320
higher, 74-81
Education (Contd)
educational publishers, 83
Education Television Service, 86-7, 192 Examinations Authority, 82, 87, 297
expenditure, 67, 82, 298
fees, 75
Field Studies Centre, 83
financial grants, 75, 298
Environment (Contd)
legislation, 225-6
pollution control, 166, 225–30 waste disposal, 166, 225
Estate Duty, 43
European Economic Community, 2, 15, 23-4 Exchange Fund, 47–8, 51
Exchange value of dollar, 38, 46-8, 51, 280
Executive Council, 6-8, 10-12, 134, 146, 252-3, 255,
312
Explosives, 66
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 28–9
Exports, 2, 17-29, 37–8, 144–5, 186, 250, 276–8, 308
Factories and industrial undertakings, 17-8, 52-3,
290-1
Family health service, 91
industrial training, 53, 71-3
kindergartens, 67-8, 83, 297 library scheme, 86
Lingnan College, 74
music, 85, 297
physical, 85
polytechnic, 18, 40, 58, 73, 75–7, 82, 95, 124,
133, 142, 298
second polytechnic, 75
post-secondary, 74, 82, 297
primary, 67-9, 82-3, 297
secondary, 67–70, 82-3, 297
Secondary School Places Allocation, 69
Shue Yan College, 74, 133
special, 70-1, 297
student loans, 40, 75, 88
students overseas, 40, 75, 87–8, 268, 298 teachers, 67-8, 71, 81, 87 teachers' colleges, 81
teaching centres, 83-4
technical, 53, 71-3
universities, 18, 40, 74-5, 77-81, 82, 84, 89, 95,
133, 163
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University and Polytechnic Grants Committee,
74-6, 78, 298
Visual Education Centre, 84
Vocational Training Council, 71-2, 186, 189
Elderly, care of, 128, 131
Electoral system, 257-8
Electricity, 168–9, 227, 248, 307
Electronics industry, 18, 20, 22–3, 28, 30, 33, 52, 72,
277-9, 290-1
Emergency relief, 126-8, 201-3
Employment, 2, 4, 17, 19, 38, 52-9, 290-3
agencies, 57
apprenticeship, 53
careers service, 57
conditions, 53-5
employees' compensation, 52, 59 health, 58-9
legislation, 52-3
occupational accidents, 293
overseas, 56-7
overtime, 54
safety, 57-8
services, 55
social security, 126–9
trade unions, 55
training, 53, 71–3, 186, 189, 260 wages, 38, 53-4, 260–1
Energy, 164, 168-70, 227, 248, 307 Entertainments Tax, 43
Environment, 99, 122–3, 166, 225–36
environmental improvement, 122-3
Environmental Protection Agency, 227 EPCOM, 226 hygiene, 58–9, 99–100
Family planning, 91, 237
Family welfare services, 130
Fauna, 211, 215, 231, 240-1, 243
Ferry services, 172, 175, 179–80, 308-10
Film, 194-5, 216, 222–3
Censors, 194-5
industry, 194-5
festivals, 216, 222
Financial System and Economy, 1–2, 3–6, 37–51,
254-5, 258-9, 280-9
audit of public accounts, 13, 45, 255, 259 Budget, 1, 4, 14, 37, 39-41, 107, 250-1, 284 commodities trading, 50-1
currency, 51
Exchange Fund, 47-8, 51
exchange value of dollar, 38, 46–8, 51, 276, 280 Finance Branch, 4, 13, 17, 47, 51, 254, 258–9 foreign exchange, 45-8, 51
General Revenue Account, 40-2
gold markets, 1, 50-1
government finance, 39-45, 48-
government loans, 48, 105
government revenue and expenditure, 1-2,
39-41, 254-5, 258, 281-8
internal revenue, 42-5, 286-8
Monetary Affairs Branch, 51, 259
monetary system, 45-51, 288-9
money supply and credit, 39, 288-9 public debt, 284
securities, 49–50
stock market, 49-50
Finance Committee, 9, 13, 253-4, 260 Fire Services, 135, 142, 153–5
ambulance service, 155 buildings, 153
prevention, 154
training, 155
Fireworks display, 66, 203, 210
Fish Marketing Organisation, 62, 66 Fishing, 60-3, 65
co-operative societies, 62-3 development, 61–2
industry, 65
loans, 60, 62
marine fish culture, 61, 65 ponds, 63, 65
research, 60-1
Flora, 211, 231, 240, 242-3 Food hygiene, 99