Abstract: Heritage Preservation and Revitalisation has become a controversial issue in Hong Kong since the last decade. There is an increasing trend in the local community to concern for the retention of historic buildings to preserve the history of Hong Kong. The Urban Renewal Authority (URA) is one of the major organisations to perform preservation and revitalisation (P&R) projects. However, criticisms received throughout the years reveal that it may not be an easy task for URA to deliver P&R projects smoothly. Based on a review of contemporary literature, this study aims to analyse the social values obtained from P&R projects in Hong Kong, explore the challenges encountered P&R and provide insights to minimise the impacts of the challenges in P&R projects. This study is expected to benefit the profession of building management at large by pointing out the problems encountered in P&R and providing insights for tackling these problems.
Abstract: In Hong Kong, the need for psychiatric care has been increasing. However, a shortage of medical resources, separation of public psychiatric services from primary health care, imbalance of public-private psychiatric services, and inefficient education and professional training system have created challenges for the current mental health system. Though psychiatrists, clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses, medical social workers, and family doctors play the principal roles of medical service team in mental health system, their service capacity is limited. In order to improve the problematic and imperfect mental health system, several recommendations are proposed. Integrating mental health care in primary care and increasing service capacity of mental health professionals such as increasing the supply of and providing more training to clinical psychologists, psychiatric nurses and psychiatrists are effective solutions. In the long term, a sustained effort in mental health promotion plays a critical role in the future. In return, mental well-being leads to a happy and prosperous society. The challenges are concerning all stake holders.
Abstract: This present study uses Japan (Eastern) and Italy (Western) to analyze the cultural factors and value perceptions towards purchase luxury handbags. The aim of this research is to employ Hofstede’s cultural dimension and value perception model as an approach to develop and compare Eastern and Western consumers towards purchase intention. The finding has indicated that Japan and Italy have different characteristics in culture but their value perception somehow similar in some areas. The literature review approach is appropriate for this study since it can give us a conceptual framework for research or project planning on the basis of existing literature. The previous study on the differences of luxury perceptions across the cross-context has inspired and provided us a deeply understanding on this study. This research contributes to international luxury handbag companies, which provide insights of consumer’s purchase intention of diverse cultural and implement appropriate marketing strategies.
Abstract: Hong Shen 洪深 (1894-1955) is regarded as one of the founders of modern Chinese drama, however, the research on his life and works has been long neglected. This paper is divided into two parts, in which the first part will be the literature review on Hong Shen, and the second part will analyse Hong Shen’s works during Tsinghua College and the United States Era. The purpose of this paper is to re-examine Hong Shen’s contribution to modern Chinese drama by studying his adaptation works before coming back from the United States to China, which marked the beginning of his creative career. By studying the other side of his works, this paper aims to provide another interpretation on Hong Shen, analyse the meaning and significance of adaptation works in modern Chinese drama, as well as the relationship between adaptation and realism.
Abstract: An increasing body of work has identified 'corporate social responsibility' (CSR) as an institution, and has suggested that its institutionalised form may be deployed to pursue traditional business imperatives and avoid burdensome legislation. This article will examine how responsible gambling is understood in Macao's gambling industry and why firms in Macao's gambling industry engage in responsible gambling (RG). This study is primarily based on an in-depth examination and analysis of Macao's gambling industry with 49 semi-structured interviews. This study gives an account of the 'responsible gambling' practised in the gambling industry in Macao to show that gambling companies make use of the institutionalized (unstated) characteristics of CSR to leverage political and economic privileges. Responsible gambling is presented as the central component of CSR, articulated through varied stakeholders, while responsible gambling in practice focuses symbolically and solely on employee protection. The study shows that gambling companies derive substantial legitimacy benefits from the institution of CSR, thus positioned.
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