Qian Chen. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2005. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 34-36). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Introduction --- p.1 / Literature --- p.3 / Chapter I --- Disappearing Dividends --- p.5 / Chapter 1. --- Dividend Facts - from U.S. to Hong Kong --- p.5 / Chapter 2. --- Aggregate dividends --- p.16 / Chapter 3. --- Dividend concentration and Earning concentration --- p.21 / Chapter II --- Cross Country Comparisons --- p.25 / Chapter 1. --- Proportion to pay dividends --- p.25 / Chapter 2. --- Long-term loan --- p.28 / Chapter 3. --- Regressions --- p.30 / Chapter III --- Conclusion --- p.33 / References --- p.34 / Appendix --- p.37