A critical evaluation of habitat compensation ratios in Hong Kong EIA system

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jiaming Wang
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Habitat Compensation

Pre-primary education and Chinese language acquisition of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong: a multidisciplinary critical evaluation

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Fozia Nazir Lone ◽  
Bonnie Wing-Yin Chow
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Language Acquisition ◽  
Ethnic Minority ◽  
Minority Students ◽  
Primary Education ◽  
Developmental Psychology ◽  
Chinese Language ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Ethnic Minority Students

PurposeThis review study focuses on the framework for pre-primary education and language acquisition for non-Chinese-speaking students (NCS students) from ethnic minority families (EM families) in Hong Kong.Design/methodology/approachThis paper adopts a multidisciplinary perspective that involves both assessing the broader governing framework and researching their specific needs. In its overview of the significant changes made in recent years and an exploration of the gaps in the framework, with reference to other jurisdictions, along with input from developmental psychology as it relates to the issues faced by NCS students.FindingsThis study contributes to the literature on how to shape further policies and reforms to optimize learning of NCS children in Hong Kong from a young age. This helps NCS students and families achieve their right to education and equal opportunities and schools to cater the needs of these students and families, which is essential to providing an enriched learning environment for our children regardless of their ethnicity.Originality/valueThis study uses multidisciplinary approach to study pre-primary education and Chinese language acquisition of ethnic minority students in Hong Kong.

“One country, two systems” after the Umbrella movement: problems and prospects

2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (4) ◽  
pp. 385-400 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chor-yung Cheung
Keyword(s):  
Hong Kong ◽  
Critical Evaluation ◽  
Political Conflict ◽  
Policy Implications ◽  
The Political ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Two Systems ◽  
One Country Two Systems ◽  
Social Scientific ◽  
The One

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to assess critically the political challenges facing Hong Kong’s “one country, two systems” policy following the Umbrella Movement and to evaluate the territory’s democratic and autonomous future. Design/methodology/approach A critical, contextual, and analytical approach has been adopted to evaluate the problems and prospects for post-Umbrella Movement Hong Kong. Findings The contradictions embedded in the “one country, two systems” policy have become apparent since the Umbrella Movement arose and Hong Kong’s political and democratic future is as problematic as its prospects are uncertain, though the possibility of some rapprochement between Hong Kong and Beijing should not be ruled out completely. Research limitations/implications The critical evaluation offered by this paper is no scientific prediction. Social scientific analysis of this kind is suggestive rather than definitive. The informed discussion offered by this paper will help readers to better understand the strengths and weaknesses inherent in Beijing’s “one country, two systems” policy and the tortuous process of democratization in Hong Kong. The conclusion drawn in the paper points to a possible way out of the political impasse that is facing post-Umbrella Movement Hong Kong. Originality/value This paper is a pioneering study of the most important political conflict between Beijing and Hong Kong since 1997, the conclusion of which may have important political and policy implications for both China and Hong Kong.

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