Climate change perceptions and pro-environmental behaviours among EPL fans in China and Hong Kong [Abstract] by James Andrew Kenyon, Nick Lumley-Smith, Zijian Zheng

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An integrated information system for Hong Kong construction contractors by K.D. Wong

“…The system has been put into field tested using the construction projects of Hong Kong as described in the thesis, and has been found to be effective.…”
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Constructing Hong Kong identity: political contestations and press mediations by Mengmeng Zhang

“…It is argued that the Hong Kong identity has changed substantially over the past few decades, and that these changes have been shaped by broader political changes, economic developments and cultural shifts, all of which have been filtered through the Hong Kong media system. …”
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Discriminant analysis model for predicting contractor performance in Hong Kong by Chi Ming Tam

“…This thesis describes the development of an operational research model for the identification of determinating variables and prediction of contractor performance in Hong Kong. The mathematical technique used is the Discriminant Analysis approach. …”
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The implementation of a cognitive teaching approach to games in Hong Kong by Yuk-Kwong Liu

“…The purpose of this study is to provide a more reflective climate for the teaching of games in Hong Kong and if appropriate, to start the process of introducing a different teaching approach. …”
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The planning of craft and technician education in Hong Kong 1957 to 1982 by Deric D. Waters

“…This thesis examines the planning of craft and technician education in Hong Kong, from the late 1950s, when the Technical College moved to Kowloon, to 1982, when the Department of Technical Education and Industrial Training and the Vocational Training Council were established. …”
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The factors affecting management styles in manufacturing industry in Hong Kong by Ka-Fu

“…As regards the three groups, the Hong Kong and the mainland Chinese managers appear to belong to the same cultural group compared to the Westerners here despite that the societal background in which they are raised is quite different. …”
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The technical institutes in Hong Kong 1969 to 1980 : a study of their development by Deric D. Waters

“…This study explores the development of the technical institutes in Hong Kong,from the mid 1960s, when the first one was planned, to August 31, 1980, and places on record some of the experience gained in the process. …”
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Researching second-generation Chinese Hong Kong immigrants’ identity in the UK by Lei Lei

“…In this thesis, second-generation Chinese Hong Kong immigrants self-identification will be examined in a British context. …”
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A study of mathematics and physics education from school to polytechnic in Hong Kong by L.T. Sun

“…The highly successful city is strongly linked with education in Hong Kong. However, education in Hong Kong is much influenced· by education in Britain: Sixth Form education is a bridge crossing from school to tertiary education or from school to society. …”
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Portfolio of control modes in project teams: a Hong Kong case study by Martin Tuuli, Steve Rowlinson, Tas Yong Koh

“…The manifestations of control in project teams are examined through a case study of a Hong Kong public housing development project. Control in this context is viewed broadly as encompassing all devices and systems employed to ensure that acts, behaviours and decisions of individuals, teams and organisations are consistent with meeting organisational or project goals, objectives and strategies. …”
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Technological progress, non-price factors competitiveness, and changes in trade income elasticities: empirical evidence from South Korea and Hong Kong by Marco Flávio Cunha Resende, Vitor Leone, Daniela Almeida Raposo Torres, Simeon Coleman

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Urban design factors influencing heat island intensity in high-rise high-density environments of Hong Kong by Renganathan Giridharan, S.S.Y. Lau, S. Ganesan, B. Givoni

“…Previous research on Urban Heat Island Intensity (UHI) in Hong Kong was limited to 4 weeks of field measurements during the summer in 3 major coastal housing estates. …”
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School-based curriculum development as reflective practice: a case study in Hong Kong by S Yuen, H Boulton, Tina Byrom

“…This paper examines a school-based curriculum development (SBCD) experience in Hong Kong. Traditionally, curriculum change in Hong Kong has normally been bureaucratic with teachers’ actions monitored. …”
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Environmental factors affecting Hong Kong banking : a post-Asian financial crisis efficiency analysis by Maximilian Hall, Karligash Glass, Richard Simper

“…This paper examines the evolution of Hong Kong’s banking industry’s efficiency and its macroeconomic determinants through the prism of two alternative approaches to banking production based on the intermediation and services-producing goals of bank management over the post-crisis period. …”
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Pedagogical reflection and teaching qualities in physical education: an interpretive study of beginning primary school teachers in Hong Kong by Anita King-yuk Tsui

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Processing and characterisation of 3-3 Al alloy/Al2O3 interpenetrating composites (IPCs) by Hong Chang

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Impact of leadership style and team context on psychological empowerment in construction project teams by Martin Tuuli, Steve Rowlinson

“…The impact of leadership style and team context on psychological empowerment in project teams was examined using data from a parallel questionnaire survey of construction client, consultant and contractor organizations in Hong Kong. It was posited that span of control and interdependence will positively and significantly influence psychological empowerment. …”
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Key risk factors and risk mitigation measures for target cost contracts in construction - a comparison between the West and the East by Joseph H.L. Chan, Daniel W.M. Chan, Wayne Lord

“…Further to this previous research undertaken in Hong Kong, five similar in-depth structured interviews were conducted in the United Kingdom. …”
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Board independence and firm value: A quasi-natural experiment using Taiwanese data by Yaoyao Fan, Yuxiang Jiang, Mao-Feng Kao, Hong Liu

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Modelling of grain boundary segregation, precipitation and precipitate-free zones of high strength aluminium alloys by Hong Jiang

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Processing of ceramic-metal interpenetrating composites by J.G.P. Binner, Hong Chang, Rebecca Higginson

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Microstructures of alumina-aluminium/magnesium interpenetrating composites by Rebecca Higginson, Hong Chang, J.G.P. Binner

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Lower-extremity gait kinematics on slippery surfaces in construction worksites by Daniel Fong, Youlian Hong, Jing-Xian Li

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High strain rate characteristics of 3-3 metal–ceramic interpenetrating composites by Hong Chang, J.G.P. Binner, Rebecca Higginson, Paul Myers, Peter Webb

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Subjective and objective responses to two Rugby Sevens World Series competitions by Peter M Fowler, Andrew Murray, Abdulaziz Farooq, Nick Lumley, Lee Taylor

“…Subjective (sleep, energy, and muscle soreness ratings) and objective (heart rate [HR] at rest [HRREST] and in response to submaximal exercise [HREX]) measures were obtained from 16 male rugby 7s players from 1 team for 3 consecutive days (D1-3) at home (HOME) and on arrival at 4 tournament (T1-4) locations (T1-New Zealand; T2-USA; T3-Hong Kong T4-Tokyo) across 2 WRSS competitions (2 tournaments per competition) separated by 1 month. …”
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Bank deregulation and corporate social responsibility by Hong Liu, Qiang Wu, Yue Zhou

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A composite material with Poisson's ratio tunable from positive to negative values: an experimental and numerical study by Hong Hu, Vadim Silberschmidt, Xiaonan Hou

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Tailoring structure of inclusion with strain-induced closure to reduce Poisson's ratio of composite materials by Xiaonan Hou, Hong Hu, Vadim Silberschmidt

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Are hedge funds active market liquidity timers? by Chenlu Li, Baibing Li, Kai-Hong Tee

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The legitimacy of pay and performance comparisons: an analysis of UK university vice chancellors pay awards by Heather Tarbert, Kai-Hong Tee, R. Watson

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Parameter estimation for VSI-fed PMSM based on a dynamic PSO with learning strategies by Zhao-Hua Liu, Hua-Liang Wei, Qing-Chang Zhong, Kan Liu, Xiao-Shi Xiao, Liang-Hong Wu

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From watchdog to watchman: Do independent directors monitor a CEO of their own age? by Yaoyao Fan, Yuxiang Jiang, Kose John, Hong Liu

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Watch out for bailout: TARP and bank earnings management by Yaoyao Fan, Yichu Huang, Yuxiang Jiang, Hong Liu

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Why do banks issue equity? by Liangliang He, Hui Li, Hong Liu, Nhung Vu

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Temperature modulation of Northern Mid-Latitude Westerly winds intensity and displacement across the warm Pliocene by Ting Chen, Qingsong Liu, Hong Ao, David Ryves

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Opportunities and challenges of using thermal comfort models for building design and operation for the elderly: A literature review by Shan Zhou, Baizhan Li, Chenqiu Du, Hong Liu, Yuxin Wu, Simon Hodder, Minzhou Chen, Risto Kosonen, Ru Ming, Linyuan Ouyang, Runming Yao

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The seventh blind test of crystal structure prediction: structure ranking methods by Lily M Hunnisett, Nicholas Francia, Jonas Nyman, Nathan S Abraham, Srinivasulu Aitipamula, Tamador Alkhidir, Mubarak Almehairbi, Andrea Anelli, Dylan M Anstine, John E Anthony, Joseph E Arnold, Faezeh Bahrami, Michael A Bellucci, Gregory JO Beran, Rajni M Bhardwaj, Raffaello Bianco, Joanna A Bis, A Daniel Boese, James Bramley, Doris E Braun, Patrick WV Butler, Joseph Cadden, Stephen Carino, Ctirad Červinka, Eric J Chan, Chao Chang, Sarah M Clarke, Simon J Coles, Cameron J Cook, Richard I Cooper, Tom Darden, Graeme M Day, Wenda Deng, Hanno Dietrich, Antonio DiPasquale, Bhausaheb Dhokale, Bouke P van Eijck, Mark Elsegood, Dzmitry Firaha, Wenbo Fu, Kaori Fukuzawa, Nikolaos Galanakis, Hitoshi Goto, Chandler Greenwell, Rui Guo, Jürgen Harter, Julian Helfferich, Johannes Hoja, John Hone, Richard Hong, Michal Hušák, Yasuhiro Ikabata, Olexandr Isayev, Ommair Ishaque, Varsha Jain, Yingdi Jin, Aling Jing, Erin R Johnson, Ian Jones, KV Jovan Jose, Elena A Kabova, Adam Keates, Paul F Kelly, Jiří Klimeš, Veronika Kostková, He Li, Xiaolu Lin, Alexander List, Congcong Liu, Yifei Michelle Liu, Zenghui Liu, Ivor Lončarić, Joseph W Lubach, Jan Ludík, Alexander A Maryewski, Noa Marom, Hiroyuki Matsui, Alessandra Mattei, R Alex Mayo, John W Melkumov, Bruno Mladineo, Sharmarke Mohamed, Zahrasadat Momenzadeh Abardeh, Hari S Muddana, Naofumi Nakayama, Kamal Singh Nayal, Marcus A Neumann, Rahul Nikhar, Shigeaki Obata, Dana O'Connor, Artem R Oganov, Koji Okuwaki, Alberto Otero-de-la-Roza, Sean Parkin, Antonio Parunov, Rafał Podeszwa, Alastair JA Price, Louise S Price, Sarah L Price, Michael R Probert, Angeles Pulido, Gunjan Rajendra Ramteke, Atta Ur Rehman, Susan M Reutzel-Edens, Jutta Rogal, Marta J Ross, Adrian F Rumson, Ghazala Sadiq, Zeinab M Saeed, Alireza Salimi, Kiran Sasikumar, Sivakumar Sekharan, Kenneth Shankland, Baimei Shi, Xuekun Shi, Kotaro Shinohara, A Geoffrey Skillman, Hongxing Song, Nina Strasser, Jacco van de Streek, Isaac J Sugden, Guangxu Sun, Krzysztof Szalewicz, Lu Tan, Kehan Tang, Frank Tarczynski, Christopher R Taylor, Alexandre Tkatchenko, Petr Touš, Mark E Tuckerman, Pablo A Unzueta, Yohei Utsumi, Leslie Vogt-Maranto, Jake Weatherston, Luke J Wilkinson, Robert D Willacy, Lukasz Wojtas, Grahame R Woollam, Yi Yang, Zhuocen Yang, Etsuo Yonemochi, Xin Yue, Qun Zeng, Tian Zhou, Yunfei Zhou, Roman Zubatyuk, Jason C Cole

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Contractors' business development for overseas markets by Chit Sun

“…The survival and sustainable development of construction contractors depends on their own capacity as well as their ability to cope with the ever changing environment. Hong Kong was once a large construction market by the world standards; but in the period 1998 to 2007 has suffered from long term market shrinkage. …”
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Managing portfolios of projects by Keith Futcher

“…Empirical data from the public works element of the Hong Kong construction industry is used in simulations of portfolio management to test the hypothesis along with a longitudinal grounded case study of the implementation of a portfolio/project MIS within the Hong Kong Government (HKG SAR). …”
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Impact of new technology on teaching and learning in technology education : opportunity or threat? by Kin Wai Michael Siu

“…This paper further discusses the opportunities and threats which Hong Kong technology education has faced during several generations of change, as well as those it will face in the future.…”
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Predictability and underreaction in industry-level returns: Evidence from commodity markets by Victor J. Valcarcel, Andrew Vivian, Mark Wohar

“…This paper finds significant evidence that commodity log price changes can predict industry-level returns for horizons of up to six trading weeks (30 days). …”
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Non-linearities, regime switching and the relationship between Asian equity and foreign exchange markets by Mark J. Holmes, Nabil Maghrebi

“…We find evidence of non-linearities where the effect of changes in the exchange rate on stock market returns is regime-dependent except for Hong Kong whose strong currency peg contributes into the segmentation of its stock and foreign exchange markets. …”
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State and power in East Asian development: the case of Korea by Hyechung Eun

“…This thesis examines competing explanations of the rapid post-war economic growth of the New Industrialising Countries of East Asia (Taiwan, Singapore, Hong Kong and South Korea). It pays particular attention to the role of the state and to the state's changing relations to other major centres of power. …”
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An analysis of framing in British news media representations of China and the Chinese by Miao He

“…It is carried out through four cases – Chinese migration, Hong Kong handover (1997), Tibet issue and Sichuan Great Earthquake (2008). …”
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The translation of power: A study of boundary objects in public engagement processes by Vivien Chow, Roine Leiringer

“…When used effectively, these artefacts act as boundary objects between participants by allowing them to work together across a diverse range of issues. The paper draws on ongoing research that explores how boundary objects are used in the public engagement process in Hong Kong. …”
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Using functional electrical stimulation on peroneal muscles: the effect on risk factors of lateral ankle sprain by Zoe Bamber

“…A validation trial was also done, comprising of 15 healthy active Asian males recruited by The Chinese University of Hong Kong it reported a 73.3% accuracy. …”
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