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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, Hong Kong
Blog posts 2008-02-18
Aussie Firms Ink $3b Contracts in China
Australian businesses have signed $US3.1 billion ($A3.38 billion) worth of contracts for projects in Guangdong, as the Chinese province's governor says there are plenty more deals to be done."At present, it is a good time for further enhancing the cooperation between Guangdong and Australia," Guangdong Governor Huang Huahua said...
Tags: Australia, Hong Kong, Guangdong, Investment, Finance, AAP
News items 2009-10-27
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: China, Mainland, Hong Kong, Logistics, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Manufacturing, Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Software
White papers 2004-06-01
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: Construction, Financial, Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Decision Support, Data Mining, Business Intelligence, Cable, Marketing Research, Databases, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Telecommunications, Personal Technology, Marketing
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: China, Hong Kong, Outsourcing, It Operations, Business Operations, Outsourcing & Subcontracting
White papers 2005-11-07
China Finance Online Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions The first question is coming from Alex Xu from Brean Murray. Alex Xu - Brean Murray Carret & Co. A quick question first of all -- I probably missed the first part of the conference call. Did you guys announce the cash revenue number...
Tags: Hong Kong, Call Transcript, Brokerage, Earnings, Business Structures, Financial Accounting, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-03-02
UCBH Holdings, Inc. Q3 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from Andrea Jao – Barclays. Andrea Jao – Barclays Craig, I was hoping to get your interest rate assumptions, not just for the remaining quarter of 2008 but also for 2009 and given those assumptions, how should we think about...
Tags: UCBH Holdings Inc., Hong Kong, Barclays Plc., Call Transcript, Earnings, Thomas S. Wu Let, Financial Planning, Financial Services, Finance, Seeking Alpha
Earnings calls 2008-10-24
Tomorrow's Global Giants? Not the Usual Suspects
In the largest emerging markets, established multinationals and local players are battling for dominance. Conventional wisdom says MNCs rule in high-end, knowledge-intensive businesses; local companies, in low-end segments where production and logistics matter most. But...
Tags: China, India, Value Chain, Hong Kong, Telecom MNC Nokia, Li & Fung, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Channel Management, Government, Supply Chain, Strategy, Enterprise Software, Software, Marketing, Business Operations, Management, Harvard Business Review, In Brief, Pankaj Ghemawat, Thomas Hout, Pankaj Ghemawat, Thomas Hout
Articles 2009-01-06
News Corp announces Star TV shakeup
News Corporation on Tuesday unveiled details of a wide ranging shake-up of its Hong Kong-based Star Asian television business as James Murdoch, chairman and chief executive for Europe and Asia, looks to cut costs and consolidate overlapping businesses in the region.About 150 to 200 jobs at Star are expected...
Tags: China, Hong Kong, News Corp., Fox International Channels, TVs, Tv & Home Theater, Personal Technology, Home Entertainment, Company News, Human Resources & Employment, Redundancies & Layoffs, Financial Times
External links 2009-08-18
Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index Enters "Year-To-Date" Bull Market
Hong Kong's main index the Hang Seng Index entered a "year-to-date" bull market Tuesday morning, propelled by a surge in Chinese bank shares. by Daniel M. Harrison
Tags: Bank, Hong Kong, Financial Services, Daniel M. Harrison
Blog posts 2009-05-18
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: Bank, Hong Kong, Survey, Employee Communication & Surveys, Marketing Research, Marketing
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, Hong Kong, IBM Corp., RFID, Wireless, Security, Biometrics
White papers
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: China, Hospital, Hong Kong, SARS, Society Of Critical Care Medicine
White papers 2003-06-24
Las Vegas Sands Shares Up as Hong Kong Offer Range Set
ATLANTA (Reuters) - Shares of Las Vegas Sands Corp LVS rose 7 percent on Monday after the casino operator said it would look to raise up to $3.35 billion through an initial public offering of shares in its Macau business.The IPO of the Macau assets "does give the company much...
Tags: Hong Kong, Dividend, Macau, Financial Planning, IPO, Personal Finance, Las Vegas Sands Corp., Wynn Resorts Ltd.
News items 2009-11-09
Soros, CIC Help Longfor Raise $912 Million in IPO
By Michael Flaherty and Kennix ChimHONG KONG (Reuters) - Chinese property developer Longfor Properties Co raised $912 million, pricing its Hong Kong initial public offering at the top end of an indicated range on Thursday, according to two sources close to the deal.Billionaire investor George Soros bought HK$200 million (US$25.8...
Tags: Investor, IPO, Financial Planning, Citigroup Inc., Earnings, Hong Kong, Longfor Properties Co., Morgan Stanley
News items 2009-11-11
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: Filmmaker, Hong Kong, Financing Startups, Investment, Financial Accounting, Finance
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: Hong Kong, Pollution
White papers 2002-11-18
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, Fitch, Microsoft Office, Office Suites, Software
White papers 2003-07-24
A Robust and Low-Cost Linear Motion System for Precision Manufacturing Automation
This paper describes the use of variable reluctance technology to construct a novel linear direct-drive actuator system for high performance motions in manufacturing automation. The proposed actuator has a very simple structure and it can be manufactured easily. There is no need for magnets and no limitation on the travel...
Tags: Polytechnic University, Hong Kong, Automation, Actuator, Manufacturing, Leadership, Management
White papers 2000-09-13
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