Drug seizures, 215, 220
Duke of Edinburgh Award Scheme, 137, 238 Dutiable commodities, 71, 80, 98, 219-20, 322 Duties, 71, 98-9, 322
Earth tremors, 283
Economic Services Branch, 60-1
Economy, 71, 89–105, 296–7, 312–22
banking, 91-2, 96, 103–4
Budget, 60, 96–7, 105, 316–9
commodities trading, 94, 104 currency, 92-3, 103-4
Exchange Fund, 92–3, 95–6
exchange value of dollar, 93, 95-6, 103-4, 312 foreign exchange, 89, 91-4, 103
General Revenue Account, 92, 96–8, 105 gold markets, 94, 104
Education (Contd)
teaching centres, 136–7
technical, 132-3
universities, 123, 125–8, 149
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee,
125-6, 130, 141, 331
Visual Education Centre, 137-8
Vocational Training Council, 131, 133, 241 Earnings and profits tax, 71, 99–100
Elderly, care of, 156-8, 160
Electoral system, 42-51, 53-4, 56–9
Electricity, 89, 106, 191–3, 295, 336
Electronic Road Pricing System, 196, 206
Electronics industry, 71-3, 76–7, 83, 90, 101, 323–5 Emergency relief, 157-8
Employment, 90, 102–3, 106–113, 297, 323–5
agencies, 111
apprenticeship, 134
government loans, 96-8, 141
government revenue and expenditure, 60,
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careers services, 111
96-100, 105, 316-21
inflation, 95, 101, 104-5
internal revenue, 98-100, 316–7
monetary system, 89–94, 314-5
public debt, 97, 105
securities, 93-4, 104
stock market, 93-4, 104 Education, 121-41, 330-1 adult, 135-6, 330
Advisory Inspectorate, 136–40 aided schools, 121-5, 330 and Manpower Branch, 61 apprenticeship, 134
Baptist College, 125, 130-1, 141
British Council, 136, 140–1, 262
building, 121
Colleges of Education, 125, 134-5
Community Youth Club, 139
Cultural Crafts Centre, 138
dental training, 126–7, 146
Department, 85, 121–2, 131, 124, 134–6, 139–41
disabled, 134
Education Television Service, 139-40, 244 Examinations Authority, 136, 140, 330
expenditure, 121, 331
fees, 122, 141
financial grants, 122-3, 125, 127, 131, 135, 141,
330
higher, 125-31
industrial training, 133
kindergardens, 122
library services, 139
Lingnan College, 125
medical schools, 126-8, 142, 149
music, 138, 264, 266, 330
physical, 138
Hong Kong Polytechnic, 73, 123, 125, 128–30
City Polytechnic, 123, 126, 130
post-secondary, 125
primary, 122-3
secondary, 123-4, 330
Shue Yan College, 125
special, 124–5, 330
student loans, 98, 125, 141
students overseas, 70, 98, 141, 331
teachers, 121–2, 125, 134–7 teachers' colleges, 134–5
conditions, 107-8, 297
domestic helpers, 111
employees' compensation, 108, 113
health, 113
legislation, 106-7, 109
occupational accidents, 108, 111-3
overseas, 111
overtime, 108
safety, 107, 111–2
services, 109
social security, 157-8
trade unions, 109
training, 131-4, 210, 241
wages, 102-3, 107–8, 297
Energy, 112, 191–3, 295, 336
Engineering Development Department, 190, 195,
271, 273-4, 276-7
Entertainments Tax, 99
Environment, 75, 153, 178, 271–83, 344
environmental improvement, 178
Environmental Protection Agency, 271–2,
275-7
EPCOM, 276-7
hygiene, 153
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legislation and control, 272-3
monitoring, 275-6
waste disposal, 271-5
Estate Duty, 99
Exchange Fund, 92–3, 95–6
Exchange value of dollar, 93, 95-6, 103-4, 312
Executive Council, 17-9, 21-2, 33, 39–41, 46–9,
52-3, 55-6, 65, 195, 272, 294, 345
Explosives, 120
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 82-3 Exports, 71, 74-9, 89–91, 101-2, 206-7, 210, 308,
310
External commercial relations, 69-70, 77-9
Factories and industrial undertakings, 71-2, 106,
111-2, 323-5
Family health service, 143, 145
Family Planning, 145
Family welfare services, 159–60
Fauna, 278, 287-8, 290
Federation of HK Industries, 79, 84, 227
Ferry services, 197-8, 207-8, 338
Fight Crime Committee, 62, 212-3, 216
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