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The context in which constitutional laws and human rights instruments are read is ever-changing, and this is particularly true for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. To understand the application of both national and local legislation and internationally recognized covenants, it is essential to be well acquainted with the documents themselves. Constitutional Law and Human Rights in Hong Kong—A Sourcebook is a one-stop resource for teaching, learning, and researching constitutional law and human rights in Hong Kong. As a handbook of teaching materials suitable for undergraduate and postgraduate studies, it is an indispensable tool for courses such as Hong Kong Constitutional Law, Basic Law, Public Law of Hong Kong, The Law of Human Rights of Hong Kong, International Human Rights Law, International Criminal Law, International Labour Law, Law and Gender, International Environmental Law, Business and Human Rights, and Discrimination Law. Moreover, it is equally useful for teachin

Sustaining Landscapes: Governance and Ecology in Chinese Visual Culture, 960–1368 CE examines ecological thought contested amid the rise of the Chinese landscape genre, tracing its intersections with infrastructure governance, natural resource management, and geospatial knowledge. It traces the pre-industrial notion of “sustainability” in policy debates, legal regulations, and arts. Landscape imagery on paintings, maps, as well as mass-produced artifacts such as fans and ceramic pillows documented both appropriate and exploitative use of natural resources, and critiqued on social inequity and political turmoil. This book breaks new ground by bringing together research on visual and material culture with analysis of politics and ecology. Wang argues that the Chinese landscape genre embodied a holistic approach to negotiating debates on human-nature interdependence and people-state relationships. It joins the increasing literature on ecocriticism and offers alternative perspectives to ad

This book describes and analyses the role of the public sector in the often-charged political atmosphere of post-1997 Hong Kong. In this second edition, Ian Scott explores public sector accountability in terms of Hong Kong’s constitutional framework and the structure, functions, and personnel policies of its civil service system. He examines critical issues facing the administration of the public sector and the formulation and implementation of public policy with particular attention to the political challenges confronting the Hong Kong government over the past decade. A concluding chapter assesses how contested values in a changing political environment have affected the public sector in recent years. This edition has been fully updated to incorporate the latest statistics and research, including Scott’s work in such areas as integrity management, corruption prevention, and policing. This book is an essential resource for scholars and students of public administration and public poli

The origins of modern Daoism can be traced to the Church of the Heavenly Master (Tianshidao), reputedly established by the formidable Zhang Daoling. In 142 CE, according to Daoist tradition, Zhang was visited by the Lord on High, who named him his vicar on Earth with the title Heavenly Master. The dispensation articulated an eschatological vision of saving initiates—the pure, those destined to become immortals— by enforcing a strict moral code. Under evolving forms, Tianshidao has remained central to Chinese society, and Daoist priests have upheld their spiritual allegiance to Zhang, their now divinized founder. This book tells the story of the longue durée evolution of the Heavenly Master leadership and institution. Later hagiography credits Zhang Daoling’s great-grandson, putatively the fourth Heavenly Master, with settling the family at Longhushan (Dragon and Tiger Mountain); in time his descendants—down to the present contested sixty-fifth Heavenly Master living in Taiwan— made th

This book presents a rational, research-based critique of the C. Y. Leung Administration that governed in Hong Kong from 2012 to 2017. It is a sweeping and original publication that covers various aspects of governance, including politics, economics, healthcare, human rights, civil service, housing, urban planning, youth, and legislative council elections as well as Hong Kong’s relationship with Taiwan, Mainland China, and Western countries.

Utopia and Utopianism in the Contemporary Chinese Context: Texts, Ideas, Spaces decisively demonstrates the extent to which utopianism has shaped political thought, cultural imaginaries, and social engagement after it was introduced into the Chinese context in the nineteenth century. In fact, pursuit of utopia has often led to action—such as the Chinese Revolution and the Umbrella Movement—and contested consequences. Covering a time span that goes from the late Qing to our days, the authors show that few ideas have been as influencing as utopia, which has compellingly shaped the imaginaries that underpin China’s historical change. Utopianism contributed to the formation of the Chinese state itself—shaping the thought of key figures of the late Qing and early Republican eras such as Kang Youwei and Sun Yat-sen—and outlived the labyrinthine debates of the second half of the twentieth century, both under Mao’s rule and during the post-socialist era. Even in the current times of dystopian

Proportionality is a German, and thus continental European, concept in public law that is applied by both the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). The principle specifies that measures adopted by executive authorities should not exceed the limits of what is appropriate and necessary in order to achieve legitimate objectives in the interest of the public. Using a functional comparative approach, this book evaluates the extent to which proportionality has been integrated into the English and Hong Kong judicial systems by comparing case law in these courts with that of the CJEU and the ECtHR. The text also reviews the development of proportionality and presents a topical understanding of why its adoption and application have encountered difficulties, particularly regarding socio-economic rights, in some jurisdictions, such as the United Kingdom and Hong Kong. Written by a scholar with experience from both within the Hong Kong judici

Hong Kong and Macau have both been Special Administrative Regions of China since 1999. To this day, however, the two SARs and mainland China have yet to form a cohesive agreement for extradition. Yanhong Yin proposes a theoretical model—the China Arrest Warrant—that fulfils three essential criteria: compliance with the framework of “One Country, Two Systems,” allowance for differences within the three divergent legal systems, and sufficient human rights protection. This model takes direct inspiration from the European Arrest Warrant, which is undergirded by the principle of mutual recognition—the idea that while states may make different decisions on a wide range of matters, results will be accepted as equivalent to decisions made by one’s own state. The success of the European Union’s adoption of mutual recognition across political, economic, and legal situations is instrumental in providing a blueprint for judicial cooperation among mainland China, Hong Kong SAR, and Macau SAR. Th

It is written from an objective, external viewpoint and paints a colourful and lively picture of Sanguinetti in a voice that could almost be his own. Using Sanguinetti' s life experiences, the biographer touches on various historical events, including the Mau Mau revolution in Kenya and the 1957 riots in Hong Kong, and details the social and political problems of the times, such as lingering colonialism, class structure issues, and human rights violations, among others. These glimpses of history through Sanguinetti' s eyes are accessible, thought-provoking, and truly representative of the man himself.Offering a well-rounded image of the eccentric subject, this book fulfils Sanguinetti' s common response to questions about both his personal and professional life — “ more when I know you better” . It will undoubtedly be of interest to those who knew Sanguinetti as well as legal professionals, young barristers, and readers with an interest in post-war history in Gibraltar, Kenya, and espe

The coronavirus pandemic that broke out in 2019 has finally calmed down in China, after the bungling occasioned by the iron hand of lockdown. But beginning in March 2020, the disaster spread abroad, and at present there is no end in sight. In this work, Qin Hui offers a bracing examination of the impact of coronavirus pandemic on political institutions in both China and the West. Deliberating on the contradiction between “human rights” and “human survival,” he contends that China has achieved success in imposing coercive lockdowns to control the virus, but it will be a challenge to prevent the normalization of emergency measures from worsening human right conditions. The West, in contrast, must learn how democracies can efficiently enter a state of emergency and put an end to these measures at the proper time. ---------- “Qin Hui is one of the most original thinkers and commentators active in China today. In this wide-ranging and meticulously researched book he argues that the COVID-1

At the end of the nineteenth century a slice of imperial China was abruptly incorporated into the British Crown Colony of Hong Kong. It became known as the New Territories. The people of this remote and traditional corner of the Ching empire were not consulted about the annexation, initially resisted and long resented it. To placate them, the incoming authorities promised that little would alter and that their customs would be respected. The promise would not be fully kept but it became the source of the preservation of Chinese customary law in respect of rural land and the justification for privileges afforded to indigenous inhabitants. Their tenacious assertion of those rights and aversion to authority is detectible throughout the twentieth century and into the era of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region; it permeates almost every aspect of policy and law relating to rural land. The Unruly New Territories is an account of the annexed area and of its special place in Hong Kon

《皮书手册——写作、编辑出版与评价指南》(第三版）是“皮书规范”课题组编撰的第三本，本书在第二版基础上，根据读者、编辑的反馈及皮书日常管理工作中的经验，对部分章节进行了修订，以便更好地为广大的读者、智库机构人员撰写皮书和其他智库报告提供更加有针对性的指导。本书的内容框架如下：部分是通则，包括1.1术语与定义（Terminology and Definitions）、1.2皮书的特征（Main Features）、1.3皮书的功能（Functions）、 1.4皮书类别（Classification）、 1.5要点概述（Summary）；第二部分是法律规范、权利责任与版权管理，包括2.1术语与定义（Terminology and Definitions）、2.2与皮书有关的法律规范（Rules and Requirements）、2.3与皮书相关的权利（Rights and Permissions）、 2.4著作权人（Copyright Owner）的权利与责任、2.5皮书编辑（In house Editor）的权利与责任、 2.6出版机构（Publisher）的权利与责任、2.7与皮书传播（Marketing）相关的权利与责任 、2.8版权管理（Rights and Permissions）；第三部分是研创规范，包括3.1研创基础、3.2研创者、3.3皮书名称、篇章架构与摘要、3.4皮书报告、3.5附录及其他；第四部分是技术规范，包括4.1体例及用法（Style Requirements）、4.2引文、注释和参考文献（Citations,Notes and References）；第五部分是编辑出版规范，包括 5.1皮书编辑（In-house Editors）、5.2编辑出版流程：从原稿到出版（Manuscript Preparation and Editing）、5.3皮书著述方式及责任主体署名、5.4皮书的装帧形态（Appearance of Final Publication）；第六部分是评价与评奖，包括6.1皮书评价（Pishu Evaluation）、6.2评价指标体系(Pishu Evaluation Index System) 、6.3评价方法（Evaluation Method）、6.4评价主体（Evaluators）、6.5皮书评奖；第七部分是发布

Archival records are meant to serve as evidence of responsible governance, and in addition to their undeniable political value, they also serve as the basic component of a nation’s documentary heritage. Records today are history tomorrow. However, with the absence of an Archives Law in Hong Kong and the significance of keeping records being overlooked or actually not understood by people of Hong Kong, there are heightened concerns that government records would be destroyed for unjustifiable reasons and that public’s rights to access well-preserved government records would be deprived of. This book in 16 chapters is based on a series of direct face-to-face interviews with different practising archivists and special library managers in Hong Kong. Their conversations recorded in the book not only enable readers to understand the urgency of approving the Archives Law, but also reveal the details about their profession, as well as the richness of the local heritage that is uniquely Hong Ko

There is a growing trend in virtual world commercial transactions. In order to protect people’s rights in the virtual world and keep pace with innovative trading demands, it is essential for us to understand the commercial implications of virtual world economies by evaluating the effectiveness of the existing laws, practices, and policies in business, technology, intellectual property and related fields. This book, in 11 sections, investigates the issues and opportunities associated with commercial transactions in the virtual world. In 29 detailed essays, this book analyses every facet of virtual world transactions, including the nature of virtual commercial transactions, virtual goods and services, transfer of virtual property, issues of negotiable instruments, remedies for buyers and sellers in the virtual world, consumer protection, dispute resolution and other related topics. Each of these sections both contributes to and advances the field of commercial law and related discipline

In December 2008 some 350 Chinese intellectuals published a manifesto calling for reform of the Chinese constitution and an end to one-party rule. Known as 'charter 08,' the manifesto has since been signed by more than 10,000 people. One of its authors, Liu Xiaobo, was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2010 but has remained in prison since 2009 for subversive crimes. This collection of essays -- the first of its kind in English -- examines the trial of Liu Xiaobo, the significance and impact of Charter 08, and the prospects for reform in China. The essays include contributions from legal and political experts from around the world, an account of Liu's trial by his defense lawyers, and a passionate -- and ultimately optimistic -- account of resistance, repression and political change by the human rights lawyer Teng Biao. -- P. [4] of cover.

A Pragmatist and His Free Spirit portrays the unconventional love of Hu Shi, a Chinese social reformer and civil rights pioneer, and Edith Clifford Williams, an American avant-garde artist of the early twentieth century. Hu studied at Cornell University, where he first met Williams, and Columbia University, where he worked with the famous pragmatist John Dewey. At the time of his death in 1962, he and Williams had exchanged more than 300 letters that, along with poems and excerpts from Hu's diaries and documents (some of which have never before been translated into English) form the center of this book. In Williams, Hu found his intellectual match, a woman and fellow scholar who helped the reformer reconcile his independent scholarship with cultural tradition. Williams counciled Hu on the acceptance of an arranged marriage, and she influenced his pursuit of experimental vernacular poetry through an exposure to avant-garde art. In 1933, the two became lovers, although their romance wou

This collection of essays brings together the first comprehensive study of TV drama in China. Examining in depth the production, distribution and consumption of TV drama, the international team of experts demonstrate why it remains the pre-eminent media form in China. The examples are diverse, highlighting the complexity of producing narrative content in a rapidly changing political and social environment. Genres examined include the revisionist Qing drama, historical and contemporary domestic dramas, anti-corruption dramas, "pink" dramas, Red Classics, stories from the Diaspora, and sit-coms. In addition to genres, the collection explores industry dynamics: how TV dramas are marketed and consumed on DVD, and China's aspirations to export its television drama rights. The book provides an international and cross-cultural perspective with chapters on Taiwanese TV drama in China, the impact of South Korean drama, and trans-border production between the Mainland and Hong Kong.

中國的處世哲學遠非「厚黑」。《水滸》在曲折的文字中品嘗生活的真意。即便著意去探究，也需要花費大半個人生的時間。於是，我突發奇想，把水滸人物的生存之道摸索出來，整理成一本可以指導人生的生存讀本。 作者簡介 作者簡介 作者簡介 被討厭的勇氣：自我啟發之父「阿德勒」的教導 你來我往的人際心理學 你今天廢話了嗎？看懂時機講對話，沒有口才也可以... 瞬間獲取信任的溝通術：一點就通的冷讀術 你認識誰，決定你是誰？：支持你成功的12種人 操控心理學：掌控人心就能混得風生水起（暢銷修訂... 別做不受歡迎的人生過路人 好好回話，開啟好關係：用三句話暖進人心，做個支... 告別邊緣人：未來注定荊棘遍布，但求總有貴人相助 我很溫柔 不代表我不懂得回話 help 新手上路 常見問題 聯絡我們 udn reading 電子書 讀書吧手機版 電子雜誌 雲端圖書館 電子報紙 閱讀頻道 subscription 數位出版電子報讀小說·愛閱報 讀書吧FB粉絲專頁 about us 關於我們 會員服務條款 數位閱讀服務條款 聯合線上公司 著作權所有 © udn.com. All Rights Reserved.

看懂英文單字≠會用英文表達！ 使用英文，無視外國人的習慣隨便亂搭配單字， 就像兩腳穿錯鞋，既怪異又尷尬！ 「大雨」＝heavy rain（不是 big rain） 「濃茶」＝strong tea（不是 heavy tea） 「接電話」＝answer the phone（不是 receive the phone） 我這樣搭配英文單字正確嗎？ 字典的搭配範例少，想確認卻老是找不到！ 網路上的用法未經證實，想使用卻總是令人心虛！ 有了本書，再也不用面臨這樣的兩難局面！ 越簡單的單字，越要用得正確、用得道地、用得淋漓盡致 真實語言資料庫大數據分析 必備字19000種用法，各種詞性完整收錄！ 簡單查詢、輕鬆套用，隨時正確表達不失誤！ ◎不懂如何搭配使用單字=沒記住單字 為什麼記了單字也沒辦法順利用英文表達呢？因為單字有常用的固定搭配方式，學會如何搭配，才能快速、精準地說出自己所想的意思。英文的單字搭配用法，就像習慣一樣，如果不考慮英文的習慣而隨便亂搭配，就會說出「big rain」、「heavy tea」、「receive the phone」這種讓母語人士傻眼又聽不懂的英文（正確說法是 heavy rain、strong tea、answer the phone）。 除此之外，即使是同一個單字，也有可能因為搭配了不同的單字，而有不同的用法。例如動詞 fight（戰鬥；爭吵），就會因為搭配不同的介系詞，而產生不同的意義： ■ fight against A（對抗 A） She fought hard against the disease. 她努力對抗疾病。 ■ fight for A（爭取 A） We are fighting for equal rights. 我們正在爭取平等的權利。 ■ fight over A（因為 A 而爭吵） They are still fighting over the same issue. 他們仍然為了同樣的問題爭吵。 即使像 ear（耳朵）這種非常簡單的單字，也有一些固定的片語用法：strain one’s ears（聚精會神地聽）、prick up one’s ears（豎起耳朵注意聽）、fill one’s ears（聲音充滿耳朵）、lend one’s ears（耐心傾聽）、be all ears（很願意傾聽，洗耳恭聽

幸"與"不幸"，只在乎一念之間，作者透過患有自閉症的兒子，身心體現了這段寶貴的心路歷程。由起初的自怨自艾，到後來感謝上天，她體會到兒子的到來是為她的生命增添色彩，從而學懂生命的意義。 此書行文淺白，感情細膩，適合一般讀者，作者希望藉此令人對自閉症，甚至生命，有多一份了解，多一份體會，多一份感恩。 This book chronicles the experience and spiritual journey of a mother of an autistic child, uncovering the myriad of difficulties that face autistic children and their parents. Told from the perspective of the mother, the book shows how, in fighting for the rights and best possible opportunities for the autistic child, the mother has turned a curse into a blessing. The book will have resonance for parents of children with autism and other learning difficulties. It demonstrates that however difficult it is to bring up children with special needs, these difficulties are not insurmountable. The book addresses issues beyond autism and motherhood, such as discrimination, opportunities and participation, purpose in life, etc. Therefore the readership is not confined to parents of autistic children. The book will provide good food for thought

人權不是特權。人權到底是什麼？ 一本適合所有人閱讀的人生教科書 納稅者權利法跟我有什麼關係？家長有權利對「同志教育」說不嗎？歌手不能唱自己的歌？紅燈何時亮，幾時可尋芳？…… 最實用的人權讀本，30條基本人權的探索與思辨，幫助我們真正理解人權的意涵，成為一個更進步的世界公民。 ●特別推薦 一起讀判決 （人氣法律粉絲專頁）／（國立台灣大學法律學系教授）／李雪莉（《報導者》總編輯）／周威同（國教署兒童權利公約教育人員培力計畫種子教師）／林辰（知識型Youtuber、《台灣吧Taiwan Bar》共同創辦人）／邱伊翎（國際特赦組織台灣分會祕書長）／施逸翔（台灣人權促進會秘書長）／張瑜鳯（資深法官，《章魚法官來說法》作者）／許全義（台中一中社會科教師）／黃丞儀（中研院法律所研究員）／黃惠貞（歷史教師深根聯盟發言人、板橋高中歷史科教師）／蔡中岳 （地球公民基金會顧問）／錢建榮（最高法院法官）／蘭天律師(依姓氏筆劃排序) 人權並非國家所賦予的權利，而是先於國家、任何社會與法律制度出現前就存在了，而人權的內涵就在於體現對人之尊嚴的尊重，每個人都是有自主性的主體，而不會淪為被他人或國家所支配的客體。 1948年12月10日，聯合國大會通過了《世界人權宣言》（Universal Declaration of Human Rights），那是第一份全球性的人權保障文件，這一天也被訂為人權日。 二戰結束後，世界各地的人們看盡殘暴的國家機器如何輾壓自己或其他國家的人民，因此聯合國成立時，各國即把人權保障視為這個國際組織最重要的目的之一，並迅速通過了《世界人權宣言》。 ／ 人權法典化是為了賦予人民對抗國家暴力和歧視的武器——雖然締約或修改條文都太困難，但我們能透過重新詮釋、擴充文義，讓人權法持續保持其活力和韌性。反之，若任由政府恣意排除或限制人權內涵，將失其最初捍衛個人尊嚴及促進社會正義的精神。這也是一開始想編輯這本書的主要目標，希望提供讀者有關人權與基本自由的基本認識，學習相關語彙後，用以觀察自己與其他人的生活處境，進而勾勒出心目中理想社會的藍圖。——法律白話文運動 本書邀請一群年輕有想法、寫過多部暢銷法普書的「法律白話文運動」執筆，以明確好讀的文字，把嚴肅的法律知識，轉化為一般大眾容易理解的常識。內容以聯合國特別為青少年編寫的《世界人權宣言》簡易版三十條為基礎，從每一則法