Cultural identities of Chinese business: networks of the shark-fin business in Hong Kong

From a global standard, shark-fin consumption certainly violates international norms on bio-diversity and endangers the existence of the shark species. Furthermore, the commercial shark-fin industry generates additional adverse environmental impacts. Nevertheless, shark-fin consumption has served an important role in the cultural aspect of Chinese ‘foodway’. More importantly, the business relations and networks behind this industry have never been comprehensively studied. In so doing, this paper employs first hand interviews with the traders and processors, as well as official statistics from the government of Hong Kong, to come up with one of the most comprehensive and in-depth pieces of research on the business relations and the cultural aspects of shark-fin business in Hong Kong. In addition, we will explore the theoretical as well as the cultural dimensions of shark-fin business in trying to question the meaning of Chinese business networks. One of the key findings of this piece of research is that the collective activities of shark-fin consumption, business relations and networks are embedded along the historically, socially and culturally constructed Chinese identity. The implication is that such orchestration between culture and business can have far-reaching consequences to other Chinese businesses.     

试论珠三角和香港港口物流业的合作竞争关系

珠江三角洲与香港的港口物流业存在既合作又竞争的关系。两地在航运交易、船舶租赁、金融保险、物流加工、航运信息系统建设方面具有很强的互补性与广阔的合作空间；在对远洋航线、远洋集装箱资源、国际采购中心客户的争夺和发展中转航运中心方面则存在竞争关系。珠江三角洲，一方面应瞄准两地港口物流业的互补性，积极创造条件拓展二者的合作空间：另一方面应加快区内物流业改革开放的步伐，缩小与香港的差距，在与强大竞争对手的角逐中求得长足的发展。     

入世后上海能否取代香港的国际金融中心地位

香港与上海金融中心的建立和发展不但互有优势与隐忧，而且上海金融中心的建立也不一定是对香港国际金融中心的代替和竞争，未来建立的上海国际金融中心与香港国际金融中心之间顶多是相互分工和彼此合作的关系。     

Crossing Cultural Boundaries: A Multicultural Kindergarten in Hong Kong

Confronted with the rise of a new group within its organization, Small World, an international Christian kindergarten in Hong Kong, is being forced to reconsider its boundaries. The trend towards more applications to international schools by Hong Kong Chinese, adds an extra dimension to the already extensive cultural diversity among the kindergarten's staff, students and their parents. Describing the appreciation for cultural diversity amongst staff and parents, the strategies that are used to maintain harmony and the motives that (Hong Kong Chinese) parents have for participation in the school, it is argued that only one effect of globalization on the macro level can be identified on the micro and meso level, namely indigenization. The article shows how parents, staff and the organization all try to adopt attractive or useful elements of foreign cultures without giving up their own culture, and subsequently foster multiculturalism in an attempt to reach their goals, these being the cultural competence of their children for Hong Kong Chinese parents and success for the organization. The resulting demand for the incorporation of extra foreign elements in the curriculum is forcing Small World to reconsider its boundaries.     

香港与西部地区的产业比较和合作分析

香港是全球第三大金融市场、第七大贸易经济体系、第九大服务输出地。香港拥有大量的金融、保险高级管理人才和制造业企业管理人才；国际营销网络高度发达?而我国西部地区基本处于世界中低收入水平，总体经济极为落后。香港的现代化大都会与西部地区的落后经济形成了鲜明的反差。差距就是潜力，潜力是合作发展的动力，香港与西部经济上的互补性表明两地具有极大的合作空间，其合作的前景非常远大。     

香港在泛珠三角旅游合作中的角色

在泛珠三角旅游合作中,香港以其雄厚的经济实力、旅游业实力和明显的旅游业优势而占有独特的地位.香港不仅可以成为内地旅游业发展的窗口,而且可以成为联接内地与海外旅游业的桥梁,甚至还可以成为内地旅游部门借鉴当今国际旅游业先进经验的一个重要渠道.泛珠各省区应善用香港的旅游资源和优势,推动内地旅游业有新的发展.     

粤港疗养服务贸易区域合作初探

作为中国特别行政区和最早对外开放的经济大省,无论从经济、人口、疗养服务需求限制条件及地缘、血缘和文化渊源分析,还是从开展疗养服务必须具备的疗养设施、人才、技术、资源及投资环境考察,香港和广东两地都具有发展疗养服务贸易的市场潜力和综合优势,特别是CEPA协议的实施为粤港疗养服务贸易的发展提供了难得的机遇。正视发展中存在的问题,采取积极的应对措施推进粤港疗养服务贸易区域合作应该成为两地互利合作的正确选择。     

A Comparative Study on Perceived Ethics of Tax Evasion: Hong Kong Vs the United States

This article begins with a review of the literature on the ethics of tax evasion and identifies the three main views that have emerged over the centuries, namely always ethical, sometimes ethical, and never or almost never ethical. It then reports on the results of a survey of HK and U.S. university business students who were asked to express their opinions on the 15 statements covering the three main views. The data are then analyzed to determine which of the three viewpoints is dominant among the sample population. Although it was found that HK scores were significantly different from the U.S. scores, both HK and U.S. respondents were opposed to the view that tax evasion is always or almost always ethical. The strongest arguments justifying tax evasion were in cases where the government was corrupt, the tax system was unfair and unaffordable. The weakest arguments for justifying tax evasion were in cases where there was a selfish motive. The underlying cultural differences are further explored in hope of accounting for differing perceptions of ethics of tax evasion. Policy implications for increasing people’s awareness of ethics on tax evasion are also highlighted.     

CEPA下内地与香港服务业合作的问题与对策

CEPA实施两年来取得显著成效.但因两地市场、环境、法律体系和经济发展水平的差异,CEPA实施特别是在服务贸易领域的合作方面仍存在一些困惑与问题.本文拟对两年来在CEPA架构下内地与香港服务业合作面临的困难与问题作一初步分析,并提出若干对策性管见.     

论内地与香港食品安全合作法律机制的构建——一种跨行政区域软法治理的思路

内地与香港食品安全合作的有序推进需要相应法律机制的保障。这一法律机制应立足于两地食品安全合作法律实践的现状,从组织机构、表现形式和内容三方面予以构建。内地与香港食品安全合作法律机制的组织机构建设应依托于两地合作的整体性机构安排,革新和完善现有的磋商交流机制;两地食品安全合作法律机制的表现形式主要是行政协议。行政协议在法律性质上属于软法;在内容上,这些行政协议至少应涵盖四类规则:食品安全信息交流制度、食品安全标准协调制度、食品安全能力建设制度和食品安全突发事件协处制度。     

Women Managers in Hong Kong: Personal and Political Agendas

The proportion of women managers in Hong Kong has been steadily increasing in recent years. Hong Kong's ‘can-do’ spirit, education system and laws against sex discrimination probably have contributed to the increase. However, roles in the private (home) and public (work) spheres remain highly gendered. This has led to intense worak–family stress for women managers, some of whom also face sex discrimination at work, such as negative attitudes toward women, the old-boy network and sexual harassment. However, the overall level of awareness of sex roles and sex discrimination among women managers is low. Furthermore, women managers tend not to court open and direct confrontation. Instead, they tend to pursue individualistic personal coping strategies. Women managers rely on support from their extended family and hire domestic help to cope with work–family stress. Women managers also work hard to prepare themselves for a job move when they perceive or encounter sex discrimination. They tend not to make demands of their husbands, the workplace, or the government due to concepts about the private and public divide and about gender roles in these two spheres. We argue that political agendas which push for more flexible gender roles, state childcare and women- and family-friendly organizational policies are needed to bring more women into management at a faster pace.     

香港劳动市场供给变动及影响因素分析

根据1961-2000年香港劳动人口变动的数据,分析人口规模、人口构成以及劳动参与率对香港劳动市场变动的影响。从劳动供给一方,讨论香港劳动市场的主要特征。     

粤港金融合作与长三角金融合作比较研究

以核心—边缘模型为理论基石，研究粤港金融合作与长三角金融合作的异同点。发现：产业结构的升级和经济发展的良好态势使两地区的金融合作都有很好的发展空间;相对“强”势的政府将使长三角的金融合作中相互交叉融合的特色更明显，而珠三角的金融合作体现相对明显的“分工”特色;两地区何者金融合作更成功主要取决于地区产业转型和经济差距情况。     

穗港澳合作发展会展业SWOT分析

会展业是现代经济中一颗耀眼的明星,具有极强的经济和社会带动力。随着经济全球化、区域化进一步向深度、广度发展,世界会展业面临的竞争更加激烈。穗港澳会展产业互补性强,三地合作发展会展业大势所趋。穗港澳合作发展会展业具有经济实力雄厚,有丰富的展会经验及客户资源、环境优良、互补性强等优势。同时,也存在重复办展,展馆重复建设,人才短缺等劣势。面对中国加入WTO、国内、国外给中国会展业带来的威胁,穗港澳应抓住国际会展中心由欧美向亚太地区转移、CEPA签署的契机等进行三地优势互补,联手参与国际竞争。     

粤港澳经济波动协同性与金融合作可行性研究

文章利用2000～2008年季度数据,使用共同趋势和共同周期的计量研究方法,检验粤港澳经济波动是否存在协同性,考察了三地区金融合作的可行性.通过分析,得出结论:粤港澳经济长期存在协整关系,具有共同随机发展趋势,短期存在共同特征向量,具有共同周期.所以,粤港澳经济波动在样本期内具有协同性,满足金融合作的非常重要的前提条件.     

Family Business Succession in Hong Kong: The Case of Yung Kee

This case study examines the succession of Chinese family business in Hong Kong, drawing upon theories of the firm. More specifically, it utilizes capabilities theories, property rights economics and Neo-Confucianism to understand management disputes and infighting among the members in a Chinese family business in Hong Kong. This paper will argue that the founder of a Chinese business firm in Hong Kong is able to lead his or her offspring to create a dynamic enterprise via charismatic leadership and family rules embedded in traditional Chinese values. However, these two strategic assets disappear following the passing away of the founder as well as the emergence of new social values. When the founder passes on the enterprise to his or her offspring using more or less the equal inheritance system, the traditional Chinese value is unable to enforce the leader’s will to consolidate the strengths of the second generation family members to maintain the founder’s business. Furthermore, when the business is owned by all family members, property rights of the firm become unclear. Without effective enforcement of traditional Chinese values and with collective ownership rights, some family members will have the incentive to capture the economic rent that is shared by all members. In other words, some family members behave opportunistically or even cheat in order to capture economic gains in the public domain. High monitoring and enforcement costs in the form of court battle and endless disputes will occur. Rent dissipation occurs in the form of deterioration of the quality of the family business. This case study is based on Yung Kee, an internationally well-known roast goose restaurant in Hong Kong as an illustration.     

Contrasting the evolution of corporate governance models: A study of banking in Hong Kong

The sub-prime mortgage crisis, the bankruptcies of important US banks, and many originally family controlled enterprises coming under non-family, CEO-type leadership during the 2008 global credit crunch led many people to rethink the relationship between risk management and family businesses. One of the foci was on the doctrine of separation of ownership. This paper attempts to compare and examine the evolution of corporate governance in the banking business in Hong Kong by using two key financial institutions based there. By contrasting the evolution of corporate governance, management style and pattern of succession, we can see that although they developed under the same business environment and legal framework, the East-West business culture and ideology led them to choose different ownership structures and ways of succession, which ultimately determined their different developmental trajectories.     

粤港澳知识产权法律制度研究比较

当前中国特别是珠三角地区面临产业结构优化升级,可以预见粤港澳以往"前店后厂"的合作模式将会发生嬗变,这也就意味着粤港澳地区面临着一次总体产业结构升级。知识产权作为知识经济的重要部分,在社会经济生活中意义重大。在粤港澳未来合作发展中知识产权也将是一个有待深入发展和潜力巨大的合作领域。因此,探寻粤港澳地区知识产权制度的差异,在发展中消除障碍,在实践中建立有效沟通机制意义重大。     

香港服务贸易的演进

根据香港服务贸易演进的情况,香港服务贸易可划分为三个不同阶段,分别为自然型服务贸易阶段,知识型服务贸易阶段以及战略型服务贸易阶段.对三个阶段香港服务贸易各服务组别进行定量与定性分析,总结出香港服务贸易发展各阶段发展特点、模式及其成功经验.