Preliminary study of Hong Kong rainfall

1996 ◽  
Vol 30 (13) ◽  
pp. 2453-2454 ◽  
Author(s):  
P.A. Tanner ◽  
S.C. Cheung ◽  
K.Y. Cheung ◽  
L.M. Ho ◽  
F.P. Kan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Preliminary Study

A Preliminary Study of the 20-m Multistage Shuttle Run as a Predictor of Peak VO2 in Hong Kong Chinese Students

1993 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. 42-50 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anthony Barnett ◽  
Lawrence Y.S. Chan ◽  
Lain C. Bruce
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
School Environment ◽  
School Setting ◽  
Chinese Students ◽  
Hong Kong Chinese ◽  
Practical Application ◽  
Maximal Speed ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Run Speed ◽  
Shuttle Run

The purpose of the present study was to determine the validity of the 20-meter multistage shuttle run (MSR) for predicting peak VO2 in Hong Kong Chinese students, ages 12–17 years. Fifty-five subjects, 27 boys and 28 girls, performed the MSR in the school environment and had peak VO2 determined in the laboratory. A correlation of 0.72 (p<0.001) was found between peak VO2 and predicted peak VO2 using an equation previously developed with Canadian children (6). However, maximal shuttle run speed alone was a better predictor in this group (r=0.74, SEE=4.6 ml · kg−1·min−1, p<.001). Multiple-regression analysis (best-subsets) was performed and the best predictor variables were maximal speed and sex with either triceps skinfold or weight. For practical application in the school setting, the equation peak VO2 = 24.2 − 5.0(sex) − 0.8(age) + 3.4(maximal speed) (r=0.82, SEE=4.0), where for sex, male = 0 and female = 1, is suggested.

scholarly journals On Collaboration: Adaptive and Multimodal Translation in Bilingual Inflight Magazines

2011 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 200-215 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fung-Ming Christy Liu
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Mainland China ◽  
Complex Interaction ◽  
Translation Strategies ◽  
Greater China ◽  
Modes Of Presentation ◽  
Magazine Publishing ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Leisure Industry ◽  
China Region

There has been a proliferation in recent years of bilingual inflight magazines in the Greater China region, which indirectly serve the leisure industry, providing readers on and off airplanes with non-specialist information of an entertaining nature. This paper is a preliminary study of bilingual magazines published in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Taiwan, in which attention will be paid to: (a) the stages of production, (b) their translation strategies and (c) their modes of presentation. Two questions interest us most. First, what are the specific means whereby the effects of these multi-modal texts are achieved? The second question concerns the mechanics of operation in bilingual magazine publishing. This research will show the complex interaction of several parties as well as the blending of different modes of translating in the production of bilingual inflight magazines. Our findings should help researchers and practitioners in the field understand translation production in a different context from those to which they have been accustomed.

Investigating the Self-Stigma and Quality of Life for Overweight/Obese Children in Hong Kong: a Preliminary Study

2018 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 1065-1082 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pik Chu Wong ◽  
Yi-Ping Hsieh ◽  
Hoi Hin Ng ◽  
Shuk Fan Kong ◽  
Ka Lok Chan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Quality Of Life ◽  
Hong Kong ◽  
The Self ◽  
Obese Children ◽  
Preliminary Study

scholarly journals Microplastic Contamination of Surface Water-Sourced Tap Water in Hong Kong—A Preliminary Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 3463 ◽  
Author(s):  
Theresa Wing Ling Lam ◽  
Hiu Tung Ho ◽  
Anson T.H. Ma ◽  
Lincoln Fok
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Surface Water ◽  
Tap Water ◽  
Polluted Water ◽  
Atmospheric Input ◽  
Mechanical Abrasion ◽  
Wide Range ◽  
Potential Sources ◽  
Preliminary Study ◽  
Mean Concentration

Microplastics have been documented in a wide range of commercially available food products, and the presence of microplastics in tap water has received considerable attention in recent years. Although microplastics in drinking water pose a low concern for human health at current levels of exposure, there is a need to understand the potential pathways for human microplastic exposure. With the application of Rose Bengal staining, microplastics in 110 surface water-sourced tap water samples from urban sources in Hong Kong were qualified and morphologically characterized. A total of 224 items were identified in 86 (78.2%) samples with a mean concentration of 2.181 ± 0.165 n L−1. Fibrous and smaller (<1 mm) microplastics predominated in samples, accounting for 97.8% and 65.1% of the total microplastic count, respectively. Our results indicated a comparatively low level of microplastic contamination of tap water in Hong Kong. The potential sources of microplastics could be microplastic-polluted water bodies, atmospheric input and mechanical abrasion of plastic equipment during water treatment and distribution.

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