Download or read book Marathon in Hong Kong written by Ben Fong and published by The Chinese University of Hong Kong Press. This book was released on 2010-02-09 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The essays in this collection cover topics relating to the history of marathon running in Hong Kong and Asia, what role gender difference plays in marathon sport performance, and the experience of organizing the race in Hong Kong. Concluding sections offer useful advice to runners on the proper way to prevent and treat injuries and the best ways to prepare for long-distance running. Contributors are chosen from a range of universities and are leading scholars, practictioners, and experts on sport.
Download or read book Hong Kong Distance Runners Club written by and published by . This book was released on with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hong Kong Distance Runners Club (HKDRC), one of Hong Kong's largest running organizations, was founded in 1978 to promote distance running in the territory. Each year it organizes distance running races including 15K cross-country run in March and half-marathon in November. HKDRC also provides cross-country training programs. The website features race information and results, training program information, activities schedule, photo gallery, downloadable forms and applications, bibliography of publications, and membership information.
Download or read book Run For Your Life written by Dr Ben Tan and published by Marshall Cavendish International Asia Pte Ltd. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 219 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running is fast becoming one of the most popular sports in Asia. With the number of competitive running events on the rise and the number of participants growing steadily, it seems that more and more people are taking to pounding the asphalt on a regular basis and more of them have their sights set on the Mount Everest of endurance running events — the marathon. The marathon is a challenging event, taxing not only the body but also the mind, and not training properly could be detrimental to the runner. Allow Dr Ben Tan, Singapore’s 3-time Sportsperson of the Year and one of Singapore’s fastest runners, show you the inner workings of prepare yourself for a marathon. Learn what it takes to get your fitter, faster and running the best you can. Get advice from top trainers, sports doctors and scientists and learn how to avoid injury and how to properly care for your body. Take advantage of Dr Ben Tan’s personal experience and the advice and experience of Singapore’s top endurance athletes.
Download or read book Fodor s Hong Kong written by Joanna G. Cantor and published by Fodors Travel Publications. This book was released on 2009 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recommends hotels, restaurants, museums, and parks, briefly describes the history and culture of Hong Kong, and offers tips on sightseeing, night life, leisure activities, and excursions to China
Download or read book The Quest for Gold written by S. F. Lam and published by Hong Kong University Press. This book was released on 2006-01-01 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is the first comprehensive record of sports in Hong Kong. It traces the practice of sport in Hong Kong dating back a century-and-a-half, when it was a pastime for foreign residents, and limited to a few clubs with access to grounds andpools.
Download or read book Marathon Japan written by Thomas R. H. Havens and published by University of Hawaii Press. This book was released on 2015-02-28 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Japanese have been fervid long-distance runners for many centuries. Today, on a per capita basis, at least as many Japanese residents complete marathons each year as in the United States or any other country. Marathon Japan is the first comprehensive English-language chronicle of the history of this important part of Japanese sports culture. It traces the development of distance racing beginning with the Stockholm Olympics of 1912, when the Japanese government used athletics, and above all the marathon, as a means to continue its late nineteenth-century project of winning the respect of Western countries and achieving parity with the world powers. The marathon soon became the first event in a Western-derived sport in which Japanese proved consistently superior to athletes from other countries. During the 1920s and 1930s, Japanese runners regularly produced the fastest times in the world, and twice in the period after World War Two—in the 1960s and late 1970s–1980s—Japanese men again dominated world marathoning. Japanese women likewise emerged as some of the world's fastest in the 1990s and early 2000s. Meanwhile the general public took up distance running with enthusiasm, starting in the 1960s and continuing unabated today, symbolized most recently by massive open-entry marathons in Tokyo, Osaka, and other Japanese cities comparable in scale and challenge to major world races in Boston, New York, Chicago, London, and Berlin. In this book, Thomas Havens analyzes the origins, development, and significance of Japan's century-long excellence in marathons and long-distance relays (ekiden), as well as the reasons for the explosive growth of distance racing among ordinary citizens in more recent decades. He reveals the key role of commercial media companies in promoting sports, especially marathons and ekidens, from the 1910s to today and explains how running became a consumer commodity beginning in the 1970s as Japanese society matured into an age of capitalist affluence. What comes to light as well are the relentlessly nationalistic goals underlying government policies toward sports—above all marathons, where Japanese have been so successful—throughout the modern era. The public craze for distance racing, both watching and running, has created a shared citizenship of civic participation among young and old, male and female, persons of every social background and level of education. The combination of speedy elite athletes and huge numbers of general-citizen runners means that Japan today is truly a marathon nation. Marathon Japan will appeal to Japan specialists interested in modern cultural and social history. It will engage recreational runners in Japan and abroad as well as anyone interested in the history of sports.
Download or read book Hong Kong Media written by Chi Kit Chan and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2022-08-11 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explores the challenges to news professionalism and media autonomy stemming from the state, market pressure, the digitalization of communication, and a polarized civil society in Hong Kong. China is tightening its control over post-handover Hong Kong, which includes press freedom. Harsh market competition, coupled with shifting readership from mainstream media to digital platforms, is squeezing the business viability of media organizations. The polarization of civil society in post-handover Hong Kong had degraded consensual values upon which news professionalism relies. Journalists have had to reorient news professionalism and media power in the midst of state-society tension, market pressure, and the shifting communication mode driven by digitalization. These are the key questions for Hong Kong media. This dynamic intervention will be of interest to journalists, scholars of civil society, and scholars of Asian politics.
Download or read book Hong Kong Chronicles Overview Chronology written by Hong Kong Chronicles Institute and published by Chung Hwa Book Co. (H.K.) Ltd.. This book was released on 2022-06-30 with total page 810 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Overview & Chronology is the first title of the book series Hong Kong Chronicles by Hong Kong Chronicles Institute. It presents a detailed overview of Hong Kong’s local history and more than 6,500 major historical events taking place between ancient times and 2017. The book series consists of 66 volumes to be released in 42 books with 25 million words and completed in phases by 2027. It covers a historical timeline of 7,000 years – from the New Stone Age 5,000 B.C. to the inauguration of the fifth term of the HKSAR government on July 1, 2017. It includes 10 major categories, including nature, economy, culture, society, politics and people, etc. Local chronicles have the important functions of preserving history, providing reference for policymaking and educating the people. Through the compilation of local chronicles, it serves to seek out, preserve and promote the stories of people, their socio-economic development and way of life as well as political structure. It plays an important role of cultural significance in driving the future by reflecting on the past. The book series is of profound historical significance and cultural value as an accurate, objective, systematic and comprehensive record of 7,000 years of Hong Kong's transformation.
Download or read book Hong Kong Macau written by Jules Brown and published by Rough Guides. This book was released on 2002 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This resource includes full details of Hong Kong harbour, its shopping and nightlife districts, traditional sites and off-the-beaten track areas of the New Territories and outlying islands. A history and a cultural guide is included, as well as places to eat, drink and sleep on every budget. Background information on post-handover politics and features on festivals, feng shui and Chinese astrology are also included.
Download or read book Top 10 Hong Kong written by Andrew Stone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2011-05-02 with total page 163 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DK Eyewitness Top 10: Hong Kong travel guide will lead you straight to the best attractions Hong Kong has to offer. Whether you're looking for the liveliest nightlife in Hong Kong, wish to view the amazing skyline or discover the city's captivating museums and modernist architecture; this travel guide is packed with essential information for every corner Hong Kong, whatever your budget. There are dozens of Top 10 lists; including the Top 10 ways to experience the real China, Hong Kong's Top 10 most thrilling festivals, the Top 10 greatest modernist buildings in Hong Kong and the Top 10 best places to shop. Top 10 Hong Kong travel guide is packed with over 350 beautiful illustrations, photographs, and detailed cutaways of the greatest attractions with reviews and recommendations of Hong Kong's best hotels, bars and clubs which will ensure you won't miss a thing! Your guide to the Top 10 best of everything in Hong Kong.
Download or read book Professional Nomad written by Maurice E. Marwood and published by Trafford Publishing. This book was released on 2009-02-13 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Go behind the scenes for a firsthand look at the corporate culture, values, management styles, challenges, and opportunities that cause organizations to succeed or fail. In this straight-talking account of his life and career as an international business executive, Maurice Marwood guides the reader through the corridors of corporate power and offers down-to-earth strategies for succeeding in a globalized economy. Throughout his 40-year career, Marwood fought to defend the virtues of capitalism and free enterprise against a constant onslaught of socialism and anti-business elements. Working in over 85 countries (in the Americas, Europe, Africa, the Middle East, and Asia); he was often on the cutting edge of international business developments. He first visited China, for example, shortly after the death of Chairman Mao, at the very beginning of the country's period of phenomenal growth. Later, while living in Taiwan, he devoted several years studying the history and culture of the ethnic Chinese, analyzing the complex, antagonistic relationship between the People's Republic of China and the Republic of China on Taiwan, as well as the reluctant role played by the United States. Marwood's candid memoir of his on-the-job successes, failures, and frustrations intertwines with recollections of personal adventures -- mountaineering, marathoning, cruising, and diving -- alongside reflections on ethics, morality, spirituality, and the epidemic of mysticism that destroys the lives of so many. Professional Nomad is not only a reference for those aspiring to a successful career in international business; it is a blueprint for a flourishing life - personal as well as professional - one lived with passion, determination, and ultimate satisfaction.
Download or read book Time Out Hong Kong written by Editors of Time Out and published by Time Out. This book was released on 2011-11-08 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Often called the most breathtaking city in the world, Hong Kong has something for every traveler. Time Out Hong Kong is the perfect companion for navigating this overwhelming metropolis that expects over 20 million travelers to visit the duty-free port this year. The experts at Time Out help travelers navigate through this shopper's fantasy, from the old-world markets and bazaars to designer boutiques including how to buy jade. Time Out food mavens helps travelers sort through the offerings of over 9,000 restaurants and the art of "yum cha"(drinking tea). The guide includes suggested itineraries for visits anywhere between one and five days, as well as side-trips to Macau, the buzzing boomtown of Guangzhou, and beaches and museums that are an hour by ferry.
Download or read book In the Running written by Phil Hewitt and published by Summersdale. This book was released on 2016-09-08 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the strength and stamina of well-known runners who achieve the almost impossible to the extraordinary runners who have changed lives and history, this collection of unforgettable stories will inspire anyone who’s ever pounded the pavement to keep on running and enjoy every minute of this liberating sport.
Download or read book Run written by DK Eyewitness and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-04-25 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grab your trainers and get ready to run around the world! Take a loop around stunning Lake Bled, jog along a section of China’s famous Great Wall or tackle the historic Boston Marathon: Run celebrates 100 of the world’s most amazing races and routes. Featuring a mix of iconic races and epic ultras, off-the-beaten-path trails and welcoming park runs, it’s the ultimate inspiration for adventuring on two feet, whether you’re a marathon devotee, hardcore trail runner or gentle jogger. So what are you waiting for? Grab your running shoes and get going as you discover: - Three types of running holidays: to attend a training camp, to attend a specific event and to explore a new destination by running through it. - A carefully curated list of 100 of the best runs in the world, chosen by sports journalists and travel experts. - A variety of distances: 5ks for those getting started, through to 10ks, half-marathons, marathons and more - A mix of organized, registration-only races and do-it-yourself runs that might inspire a future holiday. - Runs are mapped and include total distance, terrain and elevation profiles. - Each chapter covers a different continent with runs arranged within each chapter geographically. - Features top tips on preparing for a running holiday. Compiled by a team of sports journalists and keen runners, this book is packed with ideas for your next run. Further featuring top tips for getting the most out of each run – including viewpoints en route, how to make the run shorter/longer depending on your fitness level or how much time you have, and how to tackle an organized race course out of season. Packed full of awe-inspiring images and compelling descriptions of each route that will have you itching to lace up your trainers, while handy maps, elevation profiles and practical information – including things like distance and terrain – will help you plan the nitty gritty of your trip. We’ve also included the best places to explore while you’re there – whether that’s epic viewpoints or post-workout lunch spots – as well as suggestions for alternative ways to tackle a route. A must-have running guide for active runners, whether you’re keen to “tick-off” famous races, including marathons and quirky competitions, seeking your next challenge or simply looking for inspiration.
Download or read book Running Times written by and published by . This book was released on 2008-09 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Running Times magazine explores training, from the perspective of top athletes, coaches and scientists; rates and profiles elite runners; and provides stories and commentary reflecting the dedicated runner's worldview.
Download or read book Social Robots from a Human Perspective written by Jane Vincent and published by Springer. This book was released on 2015-05-08 with total page 149 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book presents a comprehensive overview of the human dimension of social robots by discussing both transnational features and national peculiarities. Addressing several issues that explore the human side of social robots, this book investigates what a social robot is and how we might come to think about social robots in the different areas of everyday life. Organized around three sections that deal with Perceptions and Attitudes to Social Robots, Human Interaction with Social Robots, and Social Robots in Everyday Life, it explores the idea that even if the challenges of robot technologies can be overcome from a technological perspective, the question remains as to what kind of machine we want to have and use in our daily lives. Lessons learned from previous widely adopted technologies, such as smartphones, indicate that robot technologies could potentially be absorbed into the everyday lives of humans in such a way that it is the human that determines the human-machine interaction. In a similar way to how today’s information and communication technologies were initially designed for professional/industrial use, but were soon commercialized for the mass market and then personalized by humans in the course of daily practice, the use of social robots is now facing the same revolution of ‘domestication.’ In the context of this transformation, which involves the profound embedding of robots in everyday life, the ‘human’ aspect of social robots will play a major part. This book sheds new light on this highly topical issue, one of the central subjects that will be taught and studied at universities worldwide and that will be discussed widely, publicly and repeatedly in the near future.
Download or read book The Rough Guide to China written by David Leffman and published by Rough Guides UK. This book was released on 2011-06-01 with total page 1407 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Rough Guide to China covers of all of mainland China and Tibet, as well as the lesser known administrative regions of Hong Kong and Macau. The Rough Guide provides all the information you need, whether you want to explore the sophisticated nightlife of Beijing and Shanghai, chill out in the mellow travellers' havens of Dali and Yangshuo, or roam the streets of wonderfully historical towns such as Lijiang. Up-to-date descriptions provide you with the low-down on famous sights such as Beijing's Forbidden City, the Terracotta Army outside Xi'an, limestone peaks around Guilin and the cruise through the mighty Three Gorges along the Yangzi. There's also full practical information on where to drink, sleep, party and eat - from streetside snack stalls to luxurious Beijing Duck restaurants. Detailed maps and comprehensive practical information help you get under the skin of China, whilst the guide's stunning photography and a full-colour introduction make this your ultimate travelling companion. Make the most of your time on earthT with The Rough Guide to China.
