| The Nature of Economics (3) |
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 http://www.bized.ac.uk/stafsup/options/notes/econ201.htm
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| Provides precise and concise revision notes regarding some basic economics concepts such as scarcity, opportunity cost and economic systems, etc. |
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| http://www.freeconomy.org/freeconomy/
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| Discuss about the development of Hong Kong economy as a market economy as well as examines what economic freedom means, the benefits it brings, and the critical linkages between economic and other freedoms |
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| http://www.cssd.ab.ca/tech/social/tut9/lesson_6.htm
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| Provides revision notes and online quizzes about the basic concepts of scarcity |
| Production in the Short Run and Long Run (1) |
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| Provide a real-world example to illustrate the law of d...
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| Labour (3) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/
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| Provides statistical meaning of different concepts of labour force and unemployment deployed by the Census and Statistics Department, HKSAR as well as statistical update about employment information of Hong Kong |
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| http://www.vtc.edu.hk/
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| Provides information about labour training in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/labour
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| Provides information about the works done by the Labour Department, HKSAR in providing an efficient employment service and ensuring safety and health at work as well as assisting unemployed persons and safeguarding employee rights and benefits |
| Business Ownership (4) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/cr/
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| Provides information about setting up different business ownership in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.ofta.gov.hk/frameset/aboutus_index_eng.html
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| Provides information about the organizational structure of the Office of the Telecommunications Authority, Hong Kong as a government department running as trading fund |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/wsd/en/html/aboutus/index.htm
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| Provides information about the organizational structure of the Water Supplies Department, HKSAR, as a government department directly financed and managed by the HKSAR government |
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| http://www.kcrc.com/eng/corporate/about/index.asp
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| Provides information about the organizational structure of KCRC as a public corporation |
| Growth and Integration (5) |
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| http://www.aoltimewarner.com/corporate_information/inde...
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| Provides information about the corporate structure of AOL Time Warner as one of the largest integration recently |
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| http://www.pccw.com/NASApp/cs/ContentServer?pagename=PC...
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| Provides information about the corporate structure of PCCWHK after PCCW acquired Cable & Wireless HKT in August 2000 |
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| http://www.dairyfarmgroup.com/dfarm_graphic/intromain.html
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| Provides corporate information of Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited as a holding company of different firms engaging in different businesses |
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| http://www.ckh.com.hk/eng/index.htm
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| Provides corporate information of Cheung Kong (Holdings) Limited as a holding company of Hutchison Whampoa, Cheung Kong Infrastructure, Hong Kong Electric and other firms |
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| http://www.opec.org/
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| Provides information about OPEC as a cartel among oil-exporting countries |
| Demand and Supply (2) |
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| http://www.harcourtcollege.com/econ/mankiw1e/cdrom/ch04...
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| Provides detailed revision notes and interactive demand and supply diagrams about the basic concepts of demand and supply |
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| http://www.cssd.ab.ca/tech/social/tut9/lesson_13.htm
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| Provides revision notes and online quizzes about the basic concepts of demand and supply |
| Market Structure (3) |
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| http://www.kmb.com.hk/chinese.php?page=profile&file=mai...
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| Provides corporate information about The Kowloon Motor Bus Company Limited as a monopoly in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.mtr.com.hk/chi/homepage/c_corp_frame.html
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| Provides corporate information about MTRC as a monopoly in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.hec.com.hk/chi/hec/foreword/index.htm
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| Provides corporate information about The Hong Kong Electric Group as a monopoly in Hong Kong |
| National Income (2) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/eng/statliteracy/edu_bo...
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| Provides detailed discussion about the three approaches used in calculating GDP, as well as other related concepts such as GNP and residents |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/eng/statliteracy/edu_bo...
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| Provides detailed discussion about basic concepts in national income accounting such as GDP and GNP, residents and the use of GDP and GNP |
| Money and Banking in Hong Kong (12) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/index.htm
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| Provides information about the duties of HKMA, as well as the note-issuing, Exchange Fund operation and money supply statistics in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/bank/index.htm
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| Provides information about the three-tier system of deposit-taking institutions in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.bis.org/cbanks.htm
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| Provides hyperlinks to official websites of central banks around the world |
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| http://www.hkab.org.hk/chi/main_frm.asp?content=about/a...
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| Introduces the functions of central bank carried out by the Hong Kong Association of Banks |
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| http://www.hkex.com.hk/
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| Provides information about the development of the stock and securities market in Hong Kong. |
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| http://www.cgse.com.hk/
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| Provides information about the functions of the organization and description about the gold market in Hong Kong |
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| http://www. hksfc.org.hk
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| Provides information about the development of the stock market and the futures market in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.octopuscards.com/chi/whatis/index.jsp
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| Provides a brief introduction on Octopus cards as a form of electric money and their development in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.eps.com.hk/
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| Provides a brief introduction on EPS cards as a form of electric money and their development in Hong Kong |
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| http://corporate.visa.com/av/main.shtml
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| Provides information about Visa cards as a form of electric money and their development around the world |
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| http://www.mastercardintl.com/corporate/heritage.html
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| Provides information about MasterCard as a form of electric money and its history and development into one of the world’s most widely-accepted medium of exchange |
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| http://www.euro.ecb.int
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| Provides information about issuing Euro |
| Changes in Price Level (2) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/chinese/statliteracy/ed...
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| Provides detailed discussion about basic concepts in computing the four consumer price indices in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/centd
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| Provides up-to-date statistics and data about the trends of consumer price indices and implicit price deflator of GDP |
| Public Finance (4) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/customs/eng/major/dutiable_e.htm...
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| Provides information about the dutiable commodities in HKSAR |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/ird/chi/cover.htm
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| Provides information about the taxation system of Hong Kong. |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/rvd/chinese/content/index2.htm
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| Provides information about the rates and government rent of HKSAR |
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| http://as3.mingpao.com/specials/dat/deficit/index.htm
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| Provides news update and feature articles about different ways to reduce the budget deficit |
| Free Trade and Trade Barriers (6) |
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| http://www.tdctrade.com/abouttdc/chi/index.htm
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| Provides information about the works done by TDC in promoting free trade and reducing trade barriers in Hong Kong |
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| http://www.wto.org/english/thewto_e/whatis_e/whatis_e.htm
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| Provides information about the works done by WTO in promoting free trade and reducing trade barriers round the world |
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| http://www.tid.gov.hk/tc_chi/aboutus/aboutus.html
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| Provides information about the works done by the Trade and Industry Department in conducting Hong Kong's international trade relations, implementing trade policies and agreements, as well as providing general support services for industries and small and medium enterprises |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/chinfo/wto-c.htm
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| Provides news update about the Mainland’s accession to the World Trade Organization |
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| http://as3.mingpao.com/specials/dat/wtochina/
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| Provides news update and feature articles about the Mainland’s accession to the World Trade Organization |
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| http://www.tdctrade.com/wto/chinese/
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| Provides news update and feature articles about the Mainland’s accession to the World Trade Organization |
| Exchange Rates and Balance of Payment (4) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/chi/public/hkmalin/hkmalin_...
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| Provides detailed discussion about the operation of the linked exchange rate system of Hong Kong |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/eng/statliteracy/edu_bo...
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| Provides an introduction to the basic concepts of BOP accounting |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/eng/statliteracy/edu_bo...
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| Provides detailed discussions about the sub-classification of the current account |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/eng/statliteracy/edu_bo...
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| Provides detailed discussions about the sub-classification of the capital and financial account (Please note that the sub-classification of the capital and financial account is for further study purposes. It is not required in the 2003 Revised Syllabus.) |
| Learning Economics on the Web (2) |
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| http://econman.uhome.net/index.htm
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| Provides detailed discussions and interesting articles about various core concepts in Economics |
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| http://www.bized.ac.uk/glossary/econglos.htm
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| Provides definitions of a wide variety of economics terms. Each glossary term will also give any related diagrams, other related glossary items |
| Hong Kong Economy and Statistics Updates (8) |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/home.html
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| Contains useful and up-to-date information about Hong Kong’s economies such as national income, unemployment, balance of payment accounts, consumer price indices, trade and industry, etc. |
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| http://www.budget.gov.hk/
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| Provides detailed information about the current and recent budget speeches of the HKSAR government |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/yearbook/
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| Provides useful statistics and data, detailed information and descriptions about Hong Kong’s economy such as production, employment, monetary and financial affairs, external trade, public finance, national income and BOP accounts, etc. |
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| http://www.news.gov.hk/tc/index.shtml
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| Provides up-to-date and useful economic and financial news, features and commentary from the Information Services Department of the HKSAR government |
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| http://main.hangseng.com/chi/mar/eu/home/index.html
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| Provides detailed analysis of current issues such as external trade, labour, unemployment, mainland economy, as well as accurate and useful statistics about the performance of Hong Kong economy |
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| http://www.info.gov.hk/hkecon/index.htm
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| Provides a bird's-eye view of the overall developments in the economy, covering GDP growth, external trade, retail sales, property market, labour market and price changes |
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| http://www.tdctrade.com/hkecon/index_c.htm
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| Provides detailed information about business news, trends and statistics updates, market profiles and factsheets, Hong Kong’s comparative advantages, etc. |
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| http://www.edigest.com.hk/
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| Provides weekly feature articles and analysis about business and economy |
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