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Quality Migrant Admission Scheme
The Quality Migrant Admission Scheme ("QMAS") is a points-based immigration system in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China. It was first announced in February 2006, and began accepting applications in June of the same year; by May 2008, nearly 500 people had been admitted to residence in Hong Kong under the scheme. Hong Kong's Quality Migrant Admission Scheme MASis a quota-based entrant scheme that aims at attracting highly skilled overseas-born individuals to settle in Hong Kong for enhancing the economic competitiveness of Hong Kong globally. Those successful are not required to have a valid job offer before entering into Hong Kong for settlement. All applicants under the QMAS have to fulfil a set number of requirements before they are awarded points under either of the 2 points-based tests – that is, either the Achievement-based Points Test or General Points Test. As this is a quota-based scheme, those successful with have to compe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong
Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a city and special administrative region of China on the eastern Pearl River Delta in South China. With 7.5 million residents of various nationalities in a territory, Hong Kong is one of the most densely populated places in the world. Hong Kong is also a major global financial centre and one of the most developed cities in the world. Hong Kong was established as a colony of the British Empire after the Qing Empire ceded Hong Kong Island from Xin'an County at the end of the First Opium War in 1841 then again in 1842.. The colony expanded to the Kowloon Peninsula in 1860 after the Second Opium War and was further extended when Britain obtained a 99-year lease of the New Territories in 1898... British Hong Kong was occupied by Imperial Japan from 1941 to 1945 during World War II; British administration resumed after th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Korea
North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and Tumen rivers, and South Korea to the south at the Korean Demilitarized Zone. North Korea's border with South Korea is a disputed border as both countries claim the entirety of the Korean Peninsula. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. North Korea, like its southern counterpart, claims to be the legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. Pyongyang is the capital and largest city. In 1910, Korea was annexed by the Empire of Japan. In 1945, after the Japanese surrender at the end of World War II, Korea was divided into two zones along the 38th parallel, with the north occupied by the Soviet Union and the south occupied by the Unit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hu Jun
Hu Jun (born March 18, 1968) is a Chinese actor best known for playing dramatic roles in various films and television series. He has acted in a number of Hong Kong films. Biography Hu Jun was born on March 18, 1968, to Wang Yiman (), a drama actress, and Hu Baoshan (), a singer. His uncle Hu Songhua () is a tenor singer. He has an aunt named Hu Xin (). Hu has two sisters, Hu Lan () and Hu Rong (). In 1999, Hu Jun married Lu Fang (), a drama actress from Central Academy of Drama. Their daughter, Hu Jiujiu (), was born on September 9, 2001; their son, Hu Haokang (), was born on November 11, 2008. Filmography Film Television series Theatre Awards and nominations References External links * Chinese Movie Database Hu Junat the Chinese Movie Database on Orange Sky Entertainment Group's website *Hu Jun's weiboon Sina.com Sina Corporation (, "new wave") is a Chinese technology company. Sina operates four major business lines: Sina Weibo, Sina Mobile, Sina Online, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hins Cheung
Hins Cheung King Hin (; born 1 February 1981), is a Chinese-born Hong Kong singer, songwriter, record producer, and businessperson. He made his debut in 2001 with the studio album ''Hins' First.'' He has since released 17 studio albums and EPs. Among his various accolades, he has won the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Best Male Singer Gold prize six times, Jade Solid Gold Most Popular Male Singer four times, and Best Pop Male Singer at the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards. In 2021, he was shortlisted for Asia's Most Influential by Tatler Asia. Besides his music career, Cheung also owns Avon Recording Studios, bridal brand Sennet Frères, and also invested into restaurants of his own design, including Junon and The Crown, both in Wanchai. Early life and education Cheung was born in Guangzhou, China, and raised in Guangdong Province, with ancestry from Beijing. He graduated from Dongshan Peizheng Primary School, Guangzhou Seventh Middle School and Guangzhou Wuyang Financial and E ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League (NHL; french: Ligue nationale de hockey—LNH, ) is a professional ice hockey league in North America comprising 32 teams—25 in the United States and 7 in Canada. It is considered to be the top ranked professional ice hockey league in the world, and is one of the four major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada. The Stanley Cup, the oldest professional sports trophy in North America, is awarded annually to the league playoff champion at the end of each season. The NHL is the fifth-wealthiest professional sport league in the world by revenue, after the National Football League (NFL), Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Basketball Association (NBA), and the English Premier League (EPL). The National Hockey League was organized at the Windsor Hotel in Montreal on November 26, 1917, after the suspension of operations of its predecessor organization, the National Hockey Association (NHA), which had been founded in 1909 i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barry Beck
Barry David Beck (born June 3, 1957) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player and currently the head coach of the Hong Kong national team. Beck was selected second overall in both the 1977 NHL amateur draft and the 1977 WHA Amateur Draft from the New Westminster Bruins. Beck helped the Bruins win the 1977 Memorial Cup, and was awarded the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player of the tournament. He opted to move to the NHL over the WHA, and began his career with the Colorado Rockies. He also played for the New York Rangers and Los Angeles Kings over the course of his career, and retired in 1990. Junior career Beck played one game with the Kamloops Chiefs in 1973-74 before being traded to the New Westminster Bruins of the Western Hockey League (WHL), in June 1974 for Barry Melrose and Gary Plamondon and Dan Clark (ice hockey). He excelled for three seasons at New Westminster. In 1975-76 he turned in a dominant effort scoring 19 goals and 99 poi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Department (Hong Kong)
The Ministry of Labour ('' UK''), or Labor ('' US''), also known as the Department of Labour, or Labor, is a government department responsible for setting labour standards, labour dispute mechanisms, employment, workforce participation, training, and social security. Such a department may have national or regional (e.g. provincial or state-level) authority. Lists of current ministries of labour Named "Ministry" * Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (Albania) * Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security (Argentina) * Department of Jobs and Small Business (Australia) * Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Population (Azerbaijan) * Ministry of Labour and Employment (Bangladesh) * Ministry of Labour (Barbados) * Ministry of Labour and Human Resources (Bhutan) * Ministry of Work, Employment, and Social Security (Bolivia) * Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training (Cambodia) * Ministry of Human Resources and Social Security (China) * Ministry of Labour (Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Security Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Security Bureau () is a body of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for policies of the maintenance of law and order, exercising immigration and customs control, rehabilitating offenders and drug abusers, and providing emergency fire and rescue services. The bureau is headed by the Secretary for Security. History In 1973 it was known as the Defence Branch (). Before 1997, it was named the Security Branch (). In January 2021, a proposal from the government was announced, where information of airline passengers would be shared with the Immigration Department and passengers could potentially be banned from flying. In response to criticism that it could lead to preventing Hong Kong citizens from leaving the city, the Security Bureau claimed that they would not be affected, and that this would only be for "passenger information on flights heading to Hong Kong, rather than departing flights. The right of Hong Kong residents to enter or leave Hong Kong is not affected." ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour And Welfare Bureau
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The Labour and Welfare Bureau () is an executive agency of the Government of Hong Kong responsible for employment, labor-development, manpower, human resources management, poverty-reduction, and social welfare in Hong Kong. The bureau is managed by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare. Subordinate departments The following public entities are managed by the bureau: * Labour Department *Social Welfare Department See also *Hong Kong Disciplined Services References External links * 2007 establishments in Hong Kong Government agencies established in 2007 Hong Kong government policy bureaux Hong Kong Hong Kong Hong Kong ( (US) or (UK); , ), officially the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China (abbr. Hong Kong SAR or HKSAR), is a List of cities in China, city and Special administrative regions of China, special ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pan Pey-chyou
Dr. Pan Pey-chyou (; born 9 November 1955) is a Hong Kong politician and psychiatrist. Early life Pan Pey-chyou was born in Taipei, Taiwan on 9 November 1955. He emigrated with his family first to Singapore at the age of three, and then to Hong Kong at six. He spoke Mandarin Chinese as a native language. In politics Pan served as a member of the Legislative Council of Hong Kong representing the Labour functional constituency from 2008 to 2001. He is the vice-chairman of the Hong Kong Federation of Trade Unions. He is also a member of the Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong. Medical career Pan graduated from the University of Hong Kong with an MBBS degree and works as a doctor at the psychiatry department of the United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong, Kowloon. He is an Honorary Clinical Associate Professor of Psychiatry Department of the Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) is a public research universi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christina Maisenne Lee
Christina Maisenne Lee (, born 1977) is a Hong Kong politician. Personal life and business career Lee is the daughter of businessman Joseph Lee Chung-tak, who founded the Wofoo Group, a plastics manufacturing firm. She grew up in Hong Kong, attending Maryknoll Convent School where she was captain of the swim team, and also participating in a variety of extracurricular activities including ballet and piano. Unlike many of her friends, she was initially enthusiastic about going abroad for further studies, after completing Form 4 in Hong Kong she chose to attend high school in the United States and then entered the University of Chicago. She graduated there with a degree in public policy before going on to Oxford University to earn a master's in comparative social policy. She later earned a Master of Education from the University of Bristol. Lee returned to Hong Kong in 1999 to work as a management consultant. In 2002, she quit that job to take a position in the family business Wofo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ko Chi-sum
Clifton Ko (; born 6 August, 1958) is a Hong Kong film director, actor, producer and scriptwriter. Background Clifton Ko graduated from Kwun Tong Maryknoll College, and entered TV and film industry in late 1970s, firstly worked with director Clifford Choi. In this period he wrote Choi's ''No U-Turn'' (1981) and ''Teenage Dreamers'' (), and John Woo's comedy ''Once a Thief''. In 1982 Ko entered Raymond Wong's the newly founded Cinema City & Films Co., and directed his first film ''The Happy Ghost'' in 1984. The film series, like all his major works, is a slapstick comedy with moral teaching, family value, and optimism. Ko, together with the company, is prolific in making "Chinese New Year movies". Important titles include family comedy series '' It's a Mad, Mad, Mad World'' (beginning in 1987); ''Chicken and Duck Talk'', a collaboration with comedian/writer Michael Hui; and ensemble comedy series ''All's Well, Ends Well'' (beginning in 1992); and ''It's a Wonderful Life'' (19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
