Hong Kong - Culture Smart! by Vickie Chan

Hong Kong - Culture Smart!

The Essential Guide to Customs & Culture

Vickie Chan, Clare Vickers

Kuperard · Print & ebook · January 4, 2018

Visitors marvel at Hong Kong's breathtaking location, its amazing architecture, its exciting shopping, and its fine dining.

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Who it’s for
Cultural context for Hong Kong, with guidance on business practice and etiquette.
Themes
Hong Kong culture and customs, Business practice and social etiquette, Chinese traditions and Western influence
Genres
China Travel, Business Etiquette & Presence, Travel Resources

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Visitors marvel at Hong Kong's breathtaking location, its amazing architecture, its exciting shopping, and its fine dining. And yet it is a land of opposites—of order juxtaposed with chaos, of ancient etiquette and seemingly abrupt manners, a place where rich and poor live in close proximity. Culturally, Hong Kong is rooted in the traditions of China, but there is more than a patina of Westernization.

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And despite stiff competition, it remains the principal international financial center in China. Hong Kong has more holidays than anywhere in the world, and most are celebrated in the streets or parks. Culture Smart! Hong Kong introduces the reader to this vibrant, multifaceted society. It provides helpful advice and cultural insights on business practice and social etiquette.

Hong Kong Etiquette

Cultural context for Hong Kong, with guidance on business practice and etiquette.

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  • Advice on business practice
  • Cultural insights into Hong Kong society

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  • Guidance on social etiquette
  • Context on Chinese traditions and Westernization

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China Travel57%
Business Etiquette & Presence22%
Travel Resources21%

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Publisher categories

  • Business Etiquette & Presence
  • Manners & Etiquette
  • How Cultures Work
  • Customs & Traditions
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  • China Travel
Authors
Vickie Chan, Clare Vickers
Publisher
Kuperard
Published
January 4, 2018
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
Hong Kong culture and customs · Business practice and social etiquette · Chinese traditions and Western influence
Reading lane
Business Etiquette & Presence