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A Year of Pink Roses

By: Siu Fai Li

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On a beautiful autumn day, James is out for a leisurely stroll in the city sunshine. In his wanderings, he spots a beautiful woman standing on the subway platform. When she boards the train, he can't help but be entranced by her grace and beauty, but they are separated when he gives up his seat to an elderly woman. He disembarks soon after, reluctantly leaving the woman behind. Coming upon a small caf , James sees the woman again, and the two instantly strike up a conversation. Her name is Lauren, and she is a professional model. They have an enjoyable lunch together, and Lauren agrees to have dinner with James soon. Ecstatic, James returns to his job as an ER doctor and can't stop thinking about her. The road to love is a rocky one. Lauren is already in a relationship and struggles with her feelings for James. When she breaks up with her boyfriend, James is overjoyed and falls head over heels in love with her. For a time, they bask in the newness of their relationship, but it's not long before Lauren's fear of commitment reappears. Can Lauren and James surpass the obstacles to love, or will their relationship succumb to doubt and fear?

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140

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0595424015

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Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong

Growth Imbalance and Sustainable Development

By: Paul Siu Fai Yip

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Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong

Growth Imbalance and Sustainable Development

By: Paul Siu Fai Yip

This book discusses the policy and public health challenges in Hong Kong from the perspective of economic and social welfare challenges, specifically focusing on the poverty and inequality research supported by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) Charities Trust. Conducted by Prof Yip and his research team at the HKJC’s Centre for Suicide Research and Prevention at the University of Hong Kong across a five-year period, the book presents analyses based on high quality statistical data to explore some of the socioeconomic roots of the civil unrest in 2019, while also acknowledging the limitations and challenges of trying to build a stronger society under the constraints of the One Country Two Systems policy. Building on extensive research done by the research team and some governmental data, it provides concrete, evidence-based suggestions for reducing poverty in a high-income society, which are useful not only for Hong Kong but also for other societies experiencing similar challenges. It makes an original contribution to research into inequalities, poverty and social policies, and will be of interest to those seeking to understand the ongoing political challenges in Hong Kong and how they relate to the socioeconomic challenges and policies that affect the everyday lives of ordinary people there. It is relevant to academics, students and policymakers concerned with social inequalities and policy intervention.

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240

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Springer Nature

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981336629X

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9789813366299

Chinese Opera

The Actor's Craft

By: Wang-Ngai Siu,Peter Lovrick

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Chinese Opera

The Actor's Craft

By: Wang-Ngai Siu,Peter Lovrick

Chinese opera embraces over 360 different styles of theatre that make one of the richest performance arts in the world. It combines music, speech, poetry, mime, acrobatics, stage fighting, vivid face-painting and exquisite costumes. First experiences of Chinese opera can be baffling because its vocabulary of stagecraft is familiar only to the seasoned aficionado. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft makes the experience more accessible for everyone. This book uses breath-taking images of Chinese opera in performance by Hong Kong photographer Siu Wang-Ngai to illustrate and explain Chinese opera stage technique. The book explores costumes, gestures, mime, acrobatics, props and stage techniques. Each explanation is accompanied by an example of its use in an opera and is illustrated by in-performance photographs. Chinese Opera: The Actor’s Craft provides the reader with a basic grammar for understanding uniquely Chinese solutions to staging drama.

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227

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Hong Kong University Press

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9888208268

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9789888208265

Operational Modal Analysis

Modeling, Bayesian Inference, Uncertainty Laws

By: Siu-Kui Au

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Operational Modal Analysis

Modeling, Bayesian Inference, Uncertainty Laws

By: Siu-Kui Au

This book presents operational modal analysis (OMA), employing a coherent and comprehensive Bayesian framework for modal identification and covering stochastic modeling, theoretical formulations, computational algorithms, and practical applications. Mathematical similarities and philosophical differences between Bayesian and classical statistical approaches to system identification are discussed, allowing their mathematical tools to be shared and their results correctly interpreted. The authors provide their data freely in the web at https://doi.org/10.7910/DVN/7EVTXG Many chapters can be used as lecture notes for the general topic they cover beyond the OMA context. After an introductory chapter (1), Chapters 2–7 present the general theory of stochastic modeling and analysis of ambient vibrations. Readers are first introduced to the spectral analysis of deterministic time series (2) and structural dynamics (3), which do not require the use of probability concepts. The concepts and techniques in these chapters are subsequently extended to a probabilistic context in Chapter 4 (on stochastic processes) and in Chapter 5 (on stochastic structural dynamics). In turn, Chapter 6 introduces the basics of ambient vibration instrumentation and data characteristics, while Chapter 7 discusses the analysis and simulation of OMA data, covering different types of data encountered in practice. Bayesian and classical statistical approaches to system identification are introduced in a general context in Chapters 8 and 9, respectively. Chapter 10 provides an overview of different Bayesian OMA formulations, followed by a general discussion of computational issues in Chapter 11. Efficient algorithms for different contexts are discussed in Chapters 12–14 (single mode, multi-mode, and multi-setup). Intended for readers with a minimal background in mathematics, Chapter 15 presents the ‘uncertainty laws’ in OMA, one of the latest advances that establish the achievable precision limit of OMA and provide a scientific basis for planning ambient vibration tests. Lastly Chapter 16 discusses the mathematical theory behind the results in Chapter 15, addressing the needs of researchers interested in learning the techniques for further development. Three appendix chapters round out the coverage. This book is primarily intended for graduate/senior undergraduate students and researchers, although practitioners will also find the book a useful reference guide. It covers materials from introductory to advanced level, which are classified accordingly to ensure easy access. Readers with an undergraduate-level background in probability and statistics will find the book an invaluable resource, regardless of whether they are Bayesian or non-Bayesian.

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Springer

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9811041180

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9789811041181

A Seventh Child and The Law

By: Patrick Shuk-siu Yu

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A Seventh Child and The Law

By: Patrick Shuk-siu Yu

The author comes from a distinguished family in Hong Kong. His father, Yu Wan, was an eminent figure in educational circles both before and after the Second World War. In Part I of this book, there is a detailed description of the unique circumstances under which the author, as a matriculation student, was awarded a government scholarship to enter the University of Hong Kong in 1938. Altogether unpredictably this started a chain of events which landed him in two wartime jobs in China: with British Naval Intelligence and the Chinese Nationalist Army respectively. After the war, he won a Victory Scholarship to further his education at Oxford and finally qualify as a barrister-at-law. He attributes his good fortune to being the seventh child of his father who was himself a seventh child. Hence the title of this book. Part II of this work consists of an accurate separate account of eight actual court cases handled by the author as Defence Counsel. These specially chosen and cleverly captioned cases all make fascinating reading, because each of them carries a distinct flavour of its own ranging from murder trials with an unexpected turn of events and a variety of fraud cases to an intriguing account of an attempt to set up an innocent traffic policeman which was only barely frustrated. The manner in which the defence in each case was conducted is of particular interest.

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273

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622094570

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9789622094574

Tales from No.9 Ice House Street

By: Patrick Shuk-siu Yu

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Tales from No.9 Ice House Street

By: Patrick Shuk-siu Yu

In Tales from No. 9 Ice House Street, Patrick Yu takes up his story as he returns to Hong Kong to become the first Chinese Crown Counsel. Thereafter he tells of the years in which he established himself as a most successful advocate in private practice. His story is enriched with anecdotes of his legal life and reminiscences of the many people with whom he came into contact. In the second part of the book, he recounts in his lively and intriguing way a series of the court cases in which he was involved as an important member of the Hong Kong Bar. The cases have surprising twists that the defence counsel-cum-storyteller deploys to surprise the reader. There are also unusual topics such as ‘The Case of the Young Man Who Impersonated a Police Officer’, or ‘The Case of the Solicitor Convicted of an Offence Not Known to the Law’. These read like classic detective stories, while also shedding light on life and the law in Hong Kong. Whether telling of his own life, recalling people with whom he came into contact, or telling the legal stories of the second part of this book, Patrick Yu again shows himself to be a notable raconteur and one whose life has provided him with many fascinating stories to tell.

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177

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622095801

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9789622095809

Chinese Opera

Images and Stories

By: Peter Lovrick,Wang-Ngai Siu

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Chinese Opera

Images and Stories

By: Peter Lovrick,Wang-Ngai Siu

Chinese Opera looks at Chinese society through an exciting series of photographs of operatic performances from many regions of the country. The book introduces the reader to this unique theatrical form and tells the traditional stories that are its narrative foundation. Siu Wang-Ngai's extraordinary images, taken in natural light during performances, lovingly reveal the visual excitement of Chinese opera and point to the differences in costuming and presentation that distinguish each regional style and character type.

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255

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UBC Press

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0774844450

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9780774844451

Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera

By: Siu Leung Li

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Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera

By: Siu Leung Li

The enchantment of the figure of the "male dan" – female impersonator – remains a residual element in the cultural imagination of many contemporary Chinese societies. The various kinds of interpretive possibilities in the commanding tradition of cross-dressing Chinese opera have yet to be examined in-depth. In order to discuss "mistaken identity" and gender issues as they relate to cross-dressing on the Chinese operatic stage, this book examines a wide range of materials, including traditional dramatic texts, modern literary writings, critical writings (for example, quhua), opera paintings, and contemporary movies. The book explores gendering and gender differences that are constructed, reproduced, dismantled, and contested in this particularly rich site of Chinese culture.

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Hong Kong University Press

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9622096034

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9789622096035

Furrows

Peasants, Intellectuals, and the State

By: Helen F. Siu

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Furrows

Peasants, Intellectuals, and the State

By: Helen F. Siu

A Stanford University Press classic.

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0804718385

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9780804718387

A Year of Pink Roses

By: Siu Fai Li

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A Year of Pink Roses

By: Siu Fai Li

On a beautiful autumn day, James is out for a leisurely stroll in the city sunshine. In his wanderings, he spots a beautiful woman standing on the subway platform. When she boards the train, he can't help but be entranced by her grace and beauty, but they are separated when he gives up his seat to an elderly woman. He disembarks soon after, reluctantly leaving the woman behind.Coming upon a small caf, James sees the woman again, and the two instantly strike up a conversation. Her name is Lauren, and she is a professional model. They have an enjoyable lunch together, and Lauren agrees to have dinner with James soon. Ecstatic, James returns to his job as an ER doctor and can't stop thinking about her.The road to love is a rocky one. Lauren is already in a relationship and struggles with her feelings for James. When she breaks up with her boyfriend, James is overjoyed and falls head over heels in love with her. For a time, they bask in the newness of their relationship, but it's not long before Lauren's fear of commitment reappears. Can Lauren and James surpass the obstacles to love, or will their relationship succumb to doubt and fear?

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0595867383

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Book's by Siu Fai Li

A Year of Pink Roses

A Year of Pink Roses

Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong

Social Unrest and the Poverty Problem in Hong Kong

Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera

Operational Modal Analysis

Operational Modal Analysis

A Seventh Child and The Law

A Seventh Child and The Law

Tales from No.9 Ice House Street

Tales from No.9 Ice House Street

Chinese Opera

Chinese Opera

Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera

Cross-Dressing in Chinese Opera

Furrows

Furrows

A Year of Pink Roses

A Year of Pink Roses

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