Tian Vane Ing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2002. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 71-74). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract --- p.ii / 摘要 --- p.iii / Acknowledgements --- p.iv / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction and Overview --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- Literature Review --- p.4 / Chapter 2.1 --- Shareholder Value and Corporate Governance --- p.4 / Chapter 2.2 --- Measures of Value --- p.7 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Data and Methodology --- p.12 / Chapter 3.1 --- Data --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2 --- Economic Value Added (EVA) --- p.12 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- Net Operating Profit After Taxes (NOPAT) --- p.14 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- Invested Capital (INCAP) --- p.16 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Cost of Capital --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- Hypothesis of Interest --- p.18 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Empirical Results --- p.23 / Chapter 4.1 --- The Cost of Capital --- p.23 / Chapter 4.2 --- Economic Value Added (EVA) in China and Hong Kong --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2.1 --- Analysis of the EVA: Overall --- p.25 / Chapter 4.2.2 --- Analysis of the EVA: Industry --- p.28 / Chapter 4.2.3 --- Discussions --- p.31 / Chapter 4.3 --- Testing of the Hypothesis --- p.36 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- EBEI and CFO in China and Hong Kong --- p.37 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Regression on Market Value --- p.41 / Chapter 4.3.3 --- Discussions --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Summary and Concluding Remarks --- p.68 / Bibliography --- p.71