Transcript Tutorial 1 - City University of Hong Kong

EF3461
The Economies of Mainland
China and Hong Kong
Tutorial 1
Course Description
City University of Hong Kong
Dr. Isabel Yan
1. Course Structure
Lecture (2 hrs/week): by Dr. Kui-Wai Li
Tutorial (1 hr/week): by Dr. Isabel Yan
e-mail: [email protected]
Tel:
2788-7315
Office: P7421
Office hours: Mon 4:30-6:20p.m.
Wed 4:30-6:20p.m.
Teaching materials can be found in:
http://fbstaff.cityu.edu.hk/efkwli/new_page_6.htm
Readings for the tutorials can be found on WebCT.
2. Aims and Objectives
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To provide students with a sound and
contemporary knowledge on the economies of
Mainland China and Hong Kong
To understand and learn the development
process of the two economies
To use economic models and theories to analyze
the interaction between the two economies
3. Course Outline
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The topics covered in this course fall into 3
major sections:
The Hong Kong economy
The Mainland China
The economic relationship between HK and
the Mainland China
The Hong Kong Economy
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Economic performance in transition years
The business environment, the productivity and
competitiveness
The fiscal and monetary policies
Trade, industrial and technology sectors
The real estate and property sector
The Chinese Economy
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The economic reform
The development of the financial sector
Trade sector and WTO accession
The state-owned enterprise reform
China’s economic policies
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The economic relationship between the
Mainland China and Hong Kong
The Hong Kong- Mainland integration
Guangdong and Southern China development
4. Course Assessment
• Examination: 50% (a 2 hr final exam)
• Coursework: 50%
tutorial attendance &
assignments(10%)
final project (40%)
5. The Final Project
The final project is divided into 5 phases:
1. Week of Jan 27:
Form groups and chose the title of the project
2. Week of Feb 20: Hand in a half-page proposal (5%)
3. Week of March 10: Hand in a list of the references (5%)
4. Week of April 7: Hand in the data (10%)
5. Week of April 25: Hand in the final draft of the project (20%)
The Final Project :
1. Week of January 27:
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Form groups of 2-3 students and hand in the name list of your group
Select the topic of the project. The topic must be related to at least
one of the areas covered in this course
e.g. “Understanding the causes of the current fiscal deficit in HK”
“The economic impacts of China’s accession to WTO”
Week of February 10:
Write a 200 words proposal on the specific issues/questions that you
would like to examine in the project (5%)
e.g. “We will examine whether the large fiscal deficit in Hong Kong is due to a decline in
the revenue from tax and land sale or an increase in expenditure due to the increasing
claims of the unemployment benefits. Also, we will investigate whether the deficit is
caused by cyclical downturn or structural change in HK’s economy. We will collect
data on the fiscal budget of HK and examine its components as well as time trend….”
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Week of March 10:
Hand in a list of the references of your project. The list should
include the names of the articles (from newspapers, magazines,
journals), books, data sources that you will refer to in your project.
Your list should consist of at least 5 items. (5%)
e.g. “Dodsworth, John and Dubravko Mihaljek(1997), HK, China: Growth:
Structural Change and Economic Stability During the Transition,
Washington: IMF, August, Chapter IV”,
“Report about Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa’s policy address in 2003”,
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“Data on the fiscal budget is from Hong Kong Census and Statistics
Department’s website: http://www.info.gov.hk/censtatd/home.html”
Week of April 7:
Hand in the data that you have collected for the project. (10%)
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Week of April 25:
Hand in the final project. The project should be at least 10 pages
long not including all the graphs and tables. (20%)