short introduction about hong kong and the netherlands

Differences between China and Hong KongIn Hong Kong they speak Cantonese, not Mandarin but increasing.. In Hong Kong they have their own immigration, currency, laws and elections.. Hon

General statistics about the

Netherlands

Population : 16,805,037 (July 2013 est.)

Ethnic groups : Dutch 80.7%, EU 5%,

Indonesian 2.4%, Turkish 2.2%, Surinamese 2%, Moroccan 2%, Caribbean 0.8%, other 4.8% (2008 est.)

GDP - per capita (PPP) : $42,300 (2012

est.) country comparison to the world: 24

Area : total: 41,543 sq km country

comparison to the world: 135

Dutch Mentality

Direct and straightforward

Honest but also “rude”

Hospitable but not very…

Frugal, sometimes even “greedy”

Open, but also very fond of their privacy

Not wanting to stand out: do your best, but

do not exaggerate

Equal society, no one is better or worse than you

 Pay attention to the reason of the visit If you have an

informal meeting with a business partner, do not talk

about business In free time we do not talk about

business.

 The Dutch person will tell you the reason of visit If

someone invite you to their house for lunch, you can not expect to have dinner with them as well

 Do make an appointment, we do not appreciate it, if you come to our house unannounced.

If you are in a Dutch House……

You can bring a gift, but if it is not a special occasion (like birthday), it is not necessary

If someone asks you, do you want something

to drink? Please say yes, if you want to drink something No is no!!!

Make yourself comfortable and feel at home

No need to be shy, serious and so on

If you go out to eat something….

Restaurants in Holland are very expensive, so

it is expected that everyone will pay for their own meal Does anyone of you know the

saying “going Dutch”?

If you invite someone to go out to eat, make a reservation in the restaurant, since it could

be full that night! (“appointment culture”)

No sharing of food, everyone orders his/her own plate

Some restaurants in the Netherlands

Cheap food places:

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!

In the evening: usually beer/alcohol/soda

On a hot summer day: usually beer/soda

In the morning: usually coffee or tea

Again: going Dutch……… But not always! Paying is always appreciated, because we are greedy If something is cheap/free, we like it even more

Bringing friends is okay, but just ask to be

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 considered very rude.

 Do not ask a (married) Dutch person, when he/she will have children.

 Do make an appointment when you meet.

 With 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 was founded on March 26, 1636.

Students 30,449

Seven faculties: Humanities, Social and

Behavioral Science, Law, economics and

governance, Geosciences, Medicine,

Veterinary medicine, & Science

World Rankings: No.12 in 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

In Hong Kong they speak Cantonese, not Mandarin (but increasing)

In Hong Kong they have their own

immigration, currency, laws and elections

Hong Kong is influenced by British and

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

But houses in HK are very very small

sometimes

Very big income-gap in Hong Kong: GINI

index: 53.7 (2011) country comparison to

the world: 11

Hong Kong food

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 Chinese or Taiwanese people

Education is 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

Research interests: GIS, Remote Sensing,

Urban Planning, Resource Management, and many others

This december: Conference on REDD+ in

Hong Kong

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!!!!!!!!!