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東亞経濟研究 Volume 69 Issue 1
published_at 2010-08-31

The effectiveness of family-friendly policies and practices in Hong Kong

The effectiveness of family-friendly policies and practices in Hong Kong
Law Lai-Kuen
Yuen Wai-Kee
Chu Wan-ling
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Hong Kong is one of the most efficient cities in the world. Its have a reputation for being workaholics and high stress burden upon employees. Knowing that a caring employer can adopt appropriate family-friendly policies and practices (FFPP) to help employees achieve work-family balance. There are several successful examples in implementing these policies in western countries. However, does Hong Kong laissezfaire economic suitable for adopting such FFPP? "Economics and Wellbeing Research" of HKSYU conducts a survey to focus on determining the factors influencing the launch of FFPP as well as its relationship with workers' quality of life in Hong Kong.