Author: Gabriel M. Leung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9622098045
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
This book provides a significant contribution to the discussions about the future of the system.The evidence-driven content draws from the deep expertise and experience of a wide spectrum of contributors, who represent virtually all relevant areas of the health system.
Hong Kong's Health System
Author: Gabriel M. Leung
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9622098045
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
This book provides a significant contribution to the discussions about the future of the system.The evidence-driven content draws from the deep expertise and experience of a wide spectrum of contributors, who represent virtually all relevant areas of the health system.
Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
ISBN: 9622098045
Category : Medical
Languages : en
Pages : 569
Book Description
This book provides a significant contribution to the discussions about the future of the system.The evidence-driven content draws from the deep expertise and experience of a wide spectrum of contributors, who represent virtually all relevant areas of the health system.
Hong Kong 20/20
Author: P. E. N. Hong Kong Kong
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789887792765
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The handover in 1997 saw Hong Kong's transition from colonial to communist rule under the auspices of 'one country, two systems'. But twenty years on, the real impact of the sovereignty change is just starting to register, with a rapid erosion of freedoms. Believing that we are stronger together, PEN Hong Kong invited some of the city's most prominent writers to contribute to an anthology of essays, fiction and artwork that marks this historical milestone.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9789887792765
Category : Literary Collections
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
The handover in 1997 saw Hong Kong's transition from colonial to communist rule under the auspices of 'one country, two systems'. But twenty years on, the real impact of the sovereignty change is just starting to register, with a rapid erosion of freedoms. Believing that we are stronger together, PEN Hong Kong invited some of the city's most prominent writers to contribute to an anthology of essays, fiction and artwork that marks this historical milestone.
Hong Kong Reflections
Author: D. P. Davies
Publisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622016606
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
Publisher: Chinese University Press
ISBN: 9789622016606
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 228
Book Description
The Hong Kong Protests and Political Theology
Author: Kwok Pui-lan
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538148722
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Hong Kong protests that began in the second half of 2019 captured the world’s attention as demonstrations against an extradition bill grew into a larger civil liberties movement. While protests began as peaceful demonstrations, the disproportionate police force with which the government responded escalated the situation to an international crisis. Kwok Pui-lan and Francis Ching-wah Yip bring together an international cohort to discuss the relation between Christianity and Communism and the neoliberal economy, as well as civil disobedience, religion and social movements, and the roles of the churches in social conflict. This interdisciplinary volume showcases theological reflections by many scholars and activists in Hong Kong.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1538148722
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 261
Book Description
The Hong Kong protests that began in the second half of 2019 captured the world’s attention as demonstrations against an extradition bill grew into a larger civil liberties movement. While protests began as peaceful demonstrations, the disproportionate police force with which the government responded escalated the situation to an international crisis. Kwok Pui-lan and Francis Ching-wah Yip bring together an international cohort to discuss the relation between Christianity and Communism and the neoliberal economy, as well as civil disobedience, religion and social movements, and the roles of the churches in social conflict. This interdisciplinary volume showcases theological reflections by many scholars and activists in Hong Kong.
Theological Reflections on the Hong Kong Umbrella Movement
Author: Justin K.H. Tse
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349948462
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This book gathers the voices of four local Hong Kong theologians to reflect on the 2014 democracy protests in the city from the perspectives of Catholic social teaching, feminist and queer intersectionality, Protestant liberation, and textual exegesis. The volume also includes an extended primer on Hong Kong politics to aid readers as they reflect on the theology underlying the democracy protests. September 28, 2014 is known as the day that political consciousness in Hong Kong began to shift. As police fired eighty-seven volleys of tear gas at protesters demanding “genuine universal suffrage” in Hong Kong, the movement (termed the “Umbrella Movement”) ignited a polarizing set of debates over civil disobedience, government collusion with private interests, and democracy. The Umbrella Movement was also a theological watershed moment, a time for religious reflection. This book analyzes the role that religion played in shaping the course of this historic movement.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 1349948462
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 192
Book Description
This book gathers the voices of four local Hong Kong theologians to reflect on the 2014 democracy protests in the city from the perspectives of Catholic social teaching, feminist and queer intersectionality, Protestant liberation, and textual exegesis. The volume also includes an extended primer on Hong Kong politics to aid readers as they reflect on the theology underlying the democracy protests. September 28, 2014 is known as the day that political consciousness in Hong Kong began to shift. As police fired eighty-seven volleys of tear gas at protesters demanding “genuine universal suffrage” in Hong Kong, the movement (termed the “Umbrella Movement”) ignited a polarizing set of debates over civil disobedience, government collusion with private interests, and democracy. The Umbrella Movement was also a theological watershed moment, a time for religious reflection. This book analyzes the role that religion played in shaping the course of this historic movement.
Lost in Transition
Author: Yaowei Zhu
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438446454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Looks at the fate of Hong Kong’s unique culture since its reversion to China.
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 1438446454
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 230
Book Description
Looks at the fate of Hong Kong’s unique culture since its reversion to China.
Reflections on Dream of the Red Chamber
Author:
Publisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 1621968367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
Publisher: Cambria Press
ISBN: 1621968367
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 332
Book Description
China’s Hong Kong
Author: Shigong Jiang
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811041873
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book differs from most others of its kind, by looking at the Hong Kong issue from China’s perspective, which in turn mirrors China’s own situation. Through a legal lens, the author conducts a political and cultural examination of the past and the present, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many theories and problems concerning Hong Kong. Including reflections on the theory of administrative absorption of politics, a historical review of “one country, two systems” and an analysis of the form and nature of the Basic Law, it offers a valuable reference resource for studying the historical, political and legal context of Hong Kong under the principle of “one country, two systems”. Instead of over-simplifying the issue of Hong Kong or only seeing it as a Chinese regional issue, the book regards it as a central Chinese issue and the key to understanding China.
Publisher: Springer
ISBN: 9811041873
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 216
Book Description
This book differs from most others of its kind, by looking at the Hong Kong issue from China’s perspective, which in turn mirrors China’s own situation. Through a legal lens, the author conducts a political and cultural examination of the past and the present, and provides a comprehensive overview of the many theories and problems concerning Hong Kong. Including reflections on the theory of administrative absorption of politics, a historical review of “one country, two systems” and an analysis of the form and nature of the Basic Law, it offers a valuable reference resource for studying the historical, political and legal context of Hong Kong under the principle of “one country, two systems”. Instead of over-simplifying the issue of Hong Kong or only seeing it as a Chinese regional issue, the book regards it as a central Chinese issue and the key to understanding China.
Reflections on Judging
Author: Richard A. Posner
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674184653
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
In Reflections on Judging, Richard Posner distills the experience of his thirty-one years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting how lawyers should argue cases and judges decide them, how trials can be improved, and, most urgently, how to cope with the dizzying pace of technological advance that makes litigation ever more challenging to judges and lawyers. For Posner, legal formalism presents one of the main obstacles to tackling these problems. Formalist judges--most notably Justice Antonin Scalia--needlessly complicate the legal process by advocating "canons of constructions" (principles for interpreting statutes and the Constitution) that are confusing and self-contradictory. Posner calls instead for a renewed commitment to legal realism, whereby a good judge gathers facts, carefully considers context, and comes to a sensible conclusion that avoids inflicting collateral damage on other areas of the law. This, Posner believes, was the approach of the jurists he most admires and seeks to emulate: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Learned Hand, Robert Jackson, and Henry Friendly, and it is an approach that can best resolve our twenty-first-century legal disputes.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674184653
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 423
Book Description
In Reflections on Judging, Richard Posner distills the experience of his thirty-one years as a judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Surveying how the judiciary has changed since his 1981 appointment, he engages the issues at stake today, suggesting how lawyers should argue cases and judges decide them, how trials can be improved, and, most urgently, how to cope with the dizzying pace of technological advance that makes litigation ever more challenging to judges and lawyers. For Posner, legal formalism presents one of the main obstacles to tackling these problems. Formalist judges--most notably Justice Antonin Scalia--needlessly complicate the legal process by advocating "canons of constructions" (principles for interpreting statutes and the Constitution) that are confusing and self-contradictory. Posner calls instead for a renewed commitment to legal realism, whereby a good judge gathers facts, carefully considers context, and comes to a sensible conclusion that avoids inflicting collateral damage on other areas of the law. This, Posner believes, was the approach of the jurists he most admires and seeks to emulate: Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Learned Hand, Robert Jackson, and Henry Friendly, and it is an approach that can best resolve our twenty-first-century legal disputes.
The Year of Doing Nothing
Author: Pritesh Modi
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Following years spent working in Hong Kong, the writer gives away all his belongings and sets about on a series of overland journeys - mostly train, bus and boat rides - across Asia, Europe and down the Americas. The intention was to travel slowly, avoid flying where possible - and to eventually reach land's end, in Ushuaia, located at the southernmost tip of Argentina. The year-long journey takes him to more than thirty countries, across 60,000 km; a distance equivalent to circumventing the globe one and a half times. This part travelogue, part collection of essays, is a reflection of the places, the lessons, the foods, the stories, and most of all, the people he encounters along the way. From delving into the economics of free walking tours, to receiving a marriage proposal on the Trans-Siberian Railways, to his attempts at tracking down the "world's poorest president", and many other chance encounters, he comes to realize that "the year of doing nothing" was anything but that.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
Following years spent working in Hong Kong, the writer gives away all his belongings and sets about on a series of overland journeys - mostly train, bus and boat rides - across Asia, Europe and down the Americas. The intention was to travel slowly, avoid flying where possible - and to eventually reach land's end, in Ushuaia, located at the southernmost tip of Argentina. The year-long journey takes him to more than thirty countries, across 60,000 km; a distance equivalent to circumventing the globe one and a half times. This part travelogue, part collection of essays, is a reflection of the places, the lessons, the foods, the stories, and most of all, the people he encounters along the way. From delving into the economics of free walking tours, to receiving a marriage proposal on the Trans-Siberian Railways, to his attempts at tracking down the "world's poorest president", and many other chance encounters, he comes to realize that "the year of doing nothing" was anything but that.