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New Hong Kong Cinema

Author : Ruby Cheung

Publisher : Berghahn Books

Page : 288 pages

File Size : 17,17 MB

Release : 2015-11-01

Category : Performing Arts

ISBN : 1782387048

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The trajectory of Hong Kong films had been drastically affected long before the city’s official sovereignty transfer from the British to the Chinese in 1997. The change in course has become more visible in recent years as China has aggressively developed its national film industry and assumed the role of powerhouse in East Asia’s cinematic landscape. The author introduces the “Cinema of Transitions” to study the New Hong Kong Cinema and on- and off-screen life against this background. Using examples from the 1980s to the present, this book offers a fresh perspective on how Hong Kong-related Chinese-language films, filmmakers, audiences, and the workings of film business in East Asia have become major platforms on which “transitions” are negotiated.



Block Kong

Author : Jame Dibiasio

Publisher :

Page : 186 pages

File Size : 36,8 MB

Release : 2021-04-18

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Here's to the crazy ones, the misfits, the builders and the visionaries.Hong Kong has emerged as a global player in blockchain and the digital-assets economy. It is uniquely positioned between China--a massive font of innovation in this space--and the West, with close connections to Southeast Asia and beyond. But it takes more than geography and a financial industry to become a crypto leader.Behind this story are the entrepreneurs dedicated to reinventing rules and building the infrastructure of Internet 3.0. But how to capture their stories? How to introduce these people to an audience who may not be aware, or interested, in the complexities of blockchain?The answer was simple. What is Hong Kong known for? Dim sum! And what better way to speak with this great city's blockchain talent than over a convivial breakfast? Thus was born the idea of Block Kong, as a series of conversations about our city's blockchain ecosystem over breakfast, with the guest choosing the venue and me footing the bill.I wanted to limit these interviews to 21, in honor of Satoshi Nakamoto's embedding the 21 million-Bitcoin limit in his famous 2008 white paper. Perhaps this was an elaborate excuse to discover some of the city's hidden gems, the brilliant no-name cafes and cha chaan tengs that keep Hongkongers going every morning.It was also a great way to explore the diversity of our blockchain scene, from no-coiners, mobile gamers and insurers, to media stars, ex-regulators, and lawyers. And of course, traders and investors, this being Hong Kong. But I also met with philanthropists and dreamers.I already knew many of these leaders thanks to my time as head of Fintech with the Hong Kong government. In that role, from 2016 to 2019, I met with hundreds of startups. Many were building blockchain businesses and ventures. I have been an entrepreneur as well, so I knew that beyond the hyperbolic growth there were sagas, trials and risks. Those are the things that interest me the most. (Did I mention the dim sum?)Please join me now. Turn the page and you will find yourself sitting at the breakfast table with the personalities shaping the future of Hong Kong as a global financial hub.Featuring breakfast & interviews with: - Lionello Lunesu, Enuma technologies - Mark Wales, Galileo Platforms - Kris Marszalek, Crypto.com - Yat Siu, Animoca - Benedicte Nolens, SC Ventures - Leonhard Weese, Bitcoin Association - Angie Lau, Forkast.news - Chapman, Madden, Lo, BC group - Sandy Peng, Tezos China - Patrice Poujol, Lumiere- Jason Choi, Spartan Group- Henri Arslanian, PwC - Phil Chen, HTC - Sam Bankman-Fried, FTX - Urszula McCormack, K&WM - Fangfang Chen, Algorand - Julian Gordon, Hyperledger - Jehan Chu, Kenetic Capital - Lawrence Tam, Kwun Yeung, Forbole- Ben Delo, BitMEX- Alex Svanevik, NansenBlock Kong is a not-for-profit project. Connect to Block Kong website to discover how your book purchase contributes to up-skilling Hong Kong computer engineers and enable them to start their career in the Blockchain industry.



Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World

Author : Mark L. Clifford

Publisher : St. Martin's Press

Page : 237 pages

File Size : 17,10 MB

Release : 2022-02-01

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1250279186

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A gripping history of China's deteriorating relationship with Hong Kong, and its implications for the rest of the world. For 150 years as a British colony, Hong Kong was a beacon of prosperity where people, money, and technology flowed freely, and residents enjoyed many civil liberties. In preparation for handing the territory over to China in 1997, Deng Xiaoping promised that it would remain highly autonomous for fifty years. An international treaty established a Special Administrative Region (SAR) with a far freer political system than that of Communist China—one with its own currency and government administration, a common-law legal system, and freedoms of press, speech, and religion. But as the halfway mark of the SAR’s lifespan approaches in 2022, it is clear that China has not kept its word. Universal suffrage and free elections have not been instituted, harassment and brutality have become normalized, and activists are being jailed en masse. To make matters worse, a national security law that further crimps Hong Kong’s freedoms has recently been decreed in Beijing. This tragic backslide has dire worldwide implications—as China continues to expand its global influence, Hong Kong serves as a chilling preview of how dissenters could be treated in regions that fall under the emerging superpower’s control. Today Hong Kong, Tomorrow the World tells the complete story of how a city once famed for protests so peaceful that toddlers joined grandparents in millions-strong rallies became a place where police have fired more than 10,000 rounds of tear gas, rubber bullets and even live ammunition at their neighbors, while pro-government hooligans attack demonstrators in the streets. A Hong Kong resident from 1992 to 2021, author Mark L. Clifford has witnessed this transformation firsthand. As a celebrated publisher and journalist, he has unrivaled access to the full range of the city’s society, from student protestors and political prisoners to aristocrats and senior government officials. A powerful and dramatic mix of history and on-the-ground reporting, this book is the definitive account of one of the most important geopolitical standoffs of our time.



Osteometric Assessment of 20th Century Skeletons from Thailand and Hong Kong

Author : Christopher A. King

Publisher : Universal-Publishers

Page : 152 pages

File Size : 22,14 MB

Release : 1997-10

Category : Medical

ISBN : 1581120117

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Cranial and postcranial research on East and Southeast Asians has shown population variability between and within these two regions. Moreover, as populations vary by sex, sex differences vary by population. The purpose of this study is to provide the first descriptive and comparative analysis of two recently curated samples of complete, documented, contemporary skeletons from Thailand (N=104) and Hong Kong (N=94) that have not been previously studied. Sex differences reveal Hong Kong males and females as larger but less dimorphic than Thais. Stepwise discriminant function analysis of the Thai humerus and femur allowed 94%-96% sex classification accuracy. In conclusion, this research has increased our knowledge of sex and population differences in Asia and has important applications to demographic and medicolegal investigations.



A Concise History of Hong Kong

Author : John M. Carroll

Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

Page : 283 pages

File Size : 39,70 MB

Release : 2007-06-07

Category : History

ISBN : 0742574695

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When the British occupied the tiny island of Hong Kong during the First Opium War, the Chinese empire was well into its decline, while Great Britain was already in the second decade of its legendary "Imperial Century." From this collision of empires arose a city that continues to intrigue observers. Melding Chinese and Western influences, Hong Kong has long defied easy categorization. John M. Carroll's engrossing and accessible narrative explores the remarkable history of Hong Kong from the early 1800s through the post-1997 handover, when this former colony became a Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. The book explores Hong Kong as a place with a unique identity, yet also a crossroads where Chinese history, British colonial history, and world history intersect. Carroll concludes by exploring the legacies of colonial rule, the consequences of Hong Kong's reintegration with China, and significant developments and challenges since 1997.





Hong Kong Documentary Film

Author : Ian Aitken

Publisher : Edinburgh University Press

Page : 232 pages

File Size : 14,14 MB

Release : 2014-03-17

Category : History

ISBN : 074866470X

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Described as the 'lost genre', the tradition of documentary film making in Hong Kong is far less known than its martial arts films. However documentary film has always existed in Hong Kong and often trenchantly represents its troubled relationship to itself, China and the west. Including the period of colonial film-making, the high points of television documentary and the tradition of independent documentary film-making, this book is the first to present a comprehensive study of this lost genre. It explores the role of public-service television (including representations of the massacre at Tiananmen Square) and presents critical analysis of key films. Based on original archival research, it will be an invaluable resource for students and academics who work in the fields if film studies, colonial studies and Hong Kong cinema.



Hong Kong English

Author : Kingsley Bolton

Publisher : Hong Kong University Press

Page : 338 pages

File Size : 11,36 MB

Release : 2002-09-01

Category : Language Arts & Disciplines

ISBN : 9789622095533

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The dominant view of many linguists and educators has been that Hong Kong English is a variety of the language that is derived from, and dependent on, the metropolitan norm of British English. It has been argued that English in Hong Kong was never 'nativized' as in other Asian societies, and that it has not deserved the recognition accorded to other varieties of Asian English. The contributions to this book challenge that view in a number of ways. In addressing sociolinguistic, structural, and literary issues, they provide an up-to-date survey of current use of Hong Kong English, and redress the question of its autonomy in terms of both distinctive linguistic features and the growing literary creativity of the variety. An original and highly informed discussion on the futures for Hong Kong English, and chapters providing additional resources for the study of the variety, are also included.



The Economic Roots of the Umbrella Movement in Hong Kong

Author : Louis Augustin-Jean

Publisher : Routledge

Page : 169 pages

File Size : 42,75 MB

Release : 2018-02-15

Category : Political Science

ISBN : 1351255495

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In the autumn of 2014, thousands of people, young and educated in their majority, occupied the chief business district and seat of the government in Hong Kong. The protest, known as the Umbrella Movement, called for ‘genuine democracy’, as well as a fairer social and economic system. The book aims to provide a dynamic framework to explain why socioeconomic forces converged to produce such a situation. Examining increasing inequality, rising prices and stagnating incomes, it stresses the role of economic and social factors, as opposed to the domestic political and constitutional issues often assumed to be the root cause behind the protests. It first argues that globalization and the increasing influence of China’s economy in Hong Kong has weighted on salaries. Second, it shows that the oligopolistic nature of the local economy has generated rents, which have reinforced inequality. The book demonstrates that the younger generation, which is still finding its place in society, has been particularly affected by these phenomena, especially with social mobility at a low point. Offering a new approach to studying the Umbrella Movement, this book will appeal to students and scholars interested in Hong Kong's political landscape, as well Chinese politics more broadly.



Hong Kong Taxation

Author : Ayesha Macpherson Lau

Publisher : The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press

Page : 1002 pages

File Size : 12,46 MB

Release : 2019-01-15

Category : Business & Economics

ISBN : 9882371078

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The book covers the major areas of Hong Kong taxation--Profits Tax, Salaries Tax, Property Tax, Personal Assessment and Stamp Duty as well as a general overview of international tax issues and how they pertain to Hong Kong. It explains the principles and practice of Hong Kong taxation law together with the relevant Court and Board of Review decisions and contains numerous practical examples. The new edition includes legislative changes up to 31 July 2018 as well as the latest developments pertaining to the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project and the proposed measures to be adopted by Hong Kong; the principles and practice of Hong Kong taxation law together with the relevant Court and Board of Review decisions and contains numerous practical examples. The new edition includes legislative changes up to 31 July 2018 as well as the latest developments pertaining to the OECD's Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS) project and the proposed measures to be adopted by Hong Kong.