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In the third edition of Contemporary Hong Kong Government and Politics, Lam Wai-man, Percy Luen-tim Lui, Wilson Wong, and various contributors provide the latest analyses in many aspects of Hong Kong’s government and politics, such as political institutions, mediating institutions, and political actors. They also discuss specific policy areas such as political parties and elections, civil society, political identity and political culture, the mass media, and public opinions after the Umbrella Movement in 2014. The book also evaluates the latest developments in Hong Kong’s relationship with Mainland China and the international community. This new edition offers an up-to-date and comprehensive analysis of the main continuities and changes in the above aspects since 2014. This volume will help its readers grasp a basic understanding of Hong Kong’s political developments in the last ten years.

音樂唱作人關名君個人文字作品集首次出版，《本色——關名君詩集Eternal Hues（中英典藏版）》現正披露！ 每一首歌，盛載青春思緒；每一份詞，寫下人間無常。 這是一本詩集，也是她的許願書。好想把每一首詩唱出來，關名君這樣希望著，寫下詩與詞，結集成書，再逐一實現願望。 攜帶四首歌曲： 《本色》 《關關過》 《親愛的你幸福嗎》 《約定》 仙霞薄霧，靈性動人 那綻放如艷陽的滿族之花， 左手創作音樂，右手動筆寫詩， 撈起千萬片音符， 唱成了一部詩集。 展世外本色，動如雷龍鳴，靜如西湖平， 吟唱詩歌的樂姬 婉約邀你共敘， 喝一盞茶聽一闕心聲。 Fairy Haze, Mist, and Spirituality. The flowers of the Manchu people bloom like the sun's embrace. With her left hand, she composes music. With her right hand, she writes poetry with aesthetics. Picked up a thousand pieces of music. Sing, become a collection of poems. Colours for the wild world, As roar as the thundering dragon makes, As calm as the West Lake. The poet who sings, invites you to fall. To her story with all. A cup of tea, and a whisper for you to hear. 本書特色 「一直都想著把我的作品整理成詩詞集，在我有生之年再一首一首唱出來做成音樂專輯呈現給大家！真希望這個願望可以實現！」——關名君 音樂唱作人關名君多年來的心路歷程，化為一篇又一篇動人詩詞，記錄在書中。

007 第一回：蝸牛太太想要一間新房子 文法1：by myself vs. myself 文法2：look 用法 017 第二回：金手指 文法1：this caused that he couldn’t eat anything 文法2：even though vs. although vs. though 028 第三回：魔法魚 文法1：As 文法2：if 036 第四回：老鼠與大象 文法1：where 文法2：by 046 第五回：熊與蜜蜂 文法1：Since then, the bear did not fight with the bees. 文法2：It continues to live on the farmer’s land 057 第六回：達特小鴨 文法1：If I could be like the others and fly in the sky, then everything would be just great! 文法2：it’s my pleasure 067 第七回：聰明的猴子 文法1：The crocodile went to see the monkey every day 文法2：I could be rich man EZ外語工具書特賣 https://faststudy.easy.co/collections/08book

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

In everyone’s life, there are the most difficult times. Have you encountered yours? The Buddha was a human being, not a god. He knew the path to true wealth, spoke of love and affection, and was caring and righteous. Encountering him will help you navigate with fewer road blocks. In this book, may you find solace and overcome tough obstacles through vivid comics that weave stories relevant to today’s living.

This book is a collection of watercolours and sketches by Henrietta Alcock and her husband, the British Consul, Rutherford Alcock, along with the stories behind them. The more than 100 images in this book feature picturesque natural landscapes, traditional Chinese architecture, and scenes of consular life. They bring Henrietta Alcock out of the shadows, providing a unique picture of her as an amateur artist, the wife of a consul and, most importantly, a woman in empire. I is suitable for readers interested in a female artistic perspective on life in the early years of treaty port China.

Historical memory has a particular value in analyzing events and characters that give life to stories from the past. Jorge Edwards specifies that the story’s description is nothing more than the literary success of a writer who navigates the vicissitudes of life and history, as he rightly points out. History must be observed carefully and as a “conjecture” that points, in the first place, to an experience of “memory” and that keeps alive, despite time, the unique reality of a country and its people. Like Edwards, we attempt to wander through reminiscences and recollection. Our narrative experience is simple. However, it is an observation and representation of history with a testimonial value in its approach. As the novelist points out, the testimony of history is the most creative thing that the writer has. In the same way, our effort is neither more nor less the rescue, through these short stories and their language, of facts and characters that are part of realities, in which their p

Originally published in 1905, this book is a sensational account of American artist Katharine A. Carl’s time with the Empress Dowager Cixi and the Chinese Court while painting her portrait for an exposition in St. Louis.

In Rosie Young: A Lifetime of Selfless Service, Moira Chan-Yeung presents a brief history of Professor Young’s remarkable career in medical education and administration at the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and her wide-ranging public service to the community over many decades. As the first female dean of HKU’s Faculty of Medicine, her career was deeply intertwined with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong. After her retirement from HKU, she continued to serve HKU and the community up to the present. This book illustrates her many contributions to the development of medical education in Hong Kong and to the university administration at HKU. Professor Young’s extensive public service in the field of medicine also helped improve primary care, hospital care, and public health in Hong Kong. In short, this book provides a valuable record of a female giant in Hong Kong’s medical history and documents her selfless and enduring service to the HKU community and Hong Kong society.

公文是一种实用文体，种类繁多，本书选取工作报告为样本研究，分为理论模型与实操方法。理论模型部分：利用大数据技术对70年来国务院政府工作报告进行文本挖掘，建立回顾与任务、开头与结尾、感谢与问题、体会与要求四个模块八大要素的写作模型，分类提取高频词汇，总结提炼工作报告写作步骤及要点。实操方法部分：运用Python、PHP、Mysql、Sqlite等技术，构建个人知识库、公文素材网站，提供全部源码，实现相关功能。方法从实践中来，上升到理论后，再到实践去中。本书原创蚂蚁学习法（AntStudy），由ANT学习模型与Stud（x，y）成长函数两部分构成。ANT学习模型旨在提升工作能力，构建个人知识库，分为吸收、叙述、训练三个关键环节；Stud（x，y）成长函数侧重调整工作心态，遵循大树成长规律，调动向阳、时间、向上、扎根、渴望五个变量。

Women We Love: Femininities and the Korean Wave is an edited volume exploring femininities in and around the Korean Wave since 2000. While studies on the Korean Wave are abundant, there is a dearth of thought put toward the female-identifying stars, characters, and fans who shape and lead this crucial cultural movement. This collection of essays is one of the first works to focus on gender and the key female actors of this global phenomenon. Using “women” as an inclusive term extending to all those who self-define as women, this volume examines the role of women in K-pop and K-drama industries and fandom spaces, encompassing crucial intersectional topics such as queering of gender, dissemination of media, and fan culture. In addition to the communities engaged with visual culture of the Korean Wave, the audience for Women We Love will reflect the contributors to this text. They are K-pop and K-drama fans, queer, international; they are also academics of Asian histories, sociology, gen

《Betwixt and Between: Life, Death, and Rebirth》is a record of Master Nan’s talks in which he answered questions about the process of death and rebirth. Master Nan weaves together personal anecdotes, scientific knowledge, Buddhist teachings from the Pali Canon, Mahayana sutras, Yogacara, Vijnanavada, and Chan in such an intricate way that those who are curious about the Buddhist perspective on life and death, those familiar with Buddhist teachings, and those who are deep into cultivation will all gain new insights and answers. For its depth, this book is very engaging and hard to put down. Any reader will find it to be a treasure trove and will want to come back to it again and again.

機器學習最強入門 基礎數學/機率/統計 邁向 AI真實數據 x 專題實作 ★★★★★【數學原理 + 演算法 + 真實案例+ 專題實作】★★★★★ ★★★★★【最簡明的數學、機率、統計知識】★★★★★ ★★★★★【最完整的機器學習演算法】★★★★★ ★★★★★【最豐富的真實數據 x 專題實作】★★★★★ 本書特色如下： ★ 最白話解釋數學原理 ☆ 從簡單的數據開始理解機器學習的演算法 ★ 將理論知識轉化為實際的程式碼 ☆ 實際案例分析 全書有約416個Python程式實例，讀者可以由本書內容，了解下列與機器學習有關的基礎數學、機率、統計知識： ★ 方程式與函數 ☆ 完整Python語法 ★ 一元函數到多元函數 ☆ 最小平方法 ★ 基礎統計 ☆ 機率與單純貝式理論 ★ 指數與對數 ☆ logit函數與logistic函數 ★ 向量與矩陣 ☆ 二次函數、三次函數與多項式函數 當讀者有了上述知識後，筆者從簡單的實例開始介紹下列機器學習的演算法，每一種演算法皆是從基礎數據開始解說，然後跨入真實數據，解說應該如何將演算法應用到真實案例環境： ★ 線性迴歸 – 波士頓房價 ☆ 邏輯迴歸 – 信用卡/葡萄酒/糖尿病 ★ 決策樹 – 葡萄酒/鐵達尼號/Telco/Retail ☆ 隨機森林樹 – 波士頓房價/鐵達尼號/Telco/收入分析 ★ KNN演算法 – 電影推薦/足球射門/鳶尾花/小行星撞地球 ☆ 支援向量機 – 鳶尾花/乳癌/汽車燃料 ★ 單純貝式分類 – 垃圾郵件/中英文的新聞分類/情感分析/電影評論 ☆ 集成機器學習 – 蘑菇/醫療保險/玻璃/加州房價 ★ K-means分群 – 購物中心消費/葡萄酒評價 ☆ PCA主成分分析 – 手寫數字/人臉數據 ★ 階層式分群 – 小麥數據/老實泉 ☆ DBSCAN演算法 – 購物中心客戶分析 在講解上述演算法時，筆者同時介紹下列機器學習應該知道的知識： ★ 特徵選擇 ☆ 用直方圖了解特徵分佈 ★ 用箱型圖了解異常值 ☆ 數據預處理 ★ 殘差圖(Residual plot) ☆ 機器學習性能評估 ★ 過擬合(overfitting) ☆ 欠擬合(underfitting) ★ 數據洩漏(Data leak

公文种类繁多，本书选取工作报告作为样本研究，分为理论模型与实操方法。 理论模型部分，利用大数据技术，对国务院政府工作报告进行文本挖掘，建立总结与 部署、开头与结尾、感谢与问题、体会与要求四个模块八大要素写作模型，分类提取 高频词汇，总结提炼工作报告写作步骤及要点。实操方法部分，运用 Python、PHP、 Mysql、Sqlite 等技术，构建个人知识库、公文语料库网站，提供全部源码，实现相关 功能。

This book explores how to deeply appreciate drama. It begins with the purpose of drama, then proceeds to discuss script structure, tragedy, comedy, serious drama, literary merit, and dramatic elements, finally offering insights into how to judge a play. The author argues that drama is not merely a performance in a theater, nor simply text on a page; it is neither the playwright's personal statement nor a thread connecting the cultures that gave rise to it. Each reader can analyze the meaning, structure, and symbolism of drama according to their own feelings and pace, fully enjoying the pleasure it offers. 本書為英文書。內容探討如何深度欣賞戲劇。由戲劇的目的談起，接續展現劇本結構、悲劇、喜劇、嚴肅劇、文學性、戲劇元素等，最後提出如何評判一齣劇的看法。作者認為，戲劇不僅僅是劇院裡的演出，也不只是一頁紙上的文字；它既不是劇作家的個人陳述，也不是產生它的文化的線索，每一位閱聽者都可以按自己的感受與節奏對戲劇的意義、結構和象徵性進行分析，以充分享受它帶來的樂趣。

We visit Earth in current life and maybe head to others in next. It is our instinct to carry over DNA in reincarnation, to taste unknown desires, and to experience seven emotions with six sensory pleasures; however, everything in action shall be as nature as possible. Nobody really knows who dominate on life-stage, it can be actor/actress themselves, or drama writer, else screen director, or else audience instead. Metropolitan exits with multiple values; usually, cause of event is unclear to define from individual’s irrationally protection of interest or selfishly defending portion of pie. People usually capture one section of story and miss the other part of puzzle. Living chaos is daily usual. no matter you are wealthy, majestic, poor, or underclass, once doom day arrives, bell on stage rings off, curtain pulls down, light shuts off, everything is buried under dirt of history. No matter how successfully achieved in history, or how remarkably accomplished in professional field; it

Build for a Vibrant Future We all face environmental issues such as oceanic warming, glacier calving, spreading pollution, and species extinctions. Because of this, national governments around the world are trying to deal with the problems in every possible way, from policy, to investment, to education, and more.

How do public markets, as ordinary as they seem, carry the weight of a city’s history? How do such everyday buildings reflect a city’s changing political, social, and economic needs, through their yearslong transformations in forms, functions, and management? Integrating architecture and history, this book invites readers to go through the growth and governance of colonial Hong Kong by tracing the past and present of public markets as a study of extensive firsthand historical materials. As the readers witness the changes in Hong Kong markets from hawker pitches to classical market halls to clean modernist municipal complexes, the book offers a new perspective of understanding the familiar everyday markets with historical contexts possibly unfamiliar to most, studying markets as a microcosm of the city and a capsule of its history. This book is a robust and in-depth study of the market building history of Hong Kong since the 1840s and contributes to a holistic understanding of everyday

★☆★ AI 影像辨識一本精通！ ★☆★ ★☆★ 超過 200 個完整範例程式碼 ★☆★ AI 影像辨識是近年來非常夯的議題，隨著資訊科技的蓬勃發展，越來越多好用的工具推陳出新，也越來越容易跨入 AI 影像辨識領域，不論是電子、資訊領域、醫療、百貨，各行各業中陸續都能看到 AI 影像辨識的應用。 Python 是目前入門 AI 影像辨識最快速的程式語言，透過 Python 的 OpenCV 函式庫，並搭配其他方便的函式庫，就能輕鬆入門 AI 影像辨識，OpenCV 除了能針對影像進行全面的處理，也是大多數 AI 影像辨識的敲門磚，常應用於擴增實境、臉部辨識、手勢辨識、動作辨識、運動跟蹤、物體辨識或圖像分割...等領域。 本書會從 OpenCV 出發，從 OpenCV 最基本的存取圖片影片，影像色彩、影像剪裁、影像變形、加入文字、繪圖、影像效果進階處理都有完整介紹，並會介紹 OpenCV 內建的影像辨識方法、Google MediaPipe 的影像辨識方法和 Teachable Machine 影像辨識方法進行 AI 影像辨識，作出許多有趣又實用的影像辨識相關應用。 【精彩收錄】 ▶ OpenCV 深入介紹 ▶ OpenCV 影像色彩調整和轉換 ▶ OpenCV 影像剪裁、變形、加入文字和繪圖 ▶ OpenCV 影像效果進階處理 ▶ OpenCV 偵測滑鼠和鍵盤 ▶ OpenCV 人臉、物件、顏色等影像辨識 ▶ MediaPipe 人臉、姿勢、手勢等影像辨識 ▶ Teachable Machine 人臉、戴口罩等影像辨識 ▶ 辨識手寫數字、年齡、情緒

COVID-19 alongside the Russia-Ukraine war have brought about an enormous across-the-globe impact to demonstrate no one can remain insulated from the global change. US-China’s rivalry, coupled with Japan’s and Korea’s ceaseless moves, plus ASEAN countries’ & South Asian nations’ significant advances are likely to herald an era of unprecedented change. Is Taiwan well prepared to avert falling victim to the war of two superpowers? Never count on a handful of aces up your sleeve, a game-changer may just turn your longstanding advantage into a future liability. Semiconductors and the supply chains are Taiwan’s most significant strategic assets to engage with the international community. In retrospect, Taiwan’s semiconductor industry led by industry leaders like Morris Chang and Ming-Kai Tsai, had achieved a global leading position. Corporate strategies employed by Taiwan’s representative rivals as Intel, U.S. and Samsung, Korea all feed into their distinct future development. Semiconducto

This book containing lectures and review on Shakespeare’s work has met a need long felt by the Chinese college students, especially those in the department of foreign languages and literature. The life of Shakespeare are well selected and the lectures beautifully written. Thus it will serve not only as an introduction to Shakespeare, but also as a good text-book for those beginners who study Shakespeare both in the Chinese colleges and universities. Professor Lee is to be credited painstaking work in shooting the two birds with one stone. It is really an excellent brief work and a fresh approach to the Shakespearean study. 本書為全英文書。內容收錄了莎士比亞作品講義和評論的書籍，滿足了許多外語和文學系學生長期以來的需求。書中對莎士比亞生平的選段精挑細選，講義文筆優美。因此，它不僅可以作為莎士比亞入門讀物，也可以作為大學中莎士比亞研究初學者的優秀教材。李教授的辛勤付出值得稱讚，可謂一舉兩得。這真是一部精煉而優秀的莎士比亞研究著作，為莎士比亞研究提供了一種全新的視角。

Kaho Yu’s China’s Energy Security in the Twenty-First Century: The Role of Global Governance and Climate Change explores the evolution of China’s energy security from its bilateral going-out strategy to its more multilateral Belt and Road Initiative. By analysing the topic from a multidisciplinary perspective, this book examines China’s evolving role in global energy governance through four empirical case studies: China’s energy cooperation with Russia and Central Asia, Africa, the European Union, and the Asia Infrastructure Investment Bank.

◎根據學習者自身條件、生長環境，以及學習過程有關的各種原理，所發展出來的一套兒童教育理論。 ◎本書能使孩子的智力、情感以及人際關係，隨著成長和生理狀況的變化而不斷的同時發展。 ◎作者同時兼具法學博士、MBA、律師、會計師多種專業身分，中英對照，精闢解析。 The author is an attorney and C.P.A. Throughout his life, he has been questing and exploring common grounds for people and concluded that childhood education is the foundation for people, families, society, and the future of the world. He is very appreciative of the opportunities and education offered by society. In this book, he shares his principles of education as a giving back to society. 作者是位執業律師暨會計師。他一輩子在找尋人間的共通之處，得到兒童教育正是人們、家庭、社會及未來世界之基石的結論。他非常感激社會給他的教育和機會。在此書中分享了他的教育原理來回饋社會。 ●This book shows you ways to 這本書告訴你如何去 ‧Discover how people learn 發覺人們是怎麼學習的 ‧Guide our children 引導我們的孩子們 ‧Review effectiveness of education 檢討教育的效率 ‧Explore tools for education 探尋教育之工具 ‧Grow with children 與孩子們一起成長 ‧Introduce children to a wonder world 帶孩子們進入美妙的世界 Dedicated to parents, educators, learners, and leaders of the universes 獻給所有父母、老師、學生和領袖們

Grounded in a desire to bring back to life rare items from the University of Hong Kong’s Fung Ping Shan Library that are entwined within the world of music and to place them in a context of books and images in American, British, and other Asian collections, Chinese Music in Print views the library as a repository not of information but of artifact, and then uses these artifacts as a means for generating scholarly narrative. It begins by assessing seminal texts in the Confucian canon set against the delicacy of the concubine and amanuensis Shen Cai’s calligraphy and poetry. Confucianism was itself a crucial aspect of courtly life, and an exploration of its ritual is the book’s second theme. Vernacular genres of opera and song are represented in the third chapter, while the Great Sage returns in the fourth for an exploration of the repertoire and richness of his favourite instrument, the qin. The final chapter ends the journey with discussion of the legacy of generations of Europeans who

南台灣必遊景點 Nine Things One Must Experience in Southern Taiwan 藉由夜生活、藝術文創、客家文化、靜心之旅、海洋之美、原民文化、古蹟及生態之旅與台灣茶飲等九大主題，暢遊南台灣必遊景點。 The nine main things one must experience in southern Taiwan are: nightlife activities, art, Hakka culture, places suitable for tranquility and meditation, beautiful ocean views, aboriginal cultures, historic sites, ecological tours, and Taiwanese tea culture. 實用句型及詞彙 Useful Sentence Patterns and Vocabulary 依各單元主題，整理出最精華的句型及詞彙，讓學習者運用基本句型，替換詞彙，旅遊時能馬上派上用場。 Each unit deals with the most essential sentence patterns and vocabulary, so the reader can master basic sentence patterns and vocabulary substitution drills. These grammar exercises can be used immediately when traveling. 文化導覽深度遊 In-depth Guided Cultural Tours 針對各單元內容，延伸相關文化知識，滿足學習者需求，深度了解當地風土民情。 Each unit provides knowledge relevant to the needs of travelers, promoting a deeper understanding of local customs and cultures. 文化體驗動手做 Hands-on Cultural Experiences 透過實際活動操作，讓您更深入體驗當地的人文精神。例如 : 泡茶、書法體驗、彩繪紙傘、手作琉璃串珠、彩繪紙傘

A Contemporary History of the Chinese Zheng traces the twentieth- and twenty-first-century development of an important Chinese musical instrument in greater China.The zheng was transformed over the course of the twentieth century, becoming a solo instrument with virtuosic capacity. In the past, the zheng had appeared in small instrumental ensembles and supplied improvised accompaniments to song. Zheng music became a means of nation-building and was eventually promoted as a marker of Chinese identity in Hong Kong. Ann L. Silverberg uses evidence from the greater China area to show how the narrative history of the zheng created on the mainland did not represent zheng music as it had been in the past. Silverberg ultimately argues that the zheng’s older repertory was poorly represented by efforts to collect and promote zheng music in the twentieth century. This book contends that the restored “traditional Chinese music” created and promulgated from the 1920s forward—and solo zheng music in

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With the society developing, the legislators of education would naturally put more attention to special education in order to protect the minority and those neglected. The history of special education mirrors the social development of Macau, it is an important indicator of the status in Macau society, reflecting the cultural quality at present and predicting the prospects in the future.

In Daily Giving Service: A History of the Diocesan Girls’ School, Hong Kong, Moira M. W. Chan-Yeung and her fellow contributors present a comprehensive history of one of Hong Kong’s oldest girls’ schools. As an alumna of the school, Chan-Yeung traces the history of her alma mater from its establishment in 1860, to its development over the last 160 years until the recent decade. Having experienced stability and turbulences in Hong Kong in the twentieth century, the school has become one of the most prominent girls’ schools in the city. In several chapters written by other alumnae, various aspects of school life of different eras are reconstructed and remembered. The author and other contributors focused on the postwar era in which Hong Kong grew from a small city to a global metropolitan. The expansion of the Diocesan Girls’ School largely followed this trend. The history of the school has also long been connected with the socio-economic development of Hong Kong society, sharing its ha

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

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

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西西的動物詩，大部分是近年的新作，盡是奇思妙想，而民胞物與，充滿溫暖、關懷之情，明朗，親切，靈動，幽默，自有深意，寫來似跟動物通靈。總括而言，是為動物發聲，彼此平等、和平地相處，合而為「動物嘉年華」，並且邀來二十多位香港年輕畫家和插畫師參加盛會，每首詩配以不同的繪畫，畫風迥異，不拘一格，呈現多元異質。看西西的詩，看畫家們的詮釋，加上讀者自己的想像與理解，眾聲複調，文學藝術合該這般如此。西西的作品在華文世界膾炙人口，屢獲殊榮，曾獲美國紐曼華語文學獎，以及瑞典蟬獎，為香港獲國際詩獎的首位作家。這詩集是奇書《縫熊志》、《猿猴志》後，另一種動物書寫。 本書適合青少年，也適合喜歡文學藝術的成年。 Most of Xi Xi’s animal poems featured here are new works written during the past few years. Full of whimsical ideas, they embody the notion of “all humans are siblings, and all things are companions,” brimming with warmth and compassion. These poems could be described as bright and cheerful, approachable, clever and fluid, humourous, and deep with meaning, written as though the author is able to directly communicate with animals. Overall, they serve as a voice for animals, showing that they are able to coexist equally and peacefully, resulting in a “carnival of animals.” More than twenty young Hong Kong artists and illustrators have been invited to join this project, with each poem accompanie

The Genera of Orchidaceae in Hong Kong is a handy reference for both amateurs and professional botanists in Asia who wish to enter the field of modern orchidology. Orchid appreciation is an art deeply rooted in Asian cultures. But in 1977, when this book was first published, orchidology as a science was new to people there. The technical vocabulary was unfamiliar and the subject matter difficult to understand. Therefore, this volume was intended as a general, easy-to-use reference book, with illustrations of the basic structure of orchids and their habit and habitat clearly described in Chapter I. The book may also be used as a self-help guide for naturalists and gardeners in Hong Kong who wish to identify an orchid new to them. In Chapter II, keys, descriptions, and illustrations are given to allow the reader to look up and gain information about individual orchid species. Chapter III provides an analysis of the composition and an interpretation of the phytogeographic significance of

In On Saving Face, Michael Keevak traces the Western reception of the Chinese concept of “face” during the past two hundred years, arguing that it has always been linked to nineteenth-century colonialism. “Lose face” and “save face” have become so normalized in modern European languages that most users do not even realize that they are of Chinese origin. “Face” is an extremely complex and varied notion in all East Asian cultures. It involves proper behavior and the avoidance of conflict, encompassing every aspect of one’s place in society as well as one’s relationships with other people. One can “give face,” “get face,” “fight for face,” “tear up face,” and a host of other expressions. But when it began to become known to the Western trading community in China beginning in the middle of the nineteenth century, it was distorted and reduced to two phrases only, “lose face” and “save face,” both of which were used to suggest distinctly Western ideas of humiliation, embarrassment, honor, a

In Painting Architecture: Jiehua in Yuan China, 1271–1368, Leqi Yu has conducted comprehensive research on jiehua or ruled-line painting, a unique painting genre in fourteenth-century China. This genre relies on tools such as rulers to represent architectural details and structures accurately. Such technical consideration and mechanical perfection linked this painting category with the builder’s art, which led to Chinese elites’ belittlement and won Mongol patrons’ admiration. Yu suggests that painters in the Yuan dynasty made new efforts towards a unique modular system and an unsurpassable plain-drawing tradition. She argues that these two strategies made architectural paintings in the Yuan dynasty entirely different from their predecessors, as well as making the art form extremely difficult for subsequent painters to imitate.