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HSBC Admits to Losing Data of 159,000 Account Holders: HONG KONG (Reuters) - Global banking group HSBC (HSBA) has admitted to losing a computer server holding transaction data of 159,000 account holders in a Hong Kong branch office. The bank said in a statement issued late on Wednesday that...; Tags: Hong Kong, branch office, bank, banking, user-ID, server, Thomson Reuters Corp., backup, password, computer, financial, security; News items 2008-05-07
HSBC Admits Losing Data of 159,000 Account Holders: HONG KONG (Reuters UK) - Global banking group HSBC (HSBA) has admitted to losing a computer server with the transaction data of 159,000 account holders in Hong Kong branch, sparking anger among some customers who closed accounts. The bank said it had lost track...; Tags: Hong Kong, HSBC, Servers, Hardware, Oukbs; News items 2008-05-08
Noble Founder Elman Turns Scrap Into Gold: By Tom Miles and Nao Nakanishi HONG KONG (Reuters) - In an office full of modern Chinese paintings overlooking Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Richard Elman, founder and head of Asia's largest commodities supplier Noble Group, says he has been lucky. Elman, who began...; Tags: Asset management, biofuel, Hong Kong, raw material, coal, Brazil, founder, asset, Asia, China, trader, net profit, Thomson Reuters Corp., food, career, supply chain, stock, phone, financial, marketing; News items 2008-04-27
Noble Founder Elman Turns Scrap Into Gold: By Tom Miles and Nao Nakanishi HONG KONG (Reuters UK) - In an office full of modern Chinese paintings overlooking Hong Kong's Victoria Harbour, Richard Elman, founder and head of Asia's largest commodities supplier Noble Group, says he has been lucky. Elman, who began his career...; Tags: China, Biofuel, Hong Kong, Noble Group, Asset Management, Operational Planning, Business Operations, Uranium; News items 2008-04-27
Oil Retreats From Record While Asian Shares Gain: By Rafael Nam HONG KONG (Reuters UK) - Oil prices retreated on Tuesday as some investors saw a recent rally to record highs as excessive, while Asian shares gained as banks were bolstered by further signals the worst of the credit crisis may now be over....; Tags: Bank, Oil, Japan, Hong Kong, Financial Services, Investment, Finance, MBIA Inc.; News items 2008-05-12

Using Research in Standard Chartered Bank in hong kong: A Case Study: Standard Chartered Bank is a global corporation that employs around 5,000 people in Hong Kong. In 2001 the Hong Kong executive team believed better communication would improve morale and engagement, but were not sure what changes would have the best chance of success and be most cost-effective. The then Senior...; Tags: Marketing research, Hong Kong, survey; White papers
RFID for Automotive From IBM: Philips Semiconductor in Asia has undertaken a joint RFID project between its Kahhsiung site and its Regional Distribution Center in Hong Kong. The initiative provides near real-time inventory visibility into the Philips Semiconductor business units on all packaged quantities and boxes, all customer direct ships in Asia from the Kahhsiung...; Tags: Philips Semiconductor, RFID, Hong Kong, Asia, radio, IBM Corp., radio frequency; White papers
Successful Strategies for Yes.Com.Hk - A Case Study for Internet Advertising Business: yes.com.hk, a spin-off company of the publisher of the teen magazine "YES!", started its operation in mid 1996 as a vertical portal for teenagers in Hong Kong. The company has gone through several different business models from subscription-based to B2C and has decided to stay with the pure advertising-based model...; Tags: business model, B2C, advertisement, Internet advertising, revenue, dot-com, portal, strategy, Internet; White papers
What is the Most Economically 'Free' City?: We're looking for a city that Adam Smith would stand and say in awe, "Now this... this is it." The Heritage Council tasked themselves to find the most economically liberal country in the world. Their journey took them through 162 countries and examined ten different economic policies. In the...; Tags: Jonathan Haeber; Blog posts 2008-02-18
The Application Of A Computerized Financial Control System For The Decision Support Of Target Cost Contracts: This paper reports a study of the application of a computerized financial control system on a target cost contract for the development of a cable car construction project in Hong Kong. The author is one of the key system designers supplied by the consultancy services of the Hong Kong Polytechnic...; Tags: Databases, Hong Kong, decision support, data mining, database, financial; White papers 2006-05-01
The Management Of Multi-Headed Clients In Design And Construction - The Case Of Hospitals: The complexity of healthcare buildings delivery demands equally complex and expert teams for project implementation. Many problems affecting project performance originate in the inception phase, particularly in the preparation of the initial and design briefs. A brief that is incomplete, inaccurate, vague or contradictory may be misinterpreted by a design...; Tags: Team, Hospital, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Team Management, Healthcare, Vertical Industries, Benefits, Management, Enterprise Software, Software, Human Resources; White papers 2005-11-25
The Impact Of Outsourcing To China On hong kong's Labor Market: This paper seeks to fill this gap by measuring the impact of outsourcing to China on low skilled workers in Hong Kong. There are several reasons why Hong Kong's experience is of interest. First, outsourcing from Hong Kong to China was triggered by a clearly identifiable event?China's decision to open...; Tags: Hong Kong, outsourcing, China, worker; White papers 2005-11-07
WTO: The Road to hong kong: At the end of this year, delegates will convene in Hong Kong for the WTO's next ministerial. This article will not only bring you up to speed in three minutes, it may give you reason to hope that the future for globalization, growth and equity looks brighter than it has...; Tags: Free trade, A.T. Kearney, World Trade Organization, Hong Kong, agreement, globalization, equity; White papers 2005-08-31
Asia-Pacific Tax Review: Making hong kong's Tax System More Competitive: The paper reports that Hong Kong currently offers very few tax incentives (examples are the tax incentives for qualifying debt instruments, under IRO sections 14A and 26A, and qualifying reinsurance businesses, under IRO section 14B). To become more competitive, Hong Kong could consider introducing more tax incentives to attract financial...; Tags: Taxes, Free trade, tax incentive, tax, Hong Kong, reinsurance, financial; White papers 2005-06-13
hong kong Touts Its Logistics Abilities Over Those of the Mainland: Companies manufacturing in China must choose whether to ship through Hong Kong or the mainland. Business and government leaders in Hong Kong are promoting the territory as the better choice in supply-chain management. Hong Kong has given up trying to compete with mainland China for most manufacturing business. Never mind...; Tags: Supply chain management (SCM), Keller International Publishing, mainland, Hong Kong, SCM, logistics, supply chain, manufacturing, China, tax; White papers 2004-06-01
hong kong Property: An Overview of the Office and Residential Sectors: This report is intended as a backdrop for the ratings that is publishing on property companies in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region ("HKSAR"). The section "An Overview of Hong Kong" is designed for those less familiar with the region, but the report hopes that the bulk of the report...; Tags: Report, Hong Kong, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software; White papers 2003-07-24
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome in Children: Experience in a Regional Hospital in hong kong: Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS) is a newly recognized clinical disease that has become a major threat to global public health. The disease first appeared in the Guangdong province in China in November 2002. Since then, 3,861 cases with 217 deaths in 25 countries have been reported to the World...; Tags: HEALTHCARE, SARS, Hong Kong, public health, China, patient; White papers 2003-06-24
Legal Documentation Guide on Film Financing and Production: Hong Kong filmmakers generally rely on distributor and equity financing for film production. Film companies rarely seek bank financing and when they do, they face difficulties because of the inherent risk of film projects and inadequate supporting infrastructure. In order to advance the long-term development of the film industry, it...; Tags: Investment, Financial accounting, Financial services, filmmaker, Hong Kong, bank financing, financing, equity, bank, industry; White papers 2003-04-30
Marine Department's Maritime Oil Spill Response Plan and Anti Oil Pollution Operations: The paper mentions that that Hong Kong, being a major hub port in the world, was visited by 214,750 vessels during 2001. Having this level of traffic, Hong Kong is constantly at risk from the threat of oil pollution damages. It therefore maintains a comprehensive Maritime Oil Spill Response Plan...; Tags: pollution; White papers 2002-11-18
Modal Interaction in Cable-Stayed Ting Kau Bridge: This study presents the structural modeling and modal analysis of the Ting Kau Bridge. The Ting Kau Bridge is one of the most flexible cable-stayed bridges due to some specific features: it has three slender single-leg towers supporting two main spans and two side spans; it adopts eight 465m-long longitudinal...; Tags: Network technology, cable, modeling, analysis; White papers 2000-11-29