增闢土地，你我抉擇 = Land for Hong Kong : our home, our say!

土地短缺問題近年一直困擾香港，市民面對「貴」、「細」、「擠」︰樓價高、租金貴、上車難；生活空間狹小擠迫、社區設施不足、營商成本高企，香港房屋、經濟，以至各類用地不足的問題，已經成為大眾最關心的其中一個議題。土地供應專責小組希望凝聚社會最大共識，以公眾參與所收集的意見為基礎，擬訂概括綱領，就整體土地供應策略及不同土地供應選項的優次，向政府提出建議。 講者簡介 黃遠輝先生，生於香港，現年62嵗，持有澳洲麥加里大學應用金融學碩士及香港中文大學文學碩士學位，也是香港銀行學會資深會士。黃先生在銀行界纍積近三十七年經驗，直到二零一一年八月退休。黃先生現時爲香港房屋委員會委員及其資助房屋小組主席，市區重建局非執行董事，香港房屋協會成員，博物館咨詢委員會主席及離職公務員就業申請咨詢委員會委員。在環保方面，黃先生是環境咨詢委員會主席。自2017年9月起，黃先生被委任為土地供應專責小組主席。 Photo Album: https://gallery.ln.edu.hk/lib/Policy-Studies-and-Management-Seminar-Series-2018/Stanley_Wong_19_Nov_18

Citizenship in organisations : the good, the bad, and the fake

The paper reports a qualitative, interview-based study of organisational citizenship behaviour (OCB) as perceived in non-subordinate colleagues by 20 Hong Kong Chinese managerial, professional and white-collar staff. Interviewees drew on their own observations of, and inferences about, specific workplace incidents to illustrate differences between authentic OCB on the one hand, and faked (pseudo-) OCB, which entailed colleagues feigning or espousing OCB while actually not transcending basic in-role requirements or even violating requirements. Faked counterparts were found for a wide range of OCB sub- types. A variety of cases of simple absent OCB and simple anti-OCB, which typically involved cover-up but not pretension to engage in OCB, were also found. Core generic definitions were developed, grounded in case material. While noting the inherent context- specific and value-laden nature of judgements about OCB, the study pointed toward the existence of a set of bipolar continua, with dysfunctionally excessive OCB at one extreme and anti-citizenship at the other

Antecedents, moderators and examples of representational predicaments at three Hong Kong sites

Employees suffer representational predicaments if they feel that they bear invisible burdens and/or make invisible contributions. This feeling implies a belief that dominant authorities in the organization are embracing unfavourable prevai1ing images of employees (PIEs) that are incongruent with salient work-life space domains. Qualitative interviews at an insurance agency branch and an on-line database provider indicated embedded human resource values characterized by aggressive instrumentality, small circle and top down govemance, and expectations of employee deference and silence. These values reflected the Hong Kong human resource govemance environment: absence of labour rights and protections, and cultural assumptions of large power distance, high masculinity and networkorientation. Our grounded model proposes that these antecedents led to representational climates that were not characterized by high-fidelity meritocracy, in tum exposing employees to the risk of representational predicaments. Individuals\u27 compatibility with embedded values and their relational proximity to dominant authorities appeared to reduce this risk, while proximal appreciation/support and diligent beliefs appeared to offset distress arising 企om representational predicaments. At a third site, the administrative side of a tertiary education institute, dominant authorities\u27 non-conformist values and best practice open govemance benchmarking appeared to moderate the impact of the Hong Kong human resource govemance environment, leading to relatively high-fidelity meritocracy and less risk of representational predicaments

Tamsiniella labiosa gen. et sp. nov., a new freshwater ascomycete from submerged wood

Investigations into the fungi occurring on wood submerged in freshwater ecosystems have revealed a unique, but characteristic group of fungi. In this paper a new pyrenomycete, Tamsiniella labiosa gen. et sp.nov,, is described and illustrated with light, scanning, and transmission electron micrographs. The germs has remarkable short: stipitate cylindrical asei with an internal refractive apical ring that are apically truncate and have an external thickening. Ascospores are ellipsoidal-fusiform and surrounded by a mucilaginous sheath. At the transmission electron microscope level, the annulus iv of the ascus apical apparatus is differentiated from the inner ascus wail layer and is composed of horizontally oriented, eiectron-dense fibrillar material. A narrow plug is present in the centre of the apical ring. An electron-dense amorphous regk oecurs between the outer ascus wall layer and the annulus part of the apical apparatus. The outer ascus wail layer is lacking a the apex. The ultrastructure of the ascus apex differs from those described in the Lasiosphaeriaceae, Sordariaceae, and Xylariaceae.published_or_final_versio

Support for climate-driven migration in Australia : testing an ideology-based threat model

We examine Australians’ preferences for resettling people displaced by climate change from overseas (‘climate refugees’), from within Australia (‘internal climate refugees’), and people displaced by war. Across three studies (Study 1N = 467, Study 2N = 1679, Study 3N = 492), our findings reveal greater support for resettling refugee groups already residing in the nation: internal climate refugees and refugees of war. Although support for all three groups was reasonably high, participants were consistently and significantly less supportive of resettling international climate refugees. Both groups of international refugees (relocating due to war or climate changes) were viewed as posing greater threat than internally displaced Australians. Endorsement of right-wing ideological attitudes predicted lower support for climate refugees, which was mediated by symbolic and realistic threat perceptions. These findings highlight the potential of ideology, economic and cultural concerns to undermine support for resettling those displaced by climate change

The lean acquisition strategy behind the DOD's 2015 electronic health record system

The Department of Defense (DOD) failed in its previous attempt to acquire an enterprise electronic health record (EHR) system. The earlier program was plagued with schedule delays and cost overruns, which caused its failure. In July 2015, the DOD's Program Executive Office awarded a $4.3 billion contract for a new EHR system that was below cost and ahead of schedule. The objective of this research is to investigate the key reasons why the DOD has succeeded in acquiring its most recent EHR. This study interviewed nine members of the Program Management Office (PMO) team for their opinions on and experiences with their acquisition and management strategies used during the procurement. The research showed that members from the program management to the program executive level shared commonalities in management styles that led to the successful acquisition of the DOD's newest EHR system. The research identified several factors key to the program's success: a tailored acquisition plan that allowed the PMO to directly report to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics; a separation between the medical communities and the acquisition team; an engagement with industry early in the process; and a motivated leadership.http://archive.org/details/theleancquisitio1094550511Lieutenant Commander, United States NavyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Strategi Peningkatan Bisnis FruitXpress

Dengan mengikuti MBKM Kewirausahaan dengan tujuan untuk ide bisnis FruitXpress dapat berkembang agar tidak hanya sekedar sebuah ide. Harapan penulis dengan mengikuti program MBKM Kewirausahaan akan menjadi arahan yang berarti bagi penulis maupun rekan-rekan yang lainnya dan kelak dapat berguna untuk kegiatan wirausaha suatu saat nanti. Kendala yang dihadapi oleh penulis selama proses berlangsungnya MBKM Kewirausahaan ialah sulitnya dalam mencari seorang eksportir atau pelaku ekspor yang dapat bersedia untuk melakukan wawancara. Selain itu tidak berbeda dengan supplier yang sulit untuk ditemui dan dilakukan wawancara. Selam proses berlangsungnya MBKM penulis menemukan solusi dalam permasalahan yang dihadapi oleh penulis yaitu dengan melakukan kontak langsung dengan pelaku ekspor dan langsung melakukan pembicaraan terkait buah-buahan pada para supplier. Dalam MBKM ini penulis mendapat banyak sekali pembelajaran dan pengalaman bahwasan tidak boleh untuk menyerah ketika mendapatkan penolakan dari orang lain, serta tetap bertanggungjawab terkait tugas yang diberikan. FruitXpress sendiri merupakan platform yang berbentuk Website dan Aplikasi yang dapat menawarkan produk pasokan buah-buahan dalam jumlah besar yang berguna untuk memenuhi kebutuhan para eksportir

Ethical issues concerning the experience of representational predicaments at work

Representational predicaments refer to situations in which job incumbents believe that dominant authorities are holding incomplete or otherwise incorrect work-related assumptions about them. We carried out qualitative interviews with a diverse and gender-balanced sample of 55 Hong Kong Chinese job incumbents, from whose perspective we identified three broad categories of representational predicament: (1) doing unvalued work; (2) doing thankless work; and (3) being subject to distorted representation. Each category of representational predicament was reported both by female and male informants, with females reporting more representational predicaments than males. Stories of unvalued work referred either to unnoticed and unvalued work, which entailed voluntary care work, or to noticed but unvalued work. Stories of thankless work fell into four subcategories: carrying out a superior’s request believed to be illegitimate; pacifying uncivil service recipients; dealing with subterranean internal obstacles; and conducting informal negotiations with troublesome service recipients/suppliers. Stories about being subject to distorted representation fell into six subcategories: being publicly ridiculed or humiliated; having flaws spotlighted but merits downplayed; receiving misattributed blame; being subject to false or misleading uncorrected allegations; suffering prejudicial stereotyping; and receiving reprimands perceived as unfounded. All but two of the representational predicament stories alleged or implied at least one type of ethical problem that concerned breaches of interpersonal justice; violations of, or threats to procedural justice; or indifference toward, or neglect of, the ethics of care. It is inferred that representational predicaments are symptoms of poor ethical climates

Reliability and validity of psychosocial and environmental correlates measures of physical activity and screen-based behaviors among Chinese children in Hong Kong

Background : Insufficient participation in physical activity and excessive screen time have been observed among Chinese children. The role of social and environmental factors in shaping physical activity and sedentary behaviors among Chinese children is under-investigated. The purpose of the present study was to assess the reliability and validity of a questionnaire to measure child- and parent-reported psychosocial and environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-based behaviors among Chinese children in Hong Kong. Methods : A total of 303 schoolchildren aged 9-14 years and their parents volunteered to participate in this study and 160 of them completed the questionnaire twice within an interval of 10 days. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs), kappa statistics, and percent agreement were performed to evaluate test-retest reliability of the continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Exploratory factor analyses (EFAs) were conducted to assess convergent validity of the emergent scales. Cronbach\u27s alpha and ICCs were performed to assess internal and test-retest reliability of the emergent scales. Criterion validity was assessed by correlating psychosocial and environmental measures with self-reported physical activity and screen-based behaviors, measured by a validated questionnaire. Results : Reliability statistics for both child- and parent-reported continuous variables showed acceptable consistency for all of the ICC values greater than 0.70. Kappa statistics showed fair to perfect test-retest reliability for the categorical items. Adequate internal consistency and test-retest reliability were observed in most of the emergent scales. Criterion validity assessed by correlating psychosocial and environmental measures with child-reported physical activity found associations with physical activity in the self-efficacy scale (r = 0.25, P &lt; 0.05), the peer support for physical activity scale (r = 0.25, P &lt; 0.05) and home physical activity environmental (r = 0.14, P &lt; 0.05). Children\u27s screen-based behaviors were associated with the family support for physical activity scale (r = -0.22, P &lt; 0.05) and parental role modeling of TV (r = 0.12, P = 0.053). Conclusions : The findings provide psychometric support for using this questionnaire for examining psychosocial and environmental correlates of physical activity and screen-based behaviors among Chinese children in Hong Kong. Further research is needed to develop more robust measures based on the current questionnaire, especially for peer influence on physical activity and parental rules on screen-based behaviors. <br /

Graft Suturing for Lenticule Dislocation after Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty

Purpose: To report the mid-term outcomes of graft suturing in a patient with lenticule dislocation after Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Case Report: A 78-year old woman was found to have graft dislocation involving the nasal half of the cornea after uneventful DSAEK. Graft repositioning, refilling the anterior chamber with air, and placement of four full-thickness 10/0 nylon sutures over the detached area were performed two weeks after the initial surgery. The sutures were removed 6 weeks later. Serial specular microscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography were performed. At 18 months, there was good lenticule apposition and a clear graft. Conclusion: Anchoring sutures seem to be effective for management of graft detachment following DSAEK