[...]... increasing) In Hong Kong they have their own immigration, currency, laws and elections Hong Kong is influenced by British and Japanese culture Hong Kong people generally dislike people from the Mainland But it is changing, Hong Kong is more and more like Mainland China Hong Kong Culture  Looks Western, but it is very Chinese  Hong Kong people are very private, they will not invite you easily to their house... in Hong Kong: GINI index: 53.7 (2011) country comparison to the world: 11 Hong Kong food Nightlife in Hong Kong Nightlife in Hong Kong  Dai Pai Dong: Many restaurants sell food and beer quite cheaply Hong Kong mentality  Working is an important part of Hong Kong people’s lives  Meeting them requires to make an appointment well in advance  Hong Kong people have a different culture from Mainland... extremely important in Hong Kong  People are very competitive in Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong The Chinese University of Hong Kong  Undergraduates 11,255 Postgraduates3,060  Eight faculties: Arts, Business and Administration, Education, Engineering, Law, Medicine, Science, and Social Science  University rankings: Number 7 in Asia and Number 40 in the World  Hong Kong Universities score... very High in the global rankings: The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (No 1 in Asia), the University of Hong Kong (No 2 in Asia), The Hong Kong Polytechnic Univerisity (No 25 in Asia), Hong Kong baptist University (No 43 in Asia) Geography and Resource Management of all the Geography Departments Department  Ranked 33 worldwide  Yearly 10 post-graduate students accepted (PhD and Mphil)... Europe and No 68 in the World General statistics about Hong Kong  Population: 7,182,724 (July 2013 est.)  Ethnic groups: Chinese 93.6%, Filipino 1.9%, Indonesian 1.9%, other 2.6% (2011 census)  GDP - per capita (PPP): $50,700 (2012 est.)  Area: total: 1,104 sq km country comparison to the world: 184 Differences between China and Hong Kong speak Cantonese, not Mandarin (but  In Hong Kong they ... sure How do we great each other?  First meeting, formal meeting or you do not really now the person: shake hand  Good friend:  If girl AND girl -> 3 kisses on the cheek or hug  If boy AND boy -> just hand, nothing more!  If boy AND girl -> 3 kisses on the cheek or hug  Girls can also take the initiative  I don’t care Do’s and don’ts  Do not ask a Dutch person about his/her salary, that is... (PhD and Mphil)  Research interests: GIS, Remote Sensing, Urban Planning, Resource Management, and many others  This december: Conference on REDD+ in Hong Kong Q&A?  Thank you for your kind attention!  Special thanks to : Director Le Xuan Tien, Mr Pham Xuan Dinh, Mr Le Xuan Toan, Mr Ha Van Thien, and many others!!!!!!!!! ... good friends, there are no topics you can’t discuss Do not think, that a guy has to pay for everything, when you are dating Do ask many questions about the customs, we do not have many, so easy to remember Utrecht University Utrecht University  Utrecht University was founded on March 26, 1636  Students 30,449  Seven faculties: Humanities, Social and Behavioral Science, Law, economics and governance,...Other restaurants  Dutch Restaurants are very rare Dutch food we eat at home, if we go out to eat we eat “special” food”  Chinese, Italian, French, Thai, Turkish, Vietnamese, Japanese, Indonesian, etc Hey let’s go out to drink something! beer/alcohol/soda  In the evening: usually  On a hot summer day: usually beer/soda  In the morning: usually coffee or tea  .