315211067809.
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Purpose: Despite the growing interest in program evaluation capacity building (PECB), its impacts have been rarely studied in the existing literature. This study aims to evaluate a PECB initiative in Hong Kong called the Jockey Club MEL Institute Project. Methods: A pretest–posttest quasi-experimental design was adopted to compare the changes between the training ( N = 226) and comparison groups ( N = 213). Focus groups with training participants, mentors, and trainers were also conducted. Results: The quantitative results reported that the training group showed greater improvements in all three core aspects of program evaluation capacity—evaluation mindset, evaluation implementation, and evaluation communication—than the comparison group. The qualitative findings further indicated how NGO practitioners benefited from the project. Discussion: The findings provide support for the positive impacts of PECB on NGO practitioners. As such, implications for researchers and evaluators in effectively conducting PECB activities are also discussed.
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CHUI, WING-HONG. "OF FIELD EDUCATION IN AUSTRALIA AND HONG KONG: A SOCIAL WORK EDUCATOR'S PERSONAL REFLECTION." Hong Kong Journal of Social Work 42, no. 01n02 (January 2008): 33–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1142/s0219246208000041.
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Fieldwork is valued as an essential element in social work education. A partnership between students, agencies and universities is essential to a practical learning experience. Although this article is primarily concerned with issues surrounding field education in just one Australian university, this paper also makes comparisons with cases in Hong Kong where appropriate. Several aspects of field education including the dynamics of power in the fieldwork relationship, roles and status of field educators, on-going training provided for field educators and ways to strengthen collaborations will be discussed. The purpose of this analysis is to look at the basic principles of good fieldwork practice. 實習是社工教育中不可或缺的一環；學生、機構和大學的合作，乃重要的學習體驗。這篇論文不但檢視了環繞澳洲實習教育的議題，還將它們與香港的情況比較。討論範圍包括幾方面：實習關係中的權力互動、實習教育者的角色及地位、為實習教育者提供的持續訓練，以及各種加強合作的方法。這個比較分析的目的是要檢視良好實習的基本原則。
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Chen, Ziyang. "The Path of Alibabas IPO." Advances in Economics, Management and Political Sciences 6, no. 1 (April 27, 2023): 243–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.54254/2754-1169/6/20220212.
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With the development and growth of enterprises, listing always provides leapfrog development for them. Almost all of the worlds well-known large enterprises have realized they could expand the size and quickly cross into the ranks of large enterprises through listing and financing. However, as one of the largest internet companies in China, Alibabas journey to list is quite different than others. This paper focuses on the analysis of Alibabas listing by using a combination of literature research, descriptive method and comparative analysis. This is demonstrated by first describing Alibabas listing experience in chronological order; then analyzing the reasons and impacts of its listing from three aspects: social, economic, and global development; and finally, comparing the advantages and disadvantages of Alibabas listing locations, Hong Kong and New York. So far, Alibaba has gone through three listings in two places and the impact of each one has been significant to the local market or to the main industry. When Alibaba went public in the U.S. in 2014, that was a primary listing, and then in November 2019, Alibaba went public again in Hong Kong, which is called a secondary listing. Now Alibaba is considering a dual primary listing in Hong Kong while maintaining its U.S. listing, so that they can not be affected by each other. The both sides of the stock price are independent, if one is delisted, it does not affect the other.
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Cho, Esther Yin-Nei, and Victor C. W. Wong. "Children’s Lived Experiences in Poverty in Hong Kong as a High-Income Asian Society." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 19, no. 10 (May 19, 2022): 6190. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19106190.
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Child poverty situated in different socioeconomic and environmental contexts has long been a central concern for practitioners, researchers, and policy makers. However, concerned research studies are predominantly adult-centric, confined to specific areas, or seldom found in Asian developed economies. Against the backdrop of this research gap, this study examines children’s experiences of poverty in relation to economic and material aspects, social relationships and participation, and psychological and emotional wellbeing, and their ways of coping with the effects of poverty. Using a purposive sampling method, a total of 40 children participants aged 8–14 living in or near poverty were recruited for an individual interview. The study showed that children experienced a range of deprivations in relation to falling short of the resources, opportunities, and activities that are commanded by average young persons. Limited living space also stands out as a more severe problem that is difficult to cope with. The various coping strategies include small spending savvy tactics, parental buffering, compensation, and mental coping. Proximity to schools and NGOs can help children in poverty to cope with problems caused by deprivations in different aspects. Implications for research studies and practice for working with children in or near poverty are discussed accordingly.
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Au, Alma M. L., Stephen C. Y. Chan, H. M. Yip, Jackie Y. C. Kwok, K. Y. Lai, K. M. Leung, Anita L. F. Lee, Daniel W. L. Lai, Teresa Tsien, and Simon M. K. Lai. "Age-Friendliness and Life Satisfaction of Young-Old and Old-Old in Hong Kong." Current Gerontology and Geriatrics Research 2017 (2017): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2017/6215917.
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Age-friendliness, promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO), aims to enable and support individuals in different aspects of life for fostering life satisfaction and personal well-being as they age. We identified specific aspect(s) of age-friendliness associated with life satisfaction and examined similarities and differences in age-friendliness and life satisfaction in young-old and old-old adults. Six hundred and eighty-two ageing adults were asked to complete a survey questionnaire consisting of the Age-friendly City Scale, Satisfaction with Life Scale, and sociodemographic variables. Multiple linear regression analysis was used to examine the effects of various domains of age-friendliness on life satisfaction among the young-old adults (aged 65 to 74, n=351) and the old-old adults (aged 75 to 97, n=331). Common domains associated with life satisfaction in both young-old and old-old groups were transportation and social participation. Community and health services were associated with life satisfaction for the young-old group only. On the other hand, civic participation and employment was significantly associated with the old-old group only. Social participation is important for the young-old and the old-old. Ageing older adults can be a resource to the society. Implications for promoting and implementing age-friendliness were discussed in the context of successful and productive ageing and the need for a more refined taxonomy of social activities.
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K.Y. Chan, Rebecca, Y. C. Leung, Frankie K.L. Leung, Christian X.S. Fang, Amy K.P. Cheung, Tony K.C. Lau, and Jo Kamen K.M. Fung. "Reliability and validity of the Chinese (Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong version) of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand on patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in Hong Kong." Hong Kong Journal of Occupational Therapy 32, no. 1 (May 21, 2019): 62–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1569186119849502.
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Objective This study aimed to translate, culturally adopt and validate a Chinese version of the Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand (DASH) for use in patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal diseases in Hong Kong. Methods We followed a standard five-stage process: forward translation, synthesis, backward translation, expert panel review and field-testing to achieve linguistic and conceptual equivalence. The version was officially known as Chinese (Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong version) DASH. (Chinese QMH,HK version DASH) ( http://www.dash.iwh.on.ca/sites/dash/public/translations/DASH_Chinese_HK_2013.pdf ). Results Its internal consistency was then evaluated with 138 participants suffering from upper extremity musculoskeletal conditions. The results were high in DASH-Disability/Symptom module (DASH-DS) (Cronbach alpha 0.97), DASH-Work module (DASH-W) (Cronbach alpha 0.97) and DASH-Sports / Performing Arts module (DASH-SM) (Cronbach alpha 0.99). The test-retest reliability was evaluated with a subgroup of participants who had completed the Chinese (QMH,HK version) DASH on two occasions, with a median interval of 6.5 days. The results were excellent among DASH-DS Intraclass Correlation Coefficient (ICC) = 0.98 and DASH-W (ICC = 0.90). Good test-retest reliability was found in DASH-SM (ICC = 0.89). Construct validity of DASH-DS showed good correlation with the sub-domains of physical functioning (r = −.564) and social functioning (r = −.544) of the Short Form 36 Health Survey (SF-36). Similarly, construct validity of DASH-W also showed good correlation with the sub-domains of physical functioning (r = −.510) and bodily pain (r = −.503) of SF-36. Conclusion The Chinese (Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong version) Disabilities of the Arm, Shoulder and Hand is considered as a reliable and valid instrument that can provide a standardised measure of patient-centred outcomes for patients with upper extremity musculoskeletal disorders in Hong Kong.
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Tieben, Hendrik. "Public Space Trends in Hong Kong. A view from the New Territories." Journal of Public Space 1, no. 1 (October 18, 2016): 25. http://dx.doi.org/10.5204/jps.v1i1.7.
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Hong Kong’s vertical urban landscape, bustling street markets, and multi-layered urban spaces have attracted a range of scholars (Cuthbert and McKinnell, 1997; Smith, 2005; Frampton [et al.], 2010; Shelton [et al.], 2011). Therefore, this paper focuses on aspects of Hong Kong’s public spaces, which so far have caught less attention, but affect the majority of its residents today. The paper starts with the following observations: (1) More than half of Hong Kong’s population (52,2%) lives today in the New Territories, an area usually outside of international attention (Census 2011); (2) Here, most people live in public and private housing estates, constructed over the last 40 years; (3) Individual estates can reach a population size of entire European towns and their “public spaces” – if one can name them as such – follow strict rules and have their own spatial conditions; (4) The street patterns, which connect these estates with their surrounding are fundamentally different from those of the older urban areas on Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula. Basically, in these new developments we don’t find the bustling street markets or the complex multi-layered spatial conditions anymore, which have caught most international attention (e.g. Frampton [et al.], 2010); and, (5) through urban renewal and redevelopment these new spatial conditions are introduced also to the older urban areas. As a response, there have been a growing number of initiatives by civil society groups to recapture the original role of streets as public spaces to offer more opportunities for economic and social activities, and re-enable expressions different cultural identities, life styles, and political views.