M.Sc. (Mining Engineering), Faculty of Engineering, University of the Witwatersrand, 1995

Mok Chi-sing. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1981. / Bibliography: leaves 134-136.

Wong Chai Ming, Simon. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1992. / Includes bibliographical references. / Abstract --- p.ii / Chapter Chapter 1 --- Introduction / Chapter ´ؤ --- Background --- p.1 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Objectives --- p.1 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Methodology --- p.2 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Limitations --- p.3 / Chapter Chapter 2 --- China's Economy / Chapter ´ؤ --- Introduction --- p.4 / Chapter ´ؤ --- China before1949 --- p.4 / Chapter ´ؤ --- "Economic Development, 1949-77" --- p.5 / Chapter ´ؤ --- "Economic Reforms & Open Door Policy, 1978-91" --- p.7 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Economic Structure & Problems9 --- p.9 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Foreign Trade --- p.11 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter 3 --- Foreign Direct Investment in China / Chapter ´ؤ --- Introduction --- p.14 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Foreign Direct Investment --- p.14 / Chapter ´ؤ --- "Foreign Direct Investment in china, 1979-91" --- p.14 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Why Does China Need Foreign Direct Investment --- p.15 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Why do Foreigners Invest in China --- p.17 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Forms of Foreign Investment --- p.18 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Where Does Foreign Investment Take place --- p.20 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Who are the Investors and What do they Invest --- p.24 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Approval of Joint Ventures --- p.25 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary --- p.26 / Chapter Chapter 4 --- Export Share Requirements in china / Chapter ´ؤ --- Introduction --- p.31 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Export Share Requirements --- p.31 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Contractual Export share Requirements in China --- p.32 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Why Does China use Export Share Policy --- p.34 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Export Enterprises & Technologically Advanced Enterprises --- p.41 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Attitudes of Foreign Investors on Export Share Requirements --- p.42 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Interplay of China's Policy and Investors' Strategies --- p.44 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary --- p.46 / Chapter Chapter 5 --- Surveys of Export Share Requirements in china / Chapter ´ؤ --- Introduction --- p.50 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Cases Reported in the Literature --- p.50 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Interpretation of Cases with the Factor-Share Matrix --- p.55 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary of Case Survey Findings --- p.56 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Questionnaire Survey --- p.56 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Interpretation of Questionnaire results with the Factor-Share Matrix --- p.57 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary of Questionnaire Survey Findings --- p.59 / Chapter 一 --- Comparison of Case and Questionnaire Survey Findings --- p.59 / Chapter Chapter 6 --- Appraisal of Export Share Requirements in China / Chapter ´ؤ --- Introduction --- p.84 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Theoretical Basis --- p.84 / Chapter 一 --- International Comparison --- p.86 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Economic Performance Appraisal --- p.89 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Future Directions --- p.93 / Chapter ´ؤ --- Summary --- p.95 / Chapter Appendix A --- The Questionnaire --- p.101 / Bibliography --- p.105

Loo Choon-hee. / Summary in Chinese. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong. / Bibliography: leaves 78-80. / Chapter Chapter I --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter Chapter II --- TRENDS IN THE RECENT ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFHONG KONG AND SINGAPORE --- p.12 / Chapter Chapter III --- SINGAPORE'S INVESTMENT CLIMATE --- p.22 / Chapter Chapter IV --- REASONS FOR HONG KONG INVESTORS TO INVEST IN SINGAPORE --- p.40 / Chapter Chapter V --- PROFILE OF HONG KONG INVESTMENT IN SINGAPORE --- p.53 / Chapter Chapter VI --- CONTRIBUTIONS OF HONG KONG INVESTMENT TO SINGAPORE ECONOMY --- p.65 / Chapter Chapter VII --- CONCLUSION --- p.73 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.78

by Ngai Lung Mui, Mary, So Cheuk Wai, Philip. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1988. / Bibliography: leaves [144-145]

by Chen, Shuojian. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 60-61). / ABSTRACT --- p.I / TABLE OF CONTENTS --- p.III / LIST OF CHARTS --- p.VII / LIST OF TABLES --- p.VIII / Chapter CHAPTER I: --- INTRODUCTION 一 A REVIEW OF FOREIGN INVESTMENTS IN CHINA --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- "The foreign investments in China had soared in the past dozen years, but now, it levels off" --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- Most of the foreign investments come from Hong Kong and Taiwan --- p.3 / Chapter 1.3 --- "Three policies toward foreign investments - deny, welcome unconditionally, and welcome conditionally" --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.1 --- Before 1979 ´ؤ deny --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.2 --- From 1979 to 1991 ´ؤ welcome unconditionally --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3.3 --- After 1991 - welcome conditionally --- p.6 / Chapter 1.4 --- focus on the disharmonies --- p.6 / Chapter CHAPTER II: --- DISHARMONIES IN DIRECT INVESTMENTS - THE PHENOMENA --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1 --- Hostility toward foreign investments --- p.7 / Chapter 2.1.1 --- """ Economic invasion “" --- p.7 / "“The Eight Countries' Allied Force""" --- p.8 / Chapter 2.1.2 --- """ National Dignity “" --- p.9 / """China Can Say No""" --- p.9 / """Prefect's Decision""" --- p.10 / Chapter 2.2 --- Uncooperative Attitude --- p.11 / Chapter 2.2.1 --- Joint venture forming bids are turned down --- p.11 / """Pretty daughters"" and ""ugly daughters""" --- p.11 / Le Kai ® and Kodak® --- p.12 / Chapter 2.2.2 --- Chinese enterprises repurchase the brands they once contributed to joint ventures as assets. --- p.14 / Sheng Brand ® Chrysanthemum Crystal --- p.15 / Case: MAXAM ® --- p.15 / Chapter 2.3 --- Internal Conflicts in Joint Ventures --- p.16 / Chapter CHAPTER III: --- THE CAUSE OF DISHARMONY --- p.17 / Chapter 3.1 --- "Chinese have over-expectation to foreign investment. While disappointed, some become unfriendly toward foreign investors " --- p.17 / Chapter 3.2 --- "Although foreign investments contribuie to the economic growth, its opportunity cost IS PRETTY HIGH " --- p.19 / Chapter 3.2.1 --- "Foreign investments may worsen, rather than relief the problem of unemployment " --- p.19 / Create New Market vs. Redistribute the Market Shares --- p.20 / The Myth of Export Oriented --- p.20 / 8.8% of the Employees Accounts for 19.1% of the Sales --- p.21 / A model to identify jobs created vs. jobs extinguished by foreign funded enterprises --- p.23 / Chapter 3.2.2 --- "Bypassing the tariff, it is possible for overseas enterprises to dump in China " --- p.25 / Chapter 3.2.3 --- Foreign capital and honest society --- p.27 / Chapter 3.2.4 --- Tax paid by foreign funded firms is not proportionate to their profits --- p.29 / 2+3Corporation Tax Holiday --- p.29 / Value Added Tax --- p.29 / Legal Tax Mitigation & Illegal Tax Evasion --- p.29 / Chapter 3.2.5 --- The fact that foreign-funded firms are not required to contribute appropriate proportion to social security indirectly results in social unrest --- p.33 / Chapter 3.3 --- Fraudulence in Forming Joint Ventures --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3.1 --- Equipment Overpricing --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3.2 --- Technology Overpricing --- p.35 / Chapter 3.3.3 --- Material and Components Overpricing --- p.36 / Chapter 3.3.4 --- "Land, workshop & sales network overpricing " --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.5 --- Fraudulence in equipment importation --- p.37 / Chapter 3.3.6 --- "Both of the foreign partners and the Chinese partners can be cheaters, but it is more common that a Chinese partner is the victim " --- p.38 / Chapter 3.4 --- National Security --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.1 --- "Foreign investment, national industries, and national security " --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.2 --- Even civil products may have unexpected significance to national security --- p.39 / Chapter 3.4.3 --- "In case of international disputes, trade wars, or real wars, who holds the hostages? " --- p.40 / Chapter 3.5 --- The Agency Problem --- p.41 / Chapter 3.6 --- The Limited Running Time of Joint Ventures --- p.42 / Case: Zhang Xiao Quan ® --- p.42 / Chapter CHAPTER IV: --- MEASURES TO MINIMIZE THE DISHARMONIES --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1 --- Facilitate long-run view in founding joint ventures --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.1 --- Two ways in forming joint venture --- p.44 / Chapter 4.1.2 --- To increase the stakes in a joint venture gradually --- p.45 / Chapter 4.2 --- Assign outsiders to manage the joint venture --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3 --- Localization --- p.46 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Local sourcing --- p.47 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Employee localization --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4 --- Adopting local brand names --- p.47 / Chapter 4.4.1 --- Case: P&G® Jiehua® andGaofuli ® --- p.48 / Chapter 4.4.2 --- Multiple brands 一 a successful strategy --- p.50 / P&G itself is a successful example in multiple brands strategy --- p.50 / The advantages of multiple brands strategy --- p.50 / Chapter 4.4.3 --- "Reasons that foreign investors refuse to adopt the Chinese brands, besides the duration of the joint ventures " --- p.51 / Case: Wine & Spirit --- p.53 / Chapter 4.4.4 --- Adopting famous local brand names --- p.57 / Under what situation Chinese brands should be kept in the joint venture --- p.57 / Case: Yale ® and Gu Li ® dual brands strategy --- p.58 / CONCLUSION --- p.59 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.60

by Lau Chi Kong. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1998. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 47-48). / Abstract also in Chinese. / Chapter ONE --- INTRODUCTION --- p.1 / Chapter TWO --- LITERATURE REVIEW --- p.5 / Chapter THREE --- FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN CHINA --- p.8 / Chapter FOUR --- MODEL 1 SUBSTITUTABILITY --- p.13 / Chapter FIVE --- CONCLUSION --- p.39 / APPENDIX --- p.44

by Chang Wai Kwan, Vincent. / Thesis (M.B.A.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 157). / ABSTRACT --- p.5 / INTRODUCTION --- p.6 / METHODOLOGY --- p.11 / FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT IN CHINA --- p.12 / Overview --- p.14 / China Industrial Development & Invitation to Foreign Investors --- p.18 / Driving force for China's industrial development --- p.18 / Evolution of China's industrial policy --- p.18 / China's Framework of National Industrial Policies in the 1990s --- p.20 / China's Ninth Five Year Plan (1996-2000) --- p.21 / Declining Attraction to Foreign Investors? --- p.23 / Cooling of the China Mania --- p.24 / Investment Rationale and Concerns for China Direct Investments --- p.26 / The Paradigm Change for China Direct Investment --- p.27 / How to Maintain China's Competitiveness to Foreign Investors --- p.31 / Chapter 1. --- Stable Economic and Political Environment --- p.32 / Chapter 2. --- Favourable Operating Condition --- p.37 / Chapter 3. --- Transparent Government Policy --- p.38 / Chapter 4. --- Disintegration of Government Political and Business Interests --- p.40 / The Roads Ahead for China --- p.44 / China's WTO Entry --- p.48 / China's World Trade Organisation market access concessions --- p.50 / What WTO entry means for the PRC reform process --- p.52 / To invest in China or not?! --- p.55 / VENTURE CAPITAL BASICS --- p.57 / Industry Growth in the States --- p.59 / The First Wave --- p.60 / The Subsequent Waves --- p.61 / Private Equity Investment Returns and Increasing Popularity --- p.61 / The source of venture capital funds --- p.63 / The Asian Migration --- p.66 / The Emergence of Asian Pioneers --- p.67 / The China Fund Crusaders --- p.73 / First Wave (1986- 1991) --- p.74 / Second Wave (mid-1992) --- p.75 / Third Wave (1993) --- p.76 / Fund management firms --- p.78 / What Entrepreneurs don't Know about Venture Capital --- p.79 / Common Deals Structure and Patterns of Investments --- p.81 / Looking into the Future --- p.81 / Overview of Venture Capital in China --- p.84 / Sources of Venture Capital Funding --- p.84 / Disbursement of Funds --- p.85 / Problems facing VC firms --- p.85 / Conclusion --- p.86 / THE CAPITAL GAP --- p.88 / Asian Emerging Businesses Offer Venture Capital Opportunities --- p.91 / China Business Strategy and Outlook for Venture Capitalists - a SME perspective --- p.92 / Rooting the Finance Gap for SMEs --- p.95 / What do Banks Look for in Making a Small Business Loan? --- p.96 / Venture Capital as a potential alternative financing --- p.97 / Entrepreneurs' Misconceptions for the Venture Capitalists --- p.99 / How Venture Capitalist can help --- p.100 / "Five Stages of Small Business Growth"" model" --- p.101 / Does this business idea work? --- p.102 / Scaling up business operations --- p.102 / Fostering the corporate infrastructure as a platform of growth --- p.103 / Reducing risk level and dynamic financing needs --- p.103 / Linking Financing Needs and Stages of Business Development --- p.106 / Key Investment Concerns of Venture Capitalists --- p.109 / Gap Bridging: Self-Evaluation for Business Plans --- p.111 / Key Elements in Structuring a Private Equity Deal --- p.113 / Partnering with Venture capitalists: a Win-Win situation --- p.113 / Financial Impact on Investee Company --- p.114 / Financial Impact on Investor / Shareholder --- p.115 / Appendix I: Alternative Non-Bank Financing --- p.116 / INDUSTRY ANALYSIS --- p.118 / Michael Porter's Structural Analysis of Industries --- p.120 / Michael Porter's Five-Forces Model --- p.121 / Industry Structure and Equilibrium --- p.122 / Chapter [a] --- Industry Rivalry Factors --- p.123 / Chapter [b] --- Entry Barriers --- p.126 / Chapter [c] --- Substitution Threat Determinants --- p.128 / Chapter [d] --- Suppliers (investee) Bargaining Power Determinants --- p.129 / Chapter [e] --- Buyer (venture capitalists) Bargaining Power Determinants --- p.130 / Refining Michael Porter's Model and Incorporating China Elements --- p.132 / Value and Management --- p.133 / Putting Competitive Strategy into Action --- p.136 / Legal and Regulatory Environment --- p.136 / Legal Aspects of Joint Venture Restructuring --- p.137 / Merger and Acquisitions Opportunities Ahead --- p.141 / Foreign Acquisition of State-Owned Enterprises --- p.141 / Sum Up: Legal Aspects of China Investment Projects Structuring --- p.142 / LESSONS LEARNED --- p.143 / Critical Success Factors for Venture Capital Houses Operating in China --- p.144 / Chapter 1. --- Looks for proven service concepts that can be transplanted into China --- p.144 / Chapter 2. --- Team up with local or foreign industrial partner --- p.145 / Chapter 3. --- Conduct extensive market research --- p.146 / Chapter 4. --- Legal concerns (investment retractions & regulatory frameworks).… --- p.147 / Chapter 5. --- Undertake extensive pre-acquisition due diligence --- p.147 / Chapter 6. --- Maintain active and supportive oversight of investees --- p.148 / Prescription for a Model Venture Capital Investment House --- p.148 / Road-map for a 21st Century Investment House --- p.149 / Chapter 1. --- Focused investment strategy --- p.151 / Chapter 2. --- Global direct investment presence and team-up with industrial operators --- p.152 / Chapter 3. --- Support market leaders and domestic rising star --- p.152 / Chapter 4. --- Multi-facet exit mechanism --- p.153 / Chapter 5. --- Responsive and prompt decision making process --- p.153 / Chapter 6. --- Building deal flow and entrepreneurs networks --- p.154 / Chapter 7. --- Brand recognition --- p.155 / Final Words --- p.155 / BIBLIOGRAPHY --- p.157

He, Mali. / Thesis (M.Phil.)--Chinese University of Hong Kong, 2007. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 104-112). / Abstracts in English and Chinese. / Abstract (English version) --- p.i / Abstract (Chinese version) --- p.iii / Acknowledgement --- p.v / Table of Contents --- p.vii / List of Tables --- p.ix / List of Figures --- p.x / Chapter Chapter 1. --- Local Media Industry in the Global Context --- p.1 / Chapter 1.1 --- Introduction --- p.1 / Chapter 1.2 --- The Issues of Globalization --- p.5 / Chapter 1.3 --- Cultural Industries: Political Economy in Practice --- p.12 / Chapter 1.4 --- Hollywood Reacquainted --- p.14 / Chapter Chapter 2. --- Industrial Reforms and the Current Development of the Chinese Film Industry --- p.18 / Chapter 2.1 --- Trajectory of the Chinese Film Industrial Reforms --- p.18 / Chapter 2.11 --- The Internal Industrial Reform --- p.20 / Chapter 2.12 --- The Reforms on External Policy --- p.22 / Chapter 2.13 --- Closer Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) --- p.26 / Chapter 2.14 --- Consequences of and Implications for the Chinese Film Industrial Reforms --- p.29 / Chapter 2.2 --- A Glance at the Current Development and Dilemma in the Chinese Film Industry --- p.31 / Chapter Chapter 3. --- Research Questions and Methodology --- p.39 / Chapter 3.1 --- Analytical Framework --- p.39 / Chapter 3.2 --- Research Questions --- p.42 / Chapter 3.3 --- Methodology --- p.43 / Chapter Chapter 4. --- The Analysis of Localization of the Foreign Media Capital in Crazy Stone --- p.48 / Chapter 4.1 --- Trajectory of Warner Bros. Entering Mainland China Market --- p.49 / Chapter 4.2 --- Investment Mode of Crazy Stone --- p.53 / Chapter 4.3 --- Successful Strategies Contributing to the Success of Crazy Stone --- p.60 / Chapter 4.3.1 --- Localization of the Creative --- p.60 / Chapter 4.3.2 --- Localization of the Content --- p.65 / Chapter 4.33 --- Localization of the Economic --- p.74 / Chapter 4.34 --- Localization of Marketing Strategies --- p.80 / Chapter 4.35 --- Success of Crazy Stone --- p.87 / Chapter Chapter 5. --- Conclusion and Discussion --- p.89 / Chapter 5.1 --- Localization as Prerequisites --- p.89 / Chapter 5.2 --- "Localization, Regionalization and Globalization一A Chinese-specific Possible Film Development Model" --- p.92 / Chapter 5.3 --- Implications for the Chinese Film Industry --- p.96 / Chapter 5.4 --- Limitation and Discussion --- p.100 / Notes --- p.104 / References --- p.108 / Appendices --- p.114 / Appendix 1 --- p.114 / Appendix 2 --- p.115 / Appendix 3 --- p.116

Submitted as Ph.D thesis. Bibliography: leaves 225-235.