The lifting of corporate veil doctrine in Hong Kong: an empirical, comparative, and development perspective

This paper provides an empirical, comparative, and development perspective on the corporate veil doctrine. It contains a comprehensive survey of the corporate veil cases in Hong Kong. The survey results are then compared with comparable surveys of the US cases to highlight relevant characteristics in the Hong Kong courts' approach to the doctrine. The paper also analyses the doctrine and the limited liability principle in a development perspective to suggest that the Hong Kong courts should apply the doctrine more assertively to address externalization of corporate business costs, which is the inevitable consequence of limited liability.published_or_final_versio

New medium teaching method for power electronics

Author name used in this publication: K. W. E. ChengRefereed conference paper2004-2005 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishe

Improvement of classroom teaching of electromagnetics by means of an electronic book

Author name used in this publication: X. D. XuePower Electronics Research Centre, Department of Electrical Engineering2002-2003 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

Risk factors for acquisition of levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae: A case-control study

A case-control study was conducted to identify the risk factors associated with levofloxacin-resistant Streptococcus pneumoniae (LRSP) colonization or infection. Twenty-seven case patients (patients with LRSP) were compared with 54 controls (patients with levofloxacin-susceptible S. pneumoniae). Risk factors that were significantly associated with LRSP colonization or infection, according to univariate analysis, included an older age (median age, 75 years for case patients versus 72.5 years for controls), residence in a nursing home (odds ratio [OR], 7.2), history of recent (OR, 4.6) and multiple (OR, 4.4) hospitalizations, prior exposure to fluoroquinolones (OR, 10.6) and β-lactams (OR, 8.6), presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD; OR, 5.9), and nosocomial origin of the bacteria (OR, 5.7). Multivariate analysis showed that presence of COPD (OR, 10.3), nosocomial origin of the bacteria (OR, 16.2), residence in a nursing home (OR, 7.4), and exposure to fluoroquinolones (OR, 10.7) were independently associated with LRSP colonization or infection. Thus, a distinct group of patients with COPD is the reservoir of LRSP.published_or_final_versio

Study on magnetic materials used in power transformer and inductor

Author name used in this publication: K. W. E. ChengRefereed conference paper2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishe

Examination of square-wave modulated voltage dip restorer and its harmonics analysis

Author name used in this publication: S. L. HoAuthor name used in this publication: K. W. E. Cheng2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Publication in refereed journalVersion of RecordPublishe

Application of ASK modulation for DC/DC converters control in DC distribution power system

Author name used in this publication: K. W. E. ChengAuthor name used in this publication: D. SutantoRefereed conference paper2004-2005 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishe

Maintenance techniques for rechargeable battery using pulse charging

Author name used in this publication: Cheng K. W. E.Author name used in this publication: Ho Y. L.Refereed conference paper2006-2007 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishe

Investigation of voltage dip restorer using square wave inverter

Author name used in this publication: K. W. E. ChengAuthor name used in this publication: S. L. HoAuthor name used in this publication: K. P. WongRefereed conference paper2004-2005 > Academic research: refereed > Refereed conference paperVersion of RecordPublishe