Natural Language Annotation for Machine Learning

This book is a novel modelled on Plato’s Republic as a series of dialogues between a half-retired college professor and his former student, taking place in several weeks in a row on various scenic and memorable locations in Hong Kong – in Central, on the Peak, on Repulse Bay and in Stanley on Hong Kong Island, as well as in Cheung Chau, an outlying island of Hong Kong. The story starts by the professor greeting and receiving his former student Julian to tea and for a friendly chat in the professors’ favourite old teahouse in Central. Their conversation, initially centring around the current events taking place in Hong Kong, soon evolves into an in-depth discussion of the immediate and subtler causes and factors leading to such a state of affairs that has been described by the local media and the Government as ‘public activities’. Since both the professor and Julian find their discussion and exchange very interesting and fruitful, they decide to continue with it in the weeks that follo

Water Driven presents stirring tales from around the world recounting humankind’s endeavours to solve water crises. Our creative solutions in the face of adversity have driven agricultural, industrial, and technological revolutions, creating some of the most iconic cultural landscapes, ranging from rice paddies to reservoirs and from wells to windmills. Today, rapidly growing urban populations are competing for a shrinking share of a finite water supply. The number of cities on the brink of running dry or, like Hong Kong, surviving from day to day by importing the bulk of their water, is alarming. The pressure is on to pursue a new, environmental revolution that will inspire the next generation of more sustainable, water-driven cultural landscapes.

Many words have been used to describe John Pope Hennessy, the former governor of Hong Kong. “Controversial” is perhaps the briefest way to outline his character. Yet we may be guilty of ascribing modern ideas to our understanding of characters of the past. An Irish Catholic raised during the age of empire and rising nationalism, a devout Tory and Disraeli follower, a believer in both the benefits of empire and a patron of local talent in his postings, it is easy to view Pope Hennessy as a man of contradictions. This volume traces Pope Hennessy’s history from his early beginnings in famine Ireland to his attempts to rise through the ranks in London. It goes on to cover his early postings to Labuan, West Africa, and, of course, Hong Kong, as well as his final days with his family. His actions and his personality are laid bare for readers fo form their own opinions of one of Hong Kong’s most enigmatic governors.

In the Ruins of the Japanese Empire concludes that early East Asian Cold War history needs to be studied within the framework of post-imperial history. Japan’s surrender did not mean that the Japanese and former imperial subjects would immediately disavow imperial ideology. The end of the Japanese empire unleashed unprecedented destruction and violence on the periphery. Lives were destroyed; names of cities altered; collaborationist regimes—which for over a decade dominated vast populations—melted into the air as policeman, bureaucrats, soldiers, and technocrats offered their services as nationalists, revolutionaries or communists. Power did not simply change hands swiftly and smoothly. In the chaos of the new order, legal anarchy, revenge, ethnic displacement, and nationalist resentments stalked the postcolonial lands of northeast Asia, intensifying bloody civil wars in societies radicalized by total war, militarization, and mass mobilization. Kushner and Levidis’s volume follows th

叢書簡介 「對外華語文教學研究叢書Teaching Chinese as a Second Language Series」 本叢書集結台灣數十位優秀華語文學者專家參與編寫，充分展現台灣優質華語文教學實力。編選主題涵蓋華語研究和實務教學，其中有以議題為軸的書籍，如《華語語音及教學》、《華語文教材分級研制原理之建構》、《華語評量》，以及整合各層面為經緯的教材，如《華語文的教與學》、《兒童華語教學》等，是一套系統分明且內容完備的華語文教學研究最佳叢書。 本書簡介 只要會說中文、發音標準就可教中文？ 只要接受短期訓練就能當華語教師？ 其實不然， 具備「課堂話語」能力，才是華語教師不可忽視的專業素養之一！ 華語教師的課堂話語有別於母語者的日常溝通，具有「示範語言」與「指導學習」雙重功能，不只要關注「說什麼」、「怎麼說」，也要考量「對誰說」和「說多少」，這些都是新手教師普遍的難點。為改善現況，本書作者透過多年的課堂觀察，從大量案例出發並反覆驗證，最後發展出具體的培訓方案。 本書強調提升教師話語必須由「語言規範」、「語言調整」、「語言操作」三方面著手：語言規範，指教師能輸出正確的語言形式以供學生模仿；語言調整，指師生互動時，教師能適時調整自己的語音、詞彙、語法、段落結構，呈現學生可理解的語言；語言操作，指教師能運用指導、提問、回饋、協商等技巧搭建學習階梯，協助學生確切掌握華語。 書中論涉的豐富事例、專業思考，以及結合理論與應用的培訓策略，都有助於強化華語教師的課堂話語實踐能力。

The First Estates shows the impact on Hong Kong’s urban history of Fairview Park and Hong Lok Yuen, the earliest examples of private estates provided in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Completed in the 1970s and 1980s, both are examples of land development projects built as low-density, American-style suburban house living, the first true alternative to the typical high-rise urban living of Hong Kong. In this book, Roger Nissim traces their evolution—from retreats for urban dwellers to family residences—that followed the expansion of Hong Kong’s public transportation system. The book draws heavily on the original documents that are reproduced in the book. These unearthed documents detail land acquisition process and the negotiations with the government, financiers, local villagers, contractors, and new residents. Read together, this collection of key primary sources—concerning government approvals, site selection, planning and implementation, layout plan, and sales policy—provide the

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

In Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilities, John Wei brings light to the germination and movements of queer cultures and social practices in today’s China and Sinophone Asia. While many scholars attribute China’s emergent queer cultures to the neoliberal turn and the global political landscape, Wei refuses to take these assumptions for granted. He finds that the values and pitfalls of the development-induced mobilities and post-development syndromes have conjointly structured and sustained people’s ongoing longings and sufferings under the dual pressure of compulsory familism and compulsory development. While young gay men are increasingly mobilized in their decision-making to pursue sociocultural and socioeconomic capital to afford a queer life, the ubiquitous and compulsory mobilities have significantly reshaped and redefined today’s queer kinship structure, transnational cultural network, and social stratification in China and capitalist Asia. With Queer Chinese Cultures and Mobilit

The idea of a right to privacy, which arose in reaction to the rapid rise of newspapers, instant photography and the “paparazzi” of the 19th century, has evolved into a constitutional right in much of the developed world. It is enshrined in Hong Kong through Articles 28, 29, 30 and 39 of the Basic Law. Hong Kong stands proud as the first jurisdiction in Asia to enact legislation to safeguard personal data in the form of the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, Cap 486 (“the Ordinance”) which came into force in 1996. At its centre are the six Data Protection Principles based on the 1980 OECD Guidelines. The office of the Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data was created under this legislation to provide oversight and ensure compliance. The Octopus scandal in mid-2010 eventually led to substantial changes being made to the Ordinance that were enacted in 2012 and 2013, the main amendments being the Direct Marketing provisions and the provision of legal assistance and representation to aggr

【重點特色】 ．第一本由台灣本土企劃編撰的自然酒專刊； ．葡萄酒大師林裕森策畫，國內規模最大自然酒展「喝 自然Buvons Nature」與最專業的葡萄酒出版社「積木文化」跨界攜手合作； ．葡萄酒愛好者、專家、業者，與美食饕家、餐飲業界的一手知識與經驗分享； ．介紹台灣正掀起的葡萄酒品飲風潮，與世界一起前行追尋風土滋味。 自然酒是近年來葡萄酒世界裡的熱搜關鍵字 ，卻讓許多人摸不清楚頭緒：什麼是自然酒？該如何定義？ 2016年起，「喝 自然Buvons Nature」葡萄酒展在台灣誕生，年年掀起自然酒在本地的浪潮，隨之有越來越多的酒商、餐廳開始提供多樣化的選項，台灣與全球自然派也產生既廣且深的聯結，成為亞洲發展自然酒的重要基地。 因此，有越來越多的葡萄酒愛好者，想要探索、學習這來自風土的滋味。長期深耕葡萄酒專書的積木文化，與「喝 自然Buvons Nature」首次跨界合作，在葡萄酒大師林裕森的策劃下，針對台灣葡萄酒及飲食愛好者的需求，彙集自然酒的最新趨勢、精選酒款、熱門活動、焦點人物與推薦酒商餐廳、閱讀書目等關鍵主題，編撰了這本特刊。您將在這本精彩的特刊中讀到： ★ Terroir來自風土的滋味 ★ 林裕森眼中一場葡萄酒的革新運動 ★ 11種類型認識自然派／24款酒喝出風土滋味／B&N釀酒實驗計劃 ★ 遇見……自然派釀酒師Dirk Neipoort、Alwin Jurtschitsch、Thomas Carsin、Christophe Pacalet與橘酒先鋒Simon J Woolf ★ 一起來……喝 自然Buvon Nature／自然派的四季縱貫線計劃／全台自然酒商推薦 ★ 走進……自然派最愛阿舍餐桌／餐桌有酒19家精選自然酒餐廳／全球矚目自然酒展 ★ 分享……葡萄酒作家、茶商、主廚、侍酒師、葡萄酒商、科技人的自然酒初體驗

Essentials in the understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy. The Mingjia (名家, School of Names) is a notional grouping of philosophers first recorded as such in the Shiji. Their identifying feature was a concern with linguistic issues particularly involving the correct use of names. The group, as listed in the Han Shu, comprised seven men living between the sixth and third centuries BCE. Only four of these men— Deng Xi, Yin Wen, Hui Shi, and Gongsun Long— have extant writings attributed to them, and in three of these there are issues of authenticity. Nevertheless, it is an important group for an understanding of the development of pre-Qin philosophy as the men themselves and the concepts they explored feature prominently in the writings of the other schools. The present volume contains four parts: (i) the extant writings of the four men; (ii) all significant references to them in other works up the fourth century CE; (iii) other significant writings on the topics up to th

This pocket-sized paperback is one of the thirty titles published for 2019 Hong Kong International Poetry Nights. The theme of IPHHK2019 is “Speech and Silence”. From 19–24 November 2019, 30 invited poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong to read their works based on the theme “Speech and Silence.” Included in the anthology and box set, these unique works are presented with Chinese and English translations in bilingual or trilingual formats.Poets include Ana Luísa Amaral (Portugal), Maxim Amelin (Russia), Renato Sandoval Bacigalupo (Peru) , Jen Bervin (USA), Ana Blandiana (Romania), Tamim Al-Barghouti (Palestine), Abbas Beydoun (Lebanon), Miłosz Biedrzycki (Poland), Derek Chung (Hong Kong), Louise Dupré (Canada), Forrest Gander (USA), Hwang Yu Won (South Korea), Maozi (PRC), Mathura (Estonia), Sergio Raimondi (Argentina), Ana Ristović (Serbia), K. Satchidanandan (India), Martin

讀歷史書、欣賞老照片，不如親身走進歷史現場，從真實感受、點點痕跡，去搜尋各種歷史細節。 本地歷史掌故專家鄭寶鴻，自行開發出多條港島歷史考察路線，每一條路線作者都多次帶隊導覽， 行程豐富，包含大量有趣香港歷史資料，參加人士無不拍案叫絕。 書中刊載了二百多幅歷史圖片，讀者按圖索驥，走遍東區、中區、西區、金鐘區及灣仔區，沿途比對各區新顏舊貌，來一趟趣味盎然的香港歷史散步。 Still reading historical titles or seeing old photos? Why not visit the historical sites by yourself, and trace every bit of Hong Kong history in the real environment? Hong Kong history expert, Mr. Cheng Po Hung, has himself designed a number of historical guided tours for the Hong Kong Island. He has led tours to walk through every route. With rich itinerary that contains numerous interesting historical details of Hong Kong, the guided tours were highly praised. This book includes more than 200 historical pictures of Hong Kong. Readers can travel through the Eastern, Central, Western, Admiralty and Wan Chai districts, comparing the old and the new appearances of these areas.

本書是美國亞洲研究學會（Association for Asian Studies）2010年推出的一本力作，是迄今最全面介紹北美大學東亞圖書館、美國國會圖書館以及東亞典藏流傳及分布情況的專著，由包括加州大學柏克萊分校斯塔東亞圖書館館長周欣平在内的29位著名專家和學者，歷經數年精心研究編寫而成。它以時間為線索，勾勒了北美地區東亞館藏的建立、發展及特色，回顧並追蹤了不同典籍的來龍去脈，以及這些典籍背後蘊藏的歷史文化、社會背景及學術發展脈絡。

「財富自由」讓你的人生選擇更多！ 38歲時的資產總額是我過去 工作 15年所有薪水總和的 3 倍 很多人都很羨慕我，其實你也可以做到， 而且越早開始越容易達到 ! 更重要的是要花時間學習理財，投資。 而不是一輩子只領薪水， 因為薪水永遠都不夠用的。 從百萬卡債到38 歲財富自由，享受提早退休、隨心所欲的自在人生 財富自由的精髓：就是擁有不需要擔心錢的自由。 而財富自由的好處是什麼？ 你可以花更多時間，在更重要的人事物上； 可以獲得心靈上的健康，不必因為現實生活消磨掉你的熱情； 你可以擁有更遠大的夢想；這種狀態能讓你擁有更自信的人生。 超過 20 年理財經驗的「璀璨生活財富自由方程式」 Assess Where You Are Now 評估你現在的狀況 Set Up Your Goal 設定你的目標 Set Up A Right Plan for You 設立一個對你有用的計劃 Establish Right Investment Mindset 建立正確的投資心態 Tactical Execution 有策略的執行計畫 本書特色 為什麼你無法邁向財務自由之路？ 擺脫下列迷思，一步一步朝你的自信人生前進！ ●你可以成為理自己財的專家！ 巴菲特說 : 「在其他領域的職業專家，例如：牙醫，的確有很多專業知識、技能可以提供給我們這些門外漢，但如果你雇用專業的理財經理人，你並不會得到你想要得到的專業回饋 。」 ●只有你自己可以好好的管理你自己的財富 沒有人會比你更在乎你的錢，對你的理財專員、基金經理人來說，他們只能給你建議，最終怎麼理財投資，還是要你自己下決定。 ●風險不是你的敵人，最大的風險是你沒有了解你的投資標的！ 任何產品都有它一定的風險，但風險並不是沒有辦法減少或釐清的。首先最基本的就是要了解你要投資的項目或產品，產品投資週期中有可能會發生最好和最壞的狀況你都要想到。 ●小錢也可以開始投資！大部分的人也都是從小錢開始累積的！ 許多人認為需要很多錢才能投資理財！但如果你沒有及早認清並面對自己財務這件事的話，未來在你人生的後面階段你還是終究要面對，越晚面對這件事，越難解決問題。 ●投資理財有基本的方法可以使用，不必自己瞎子摸象！ 對於不知道如何開始理財

閱讀一直是在英文考試拿高分的重要關鍵 學校英文考試╳國中學測╳108年課綱 你的孩子準備好了嗎？ 文章看不懂，其實就是對文法不夠清楚 帶你閱讀七篇短文，介紹34個文法重點 讀懂文章的同時，也讓孩子對文法更有概念 書中四大特色： 1. 以七篇短文來教學，介紹34個文法重點，帶家長和孩子看懂文章 →以七篇符合孩子程度的短文，一步步帶領閱讀。 →首先「文章真面目」把名詞、動詞還原，專有名詞標示出來，讓孩子看出「單字變身前」（名詞和動詞的原形），文章已經簡單了一半。 →然後「重要文法與句型」列出文中所使用到的文法，並以文章中的例句來說明。書中文法難易程度循序漸進，符合學習順序。像是提到一個句子裡只能有一個動詞：「如果出現兩個以上的動詞就會需要連接詞，或者後面的動詞就必須『變身』。」，或者「現在進行式代表「當下正在進行的動作或狀態」，因此一定跟now有關，如果該句無法加上now，就不能用現在進行式！」。 →每篇挑一個「關鍵片語及句型」，如：look for 尋找，說明使用方式並舉例。 →每個文法點後都有「牛刀小試」讓孩子馬上練習，成效加倍。 →特別設計文法吉祥物「小吉」，生動逗趣的表情讓你學文法也能充滿樂趣。 2. 五篇爸媽實作，真正做到親子共學 看了前面的還原法以後，輪到爸媽實際操作了。這時爸媽須根據前面七篇文章的還原規則，幫孩子把文章簡化，像是：用螢光筆將名詞、形容詞、副詞的原形標示出來，把專有名詞寫上中譯（例：看到Mark Zuckerberg，寫上「人名」或是「馬克祖克柏」）。這是為了幫助孩子把文章變得容易理解。爸媽學會這套以後，以後遇到任何文章都能幫助孩子簡化，並讓他們輕鬆讀懂。 3. 利用藍思閱讀分級(Lexile)幫孩子選擇適合的書籍 以孩子的年級搭配對應的藍思閱讀分級(Lexile) （每本有ISBN的英文書幾乎都可查到），就可以查出符合孩子程度的書籍。 4. 每篇文章皆附音檔，用QR code隨掃隨讀 動詞過去式、過去分詞的讀音和動詞原形除了加d或是ed以外，還有其他的變形方式，用音檔聽，才能學到最完整的變形讀音。 本書最適合： 家有8~15歲孩子的家長 想促進小孩英語閱讀能力的父母 想提升學生閱讀能力與興趣的老師 已經有上英文課，但仍想幫孩子加強閱讀能力的家長 想幫小孩更了解文法，但不知從何下手的家長。

Over five decades, Donald J. Munro has been one of the most important voices in sinological philosophy. Among other accomplishments, his seminal book The Concept of Man in Early China influenced a generation of scholars. His rapprochement with contemporary cognitive and evolutionary science helped bolster the insights of Chinese philosophers and set the standard for similar explorations today. In this festschrift volume, students of Munro and scholars influenced by him celebrate Munro’s body of work in articles that extend his legacy, exploring their topics as varied as the ethics of Zhuangzi’s autotelicity, the teleology of nature in Zhu Xi, and family love in Confucianism and Christianity. They also reflect on Munro’s mentorship and his direct intellectual influence. Through their breadth, analytical excellence, and philosophical insight, the articles in this volume exemplify the spirit of intellectual inquiry that marked Donald Munro’s career as scholar and teacher. ~~~~~~~~ “Mun

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A Sensational Encounter with High Socialist China is a recollection of the historic visit of fourteen American students (and one Canadian) to China in 1971. The visit was one of the first approved for American scholars after the Chinese Communist Party came to power in 1949 and occurred prior to President Nixon’s famous trip (as well as that of a second group of scholars) in 1972. One of these students, Paul Pickowicz, kept a journal and photographically documented the trip. This book is a personal account of the events leading up to their visa approvals as well as those that occurred during the journey itself. The five senses are used to connect the reader to his experience and are placed in the context of a theatrical production. The images included have been selected from an archive at the University of California, San Diego, which digitized the author’s images as well as those of others in the Committee of Concerned Asian Scholars (CCAS) taken during both the 1971 and 1972 delegati

The publication of this book marks the fifteenth anniversary of the outbreak of SARS epidemic in Hong Kong in 2003. This documentary study, originating as a research project a year after the epidemic, is a comprehensive attempt to examine the development of public health in Hong Kong from 1841 to the early 1990s. It covers the periods of prewar colonial rule, Japanese occupation, postwar reconstruction and growth, and the beginning of decolonisation. It analyses political, social, economic, and cultural factors, including the intersection of colonial priorities and indigenous agency and practices that affected disease outbreaks and development, government and local responses, advances in technology related to health and medicine, as well as the emergence of health agencies and institutions. The historical documents, selected from government archives, personal papers, and special collections, are invaluable source materials for the critical evaluation of such developments. The book prov

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The Catholic Church is one of the few institutions that have survived since the inception of the British colony. She has contributed much during its development. As early as 1841, she set up a mission in Hong Kong. She and her various religious orders and congregations engaged in charitable works for the poor and the elderly in the early days of Hong Kong, greatly relieving the burden on the newly established colonial government. Today, apart from religious services, the Catholic Church still plays an important role in providing Hong Kong with diversified and professional services in medical care, education and social welfare. Historical studies on the Catholic Church in Hong Kong of a comprehensive nature are rare in comparison with other religions. The reasons of this may include the complicated organizational structure of the Catholic Church and the multiple languages used in the archival documents, such as Latin, French, Italian and Portuguese. As a Catholic clergy, the author of

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看圖聽故事，英語能力從小培養！ 從孩子的角度編寫，給孩子最豐富自然的英語學習環境 搭配英檢題組，兒童英語檢定最佳輔助教材 Kids互動英語No. 4延續「快樂讀英文」的目標，以更豐富的主題引領讀者進入多采多姿的悅讀之旅。精采內容包括圖解購物中心、平溪放天燈、安徒生童話「小杜克」、認識海豚、形容詞比較級的用法等，簡潔的文字搭配生動的彩繪插圖，讓學習英語更生動有趣！ 適用程度 7～12歲國小學生、基礎英語學習者，本書適用於『GEPT Kids』、『劍橋兒童英語認證』、『師德兒童英檢』、『Anglia國際英檢』等兒童英語檢定輔助教材。 學習目標 建立基礎的英語能力，透過圖像認識詞彙、透過會話練習口說能力、透過故事累積英文閱讀實力、透過題組驗證成效，目標讓學習者能在課堂上或日常生活中用英文進行基本的溝通互動。 學習特色 學習情境以小學生最常接觸的場景為主，包含圖解單字、簡易文法、簡短句型、短篇閱讀、測驗練習等學習單元，內容豐富有趣，輕鬆易學，不僅能有效奠定英語基礎，也能輕鬆準備英檢考試。 給孩子一份有趣的教材，讓孩子找到學習動力 在小學階段，英語學習的目標在於紮根，必須循序漸進的培養英語聽說讀寫能力，而不是填鴨式的強背死記，談起英語學習，為人父母的應該都有著大同小異的經驗談，求學過程總是強調著分數而忘了運用，但英語一旦缺少了實際運用，背的東西往往很快又忘光，因此，本書的所有單元設計都以讓孩子能實際運用，能練習聽得懂、開口說為編輯重心，第一步先找出引發學習樂趣的主題，再搭配豐富有趣的彩圖圖解、漫畫描述、練習遊戲，讓孩子找到學英語的動力，從學習閱讀中實際運用英語，才能得到學習效果。 豐富配套組合，親子互動影音學習 本書將以系列叢書形式發行，每本『kids互動英語』都會附CD-Rom影音互動光碟，內容包含課程影音檔案，可看影片學英語，搭配中英文字幕關閉、逐句播放、反覆朗讀、錄音練習、語音辨識、字典查詢等互動功能，讓學習更有效率，增加英語聽說實戰練習。 本書為可點讀版本叢書，搭配LiveABC智慧點讀筆(需另購買)使用，書內所有字彙、會話、例句可隨點隨唸，是最方便的學習模式，攜帶方便，英語走到哪學到哪。 重點單元介紹 1. 學習主題樂園 Learning Theme Park 教學場景以

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It is not often recognized that China was one of the few places in the early modern world where all merchants had equal access to the market. This study shows that private traders, regardless of the volume of their trade, were granted the same privileges in Canton as the large East India companies. All of these companies relied, to some extent, on private capital to finance their operations. Without the investments from individuals, the trade with China would have been greatly hindered. Competitors, large and small, traded alongside each other while enemies traded alongside enemies. Buddhists, Muslims, Catholics, Protestants, Parsees, Armenians, Hindus, and others lived and worked within the small area in the western suburbs of Canton designated for foreigners. Cantonese shopkeepers were not allowed to discriminate against any foreign traders. In fact, the shopkeepers were generally working in a competitive environment, providing customer-oriented service that generated goodwill, frien

This book is a study of social and cultural change in the lower Yangzi delta. This region, Ming China’s economic heartland, flourished commercially and culturally during the sixteenth century, and its elites maintained strong political ties with the central government at Beijing. Drawing upon a large body of contemporary writings, the author discusses important socio-economic and cultural trends wherein scholars and scholar-officials entered the marketplace while the merchant class improved its status and importance. For all the benefits they brought about, these developments sowed the seeds of trouble. The author explains how unconstrained profit-seeking eroded the social and moral fabric of society and widened the gap between rich and poor. Toward the end of the sixteenth century, economic conditions worsened. Bitter resentments gave rise to popular riots against predatory great families. Eventually, mass revolts across the empire and Manchu’s invasion dealt a crushing blow to th

本书共14个单元，每个单元分为Part A和Part B两个部分，每个单元每部分都以导入练习(Lead-in Questions)为引子，导入相关小说的话题，激发兴趣的同时也给学生提供了练习英语口语的机会；Questions about the Author and the Story的目的是帮助学习顺利阅读篇章；主篇章均为精选的西方经典的短篇小说原文；篇章后的Questions for Discussion模块目的是检查学生对篇章主题、重要细节等内容的掌握情况，此部分有助于学生深度理解篇章。

China stands as a major “Red Swan” challenge to the social sciences. The resilience of the Communist party-state, in combination with a rapidly expanding and internationally competitive economy, challenges conventional models of economic development and political change. This book focuses on crucial governmental action programs and examines the manner in which they were developed, formulated, implemented, adjusted, and revised. It finds that Chinese policy making has been driven by a distinctive political methodology—an unusual combination of long-term national agendas with versatile local policy experimentation—that serves as an effective mechanism for policy innovation and correction, and thus provides strong adaptive capabilities in a perpetually shifting economic, technological and international context. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ An original and persuasive book by one of the leading scholars of China’s policy-making process. The paradox of China’s successful market reforms is that they wer

A sincere life experience sharing from a Catholic As a lay Catholic, in this book Cindy Yuen Chan asks the question: how one can learn to be more forgiving? Starting from reflecting on her own faults and herself as being an offender, Cindy shares how Catholic teachings brought more forgiveness into her life and helps her to live a grateful life. This book shares her insights while exploring how forgiveness relates to salvation, empathy and justice. The narrative message of this book is healing, in which Cindy uses examples showing how God healed His followers, from a hurt student to family members of murdered victims. The aim is to provoke readers’ thoughts and analyzing recollections of own experiences of being forgiven or forgiving; and receiving kindness from God and others. The backbone of forgiveness is …. It is our choice …. When the Cock Crows for the Second Time is worth reading; not only to Catholics and Christians, but also people who do not yet know Jesus. The book was

In the last twenty years Hong Kong society has witnessed dramatic change, and nowhere is this better reflected than in the realm of media and communication. Across the fields of journalism, public relations and advertising we can see the changing trends in terms of audience consumption and interaction. From technological developments to the shift in audience participation, the expectations and functions of these professions have been greatly altered. Through a selection of essays by field experts, this volume aims to explore not only the evolution in media itself, but also to examine the complex causes. It identifies not only the difficulties and opportunities for media professionals today, but also the evolving role of the audience.

印度人口逾13 億，居全球第2 位，僅次於中國大陸。由於印度的出生率高於 中國大陸，未來可望超越中國大陸成為人口第一大國。2016 年國內生產毛額（GDP） 約2.26 兆美元，位居世界第七大經濟體。根據國際貨幣基金會（International Monetary Fund, IMF）估計，2017 年印度GDP 已超越法國，排名第六。不過人均所 得僅約1,700 美元，屬於世界銀行（World Bank）所定義的中低所得經濟體（Lowermiddle- income economies）。 隨著中國大陸的勞動和環保等營運成本顯著上揚，全世界都急欲尋找下一個 「世界工廠」。雖然新南向國家中不乏勞動力充沛，工資低廉且經濟成長快速的國 家，如印尼、菲律賓及越南等，然而和中國大陸相較之下卻非屬於同一量級，而難 以取代其地位。放眼國際，唯一能和中國大陸相提並論的，無疑只有印度。 圖五顯示印度主要相關國家2010-2017 年經濟成長率走勢。印度近年來在印度 總理穆迪積極推動改革之下，經濟發展明顯有了新的氣象。世界銀行（World Bank） 2017 年10 月發表「2018 年經商環境報告」。印度在190 個國家之中排第100 名， 較去年躍升30 名。此外，2017 年11 月信評機構穆迪（Moody's）近14 年來首度 調升印度主權債信評等。經濟成長表現不僅讓同屬南亞次大陸的巴基斯坦和孟加 拉相形失色，更超越長期經濟表現優異的中國大陸。長此以往，印度未來將有潛力 與中國大陸在世界經濟版圖上分庭抗禮。許多研究機構，如哈佛大學國際發展中心 （Center for International Development, CID），均預測未來印度將扮演全球經濟成長 引擎的角色。

For so many around the world, it was in the cinema that they saw their first glimpse of martial arts. Through the films of Lau Kar Leung, among others, they came to appreciate the power and skill of many kung fu techniques. However devotees and practitioners of kung fu and Hung Kuen were aware of the much longer tradition of these arts and in particular, the contribution of both the Lam family and the Lau family. In 2009 the Hong Kong Government endeavoured to identify and recognize forms of intangible cultural heritage. It was this awareness of a vibrant part of Hong Kong history and culture which led to the creation of the Hong Kong Martial Arts Living Archive, and from this the exhibition, Lingnan Hung Kuen Across the Century: Kung Fu Narratives in Hong Kong Cinema and Community. In the exhibition and this companion book, the histories of the Lam and Lau families are traced, and their role in preserving and creating new stances and forms and bringing Hung Kuen to a wider audience th

Essential Terms of Chinese Painting provides a comprehensive coverage of the broad spectrum of Chinese painting. Through an array of some 900 terms, it exhibits the history of Chinese culture, as interpreted by artists and portrayed in their work. In masterful detail, it describes not only the artistic implements and drawing styles, but also how these are influenced by changing cultural considerations over time such as religion, philosophy, intellectual ideas, and political developments. From the broad view of how the change of dynasties affected painting trends in both format and subject, to the smallest detail of the methods used to paint different styles of tree branches, this is a full compendium of the scope and depth of artwork from China. This volume features twelve chapters which • explore all major areas of art including techniques, implements and materials, inscriptions and seals, painting and mounting formats for all categories including landscape, bird-and-flower, figure

In a career of public service spanning 30 years, Dr. Leong Che-hung had always been there when Hong Kong people needed him. His faith in serving his own people had taken him from the operating theatre to the Executive Council and Legislative Council representing the medical constituency, and he was successively appointed as the Chairman of the Hospital Authority, the HKU Council and the Elderly Commission, among others. Now, for the first time, Dr. Leong uses each phase of his professional and public career as a spur to reflect on what makes Hong Kong tick. Opinionated, perceptive and often prescient, he tells the inside stories of the city’s most challenging health care crisis and most treasured medical triumphs. Throughout the book, he thinks passionately about many pressing issues facing Hong Kong, and why they are not only challenges but also opportunities. In the end, this is a book more about the history and future of Hong Kong than the life of one of its inhabitants.