The Study of Clustering of Taiwanese Tourists' Motivations to Hong Kong

Abstract Driven by the political and economic forces of cross-strait, Taiwan has become one of the major source markets for Hong Kong tourism industry since 1987. The major purposes of this study were to investigate the following factors (1) The influential factors of travel motivation, (2) The clusters of travel motivations, (3) The marketing segmentation of clusters of Taiwanese tourists to visit Hong Kong. Through ten travel agents, self-report surveys were distributed to collect data from 366 Taiwanese travelers. Hence, four push factors and six pull factors were identified as travel motivations through the factor analysis. Combined with the cluster analysis; five new groups were founded. Finally, five clusters which process unique profiles (location difference, visiting frequency, travel satisfaction, and destination loyalty) were addressed. The suggestions of developing effective market strategies to attract Taiwanese tourists to Hong Kong were also provided.

An Amorous Prehistory of Hong Kong Queer Cinema

Depiction of homoerotic relationships among women in commercial costumed films was a unique phenomenon in 1970s - 1980s Hong Kong cinema. What are the possible cinematic meanings of lesbian images that we can perceive in these films? How should we evaluate the exact representation of a sexuality that had been perceived as deviant in that society? In this essay, I close-read homoerotic scenes and trace through the trajectories of cultural and industrial changes enabling the emergence of two representative films: Intimate Confessions of A Chinese Courtesan (1972) and An Amorous Woman of Tang Dynasty (1984). I do this with a continuous concern for historical context in order to provide an in-depth understanding of how lesbian images are constructed in cinema.

Les différences et les similarités au niveau du comportement de consommation des immigrants de Chine, de Hong-Kong et de Taiwan au Québec

La culture est un facteur fondamental déterminant du comportement de l'être humain. Chacun de nous est le produit de sa culture (Wilkie 1986). Elle nous fournit un ensemble de valeurs, de normes et de formes de comportement, apprises et partagées par les membres d'une société et transmises de génération en génération (Petrof 1988). Une culture évolue avec l'environnement. Les systèmes économiques et politiques et le niveau technologique contribuent à l'évolution de l'environnement. Une culture comprend ordinairement plusieurs sous-cultures. Une sous-culture peut être définie comme un groupe d'individus dont les normes et les valeurs sont différentes de celles qu'on retrouve à l'intérieur de la culture globale dont elle fait partie (Dussart 1983; Petrof 1988). Il y a un certain nombre de caractéristiques qui peuvent définir une sous-culture dans une culture: - l'origine ethnique ou l'ethnicité (par exemple, les sous-cultures française, italienne et chinoise au Canada); - les groupes religieux (par exemple, les juifs et les catholiques); - la situation géographique (par exemple, au Canada, les provinces de l'ouest, les provinces de l'est et celles de l'atlantique); - la race (par exemple, les noirs).

A OMC e a teoria das negociações econômicas internacionais (John Odell) : o comportamento dos atores nas conferências ministeriais de Cancun e Hong Kong

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Relações Internacionais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Relações Internacionais, 2016.

The extracurriculum in an input-poor environment

This paper reports on the experiences of an extracurricular program in English language learning (ELL) that was implemented in an institute of technology in the hinterland of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Following the guidelines set out in an impact study of the reform of curriculum change in Hong Kong (Adamson & Morris, 2000), this study takes account of the context of the particular socio-cultural and political environment in which the research program takes place. Three distinct phases emerged in the career of the extracurricular program - the establishment of the program; successful implementation; and the decline. The study identifies three key factors that shaped these phases: teacher motivation; student motivation and its various influences; and available resources (including collegial and administrative support). The findings suggest that of the key factors impacting on the ELL extracurriculum, student motivation was the most influential.