...Introduction Hong Kong has been transformed from a city of poor migrants in the 1960s to one of the most affluent and influential cities in the world in the 21st century. Despite Hong Kong's impressive economic achievements, many people remain poor, especially the elderly. Increasingly also there are single parent families, the sick and disabled, and the unemployed. A group which experiences sever difficulties is new immigrants from China. These families suffer considerable hardship. As a result, Social Security becomes an important issue in Hong Kong. Social Security is societal and collective measures to provide financial and psychological security to people of the community against certain risk in and contingencies of life, especially when certain life-risk and contingencies can hardly be resolved by individuals' effort. The typical examples are retirement, accidents, misfortune, maternity, illness, death, poverty, disability etc. One of the aspects of social security measures is income protection at times of poverty, especially provide support for the immediate needs of the people. Comprehensive Social Security Assistance (CSSA) in Hong Kong is an example. Social security can also diversify the risks and redistribute the resources within the society. It functions as a social insurance scheme. Attaining the goal of mutual help. Furthermore, social security likes a retirement scheme distributing the resources over one's lifetime. The Mandatory Provident Fund (MPF) and Central...
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...Poverty and Social Security in Hong Kong – Not at All Easy Hong Kong undoubtedly is an important financial centre in the world. Citizens are proud when they compare the GDP per capita between Hong Kong and other advanced countries and find they are of those most privileged in the globe. Despite its excellent economic advancement, the problem of poverty is prevalent among the labour class who live in the lower part of the socioeconomic pile. In fact, poverty in Hong Kong is no less serious than that in many developing of developed countries, no matter in terms of absolute or relative poverty. In the paragraphs below the extent of poverty in Hong Kong would be examined in terms of the trend and size of the poverty population and the effect of poverty. It will be followed by an analysis in the government’s reaction towards the poverty population, which is the social security system today. Ultimately, the effectiveness of the attempt to tackle poverty would be assessed. What Indeed Is Poverty in a Large City, Specifically in Hong Kong? Some people may underestimate the poverty which a city faces. Presumable they are still able to at least feed themselves, and this is already far better than the situation in some developing countries. However, when we investigate and compare poverty in both places after drawing up a definition, one would find poverty in cities not as easy as they presume. The definition of poverty has been a long debate between scholars of social policies...
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...US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act Intergovernmental Agreement Frequently Asked Questions This document aims to provide background information regarding the intergovernmental agreement (“IGA”) to be signed between Hong Kong and the US for implementation of the US Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (“FATCA”). This document is not and should not be regarded as tax advice for financial institutions and their clients. If in doubt, individual institutions or clients should seek professional advice from their own tax or legal advisers. Information provided in this document will be updated according to the development regarding the signing of the IGA. Q 1: What is FATCA? Does this US tax legislation have any implication for Hong Kong? A 1: FATCA was enacted by the US in March 2010 aiming to combat tax evasion by US taxpayers. In brief, under FATCA, foreign financial institutions (“FFIs”) are required to sign agreements with the US Internal Revenue Service (“IRS”) to identify and disclose detail regarding their US account holders. These financial institutions will be required to withhold tax for relevant US account-holders who do not give consent to such disclosures, or to close such accounts. An FFI which does not sign or is not otherwise exempt will face a punitive 30% withholding tax on all “withholdable payments” derived from US sources, initially including dividends, interest and certain derivative payments. In addition, starting from 2017, gross...
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...I. Overview of the Hong Kong Capital Market Located in the heart of Asia, Hong Kong positioned itself to be a major international financial center of the continent. Its capital market is comprised of integrated network of institutions and markets which provide a wide range of products and services to local and international customers and investors. Hong Kong’s financial markets are characterized by a high degree of liquidity and operate under effective and transparent regulations, which meet international standards. The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) abides by the principle of keeping intervention into the way in which the market operates to a minimum and has endeavoured to provide a favorable environment in which business operates. Its policy of low and simple taxation allows maximum room for business initiatives and innovation. There is a strong emphasis on the rule of law and fair market. There are no barriers of access to the market by foreign businesses and no restrictions on capital flows into and out of Hong Kong. Hong Kong’s privileged location in the Northeast Asia, on the other hand, makes it a gateway to China. Moreover, Hong Kong is situated at appropriate time zones that allow 24-hour continuous trading of foreign exchange and gold when the two markets in New York and London are closed. II. Financial Players and Intermediaries in Hong Kong Preview:A closer look at the financial markets As of July 2010, there were...
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...Barriers to Asset Building of Working Poor in Hong Kong Subject: Doing Policy Research Subject Code: APSS 3220 Lecturer: Dr. Chen Juan Student Name: Sai Kwan (10704047D) Table of Content No. | Title | Page | 1 | Abstract and Introduction | 2 | 2 | Literature Review Situation of Working Poor in Hong Kong Introduction to Asset Building Asset Building Policies in Hong Kong Theory of Determinants of Asset Accumulation Conceptual Framework for Determinants on Asset Building Barriers to Asset Building in the US Context | 3 | 3 | Research Objectives, Questions, and Design | 8 | 4 | Research Findings Situation of Asset Building of Working Poor in Hong Kong Barriers to Asset Building of Working Poor in Hong Kong | 9 | 5 | Discussion and Summary | 17 | 6 | Policy Implications | 17 | 7 | Limitation of the Research | 19 | 8 | Conclusion | 20 | 9 | References | 21 | 10 | Appendixes | 24 | 1 Abstract - It is widely acknowledged that the numbers of working poor in Hong Kong is tremendously increasing. This paper looks at the barriers of working poor’s asset-building which haven’t intensively discussed by both the government and academicians in Hong Kong. I conducted survey of 45 working poor and 6 intensive interviews. Results revealed that financial...
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... 4 2. PROPERTY BUBBLES IN HONG KONG ………………………………….…………….. 5 INFLATION AND INFLATION RATE IN HONG KONG ……………………………….. 10 3. CONCLUSION…………………………………………………………………………18 4. REFERENCES ……………………………………………………………………………..19 5. APPENDICIES …………………………………………………………………………..... 20 Appendix 1 ………………………………………………………………………………… 20 Appendix 2 ………………………………………………………………………………… 21 Appendix 3 ………………………………………………………………………………… 22 Appendix 4 …………………………………………………………………………………23 Appendix 5 ………………………………………………………………………………… 24 Appendix 6 ………………………………………………………………………………… 25 INTRODUCTION Resources and scarcity are the basic elements and tenet of economics, so resources and scarcity are related to human wants and desires. Money and time are the most constantly for the resources and scarcity which are the allocation from the resources and impacting the economically efficiency. Hong Kong has been enjoyed as one of the four dragons in Asia for 30 years with the rapid growth of economy worldwide and globalization, but she also suffers from the worldwide downside of economy due to the poor fundamental and lack of long–run strategies that trigger the existing difficult situation. There have many issues and challenges threatening Hong Kong economy recently, we analysis and evaluate two important problems, (1) Property bubbles in Hong Kong (2) Inflation that impacting Hong Kong economy in the short and middle-term...
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...expressed by ordinary people, who make up the majority of the population, and we talked to business people, both big corporations and local traders alike. We attended numerous other activities, met with Members of the Election Committee and answered their queries. Every step of the way, we were accompanied by the media, reporting and helping us to spread our messages to those who were not able to come to the gatherings. We were mindful that every proposal which we put forward would be examined and every promise which we made would be remembered, and we fully expected that we would be held accountable. As I have repeatedly said during my campaign, I face not just Members of the Election Committee but the seven million citizens of Hong Kong. I hold myself accountable to them, each and every one. I have placed before my fellow citizens my vision...
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...insurance, group retirement services and benefit management services. The Canadian operations have offices located throughout Canada, with the head office in Toronto. The Group Claims division provides drug and dental claim management and claim adjudication to companies in Canada through its 4 main centres in Toronto, Ottawa, Edmonton and Montreal. Clients include the Federal Government, City of Toronto, Royal Bank of Canada and Magna International. Sun Life Canada alone had a customer base of 7 million. It had its stock listed on the stock exchanges of Toronto, New York, London and Manila. Sun Life’s presence in Hong Kong has been growing stronger and stronger over the past 100 years. Clear and sound policy formulation requires any company to have well defined business objectives, vision and mission. Sun Life Hong Kong aims to be one of the top five players in the Hong Kong market for both wealth management and insurance. In the present time, Sun Life manages assets in excess of $425 billion and has an employee base of more than 14,700 and few thousands of independent agents worldwide. By 2001, with revenues of C$ 16.7 billion, Sun Life Financial Services (Sun Life) had emerged as the largest insurer and leading financial services provider in Canada. Sun Life served institutional and individual customers through an extensive distribution sales force network, independent agents, investment dealers and financial planners. The company operated in the wealth management and protection...
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...FINA 3220 Actuarial Model I Group Project Report ACTUARIAL ELITE PLAN LI Yuxuan (Steven) TO Chun Yuen (Jerry) ZHANG Xinyi (Cindy) ZHANG Xuanshen (Zachary) ZHANG Yanan (Victoria) ZHAO Shulun (Ellen) CONTENTS .Executive Summary Product Design and Features ………………………………………………………… 1 1.1. Customer Analysis ………………………………………………………………… 1 1.2. Coverage …………………………………………………………………………… 1 1.3. Premium …………………………………………………………………………… 1 1.4. Benefits …………………………………………………………………………… 2 1.4.1. Annuity ……………………………………………………………………… 2 1.4.2. Death Benefit ………………………………………………………………… 2 1.4.3. Optional Supplementary Benefits …………………………………………… 2 1.5. Special case (of Prof. Ma) ………………………………………………………… 3 Assumptions …………………………………………………………………………… 3 2.1. Mortality Rate ……………………………………………………………………… 3 2.2. Interest Rate ……………………………………………………………………… 4 2.3. Investment Rate …………………………………………………………………… 4 2.4. Operational Cost …………………………………………………………………… 5 Methodology …………………………………………………………………………… 5 3.1. Basic Premium Pricing: Equivalence...
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...Define the Present Situation Food is the key to life. It is the source of good health and energy. Eating healthy foods lowers your risk for heart disease, diabetes, being overweight or obese, and certain types of cancer. Avoiding these conditions saves you from heartache and sickness, and also saves you money with lower healthcare costs. As a result, many people want to start eating healthier foods, but some think that to eat healthy, they have to spend more money. Actually we can eat healthy on a budget. LESS EXPENSIVE & HEALTHY FOODS | FRUITS & VEGETABLES | DELI & DAIRY | GRAINS | Fresh | Margarine | Bean thread | Apples | | Brown rice | Carrots | PROTEIN | Jasmine rice | Celery | Fresh | Medium/Long grain rice | Potatoes | Eggs | Oatmeal | Oranges | Canned | Whole wheat couscous | Pears | Black beans | Whole wheat spaghetti | Canned/Dried | Pinto beans | White spaghetti | Applesauce, unsweetened | Salmon | Vermicelli rice noodles | Green beans, no added salt | Sardines | | Mandarin oranges | Tuna | COMBO/SNACKS | Pasta/Tomato sauce | Turkey breast | Chicken Noodle Soup | Pineapple in juice | Vegetarian baked beans | Chili with Beans | Raisins | White chicken | Rice Flour | Frozen | Dried | Trail Mix Bars | Green beans | Black beans | | Mixed vegetables | Pinto beans | | People would think eating healthy equals to organic food; however, this is a wrong perception...
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... BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Directors Ding Wuhao Ding Huihuang Ding Huirong Wang Jiabi COMPANY SECRETARY Choi Mun Duen HKICPA FCCA, CAYMAN ISLANDS SHARE REGISTRAR AND TRANSFER OFFICE Royal Bank of Canada Trust Company (Cayman) Limited 4th Floor, Royal Bank House 24 Shedden Road, George Town Grand Cayman KY1-1110 Cayman Islands (Chairman) AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVES Ding Wuhao Choi Mun Duen Independent Non-executive Directors Yan Man Sing Frankie Sun Xianhong Liu Jianxing (Resigned and effective from 2 September 2013) Tsui Yung Kwok REGISTERED OFFICE Cricket Square, Hutchins Drive PO Box 2681 Grand Cayman, KY1-1111 Cayman Islands HONG KONG SHARE REGISTRAR Computershare Hong Kong Investor Services Limited Shops 1712–1716, 17th Floor Hopewell Centre 183 Queen’s Road East Wanchai, Hong Kong BOARD COMMITTEES Audit Committee Yan Man Sing Frankie (Chairman) Sun Xianhong Tsui Yung Kwok Liu Jianxing (Resigned and effective from 2 September 2013) HEAD OFFICE IN THE PRC 361˚ Building Huli High-technology Park Xiamen, Fujian Province...
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...Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning • Car Care • Personal Care • Cosmetics & Fragrances • Kitchen and Cookware • Bodyshaping Lingerie • Undergarments and Apparel • Food and Beverages • Π Water Systems • Health and Nutrition • Household Cleaning...
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...HUMAN RESOURCES MANUAL CONTENTS SECTION 1. INTRODUCTION 1-1 1-2 2. EMPLOYMENT 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 2-5 2-6 2-7 2-8 3. Hours of Work Rest Days Public Holidays Typhoon Arrangements Rainstorm Warning Arrangements REMUNERATION 4-1 4-2 4-3 5. Employment Policy Manpower Plan & Control Recruitment Probationary Period Transfer Promotion Termination Retirement WORK SCHEDULE 3-1 3-2 3-3 3-4 3-5 4. Purpose of the Manual Human Resources Philosophy Salary Policy Pay Review Job Related Payments & Reimbursements BENEFITS 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 5-5 5-6 5-7 5-8 Leave Provident Fund Group Medical Insurance Scheme Group Dental Insurance Scheme Group Life & Personal Accident Insurance Schemes Employees' Compensation Insurance Scheme Business Travel Insurance Scheme Medical Check-up 6. PERFORMANCE DEVELOPMENT 7. TRAINING & DEVELOPMENT 7-1 7-2 7-3 Training & Development Guidelines Examination Fee Reimbursement Professional Membership Fee Reimbursement HUMAN RESOURCES MANUAL CONTENTS SECTION 8. STAFF RELATIONS & COMMUNICATION 8-1 8-2 8-3 9. SAFETY & HEALTH 9-1 9-2 10. 10-2 10-3 10-4 10-5 Purpose Staff Record Staff Card Company Property Use of Personal Computer Use of Telephone Employment of Family Members Contact with the Media Delivery of Speeches or Lectures Arrangement of Honorarium Rewarded for Delivery of Speeches or Lectures Behaviour in Public Attire ...
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...Annual Report 2012 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 3 4 6 11 15 15 21 23 24 24 25 29 29 CORPORATE INFORMATION FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS CHAIRMAN’S STATEMENT DIRECTORS AND COMPANY SECRETARY SENIOR MANAGEMENT MANAGEMENT DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS Performance Review Corporate Debt and Financial Conditions Treasury Policies Investment Properties Valuations Financial Assets Held for Trading – Trading Securities Development Programmes Disposal and Dilution of Interest Management Contracts for Hotels Owned by Third Parties 30 30 Prospects Human Resources 185 186 90 92 85 86 87 32 33 62 81 83 CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY REPORT OF THE DIRECTORS CORPORATE GOVERNANCE REPORT INDEPENDENT AUDITOR’S REPORT CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME 88 CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN EQUITY CONSOLIDATED CASH FLOW STATEMENT NOTES TO THE CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FIVE YEAR SUMMARY ABBREVIATIONS CORPORATE INFORMATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS Executive Directors Mr KUOK Khoon Ean (Chairman and CEO) Mr LUI Man Shing (Deputy Chairman) Mr Madhu Rama Chandra RAO (CFO) Mr Gregory Allan DOGAN (COO) Non-executive Directors Mr HO Kian Guan Mr Roberto V ONGPIN Mr HO Kian Hock (alternate to Mr HO Kian Guan) Independent Non-executive Directors Mr Alexander Reid HAMILTON Mr Timothy David DATTELS Mr WONG Kai Man Mr Michael Wing-Nin CHIU Professor LI Kwok Cheung Arthur EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Mr KUOK Khoon...
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...(Incorporated in the Cayman Islands with limited liability) (Stock Code: 2331) Mission Through sports, we inspire people the desire and power to make breakthroughs Corporate Profile Li Ning Company Limited is one of the leading sports brand enterprises in the PRC, possessing brand marketing, research and development, design, manufacturing, distribution and retail capabilities. The Group’s products mainly include footwear, apparel, accessories and equipment for sport and leisure uses under its own LI-NING brand. The Group has established an extensive supply chain management system, and a distribution and retail network in the PRC primarily through outsourcing of manufacturing operations and distribution via franchised agents. The Group also directly manages retail stores for the LI-NING brand. The Group adopts a multi-brand business development strategy. In addition to its core LI-NING brand, the Group distributes sports products under its Z-DO brand via hypermarket channel. The Group has established a joint venture with AIGLE under which the joint venture has been granted an exclusive right by AIGLE to manufacture, market, distribute and sell outdoor sports products under the French brand AIGLE for 50 years in the PRC. The Group has a controlling interest in Shanghai Double Happiness, which together with its subsidiaries are principally engaged in manufacture, research and development, marketing and sale of table tennis and other sports equipment under the Double Happiness...
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