374
Economy (Contd) banking, 48-51
Budget, 27-8
commodities trading, 49–50
currency, 50-1, 59-60
domestic demand, 55
economic policy, 59
Exchange Fund, 59–61
exchange value of dollar, 56–7, 59, 331
financial scene, 50-2
fiscal policy, 27
foreign exchange, 50, 56
General Revenue Account, 61–3
gold markets, 51
government loans, 61
government revenue and expenditure, 62–6,
336-42
growth, 46
inflation, 58-9
internal revenue, 64-6
labour market, 55
monetary system, 59–61
public debt, 63
revenue, 64-6
securities, 51
stock market, 46, 57-8
taxation, 59, 64-6
Education, 103-32
adult, 123
Advisory Inspectorate, 103, 126 aided schools, 105, 108
and Manpower Branch, 103-4 -apprenticeship, 121-2
Baptist College, 104, 116–7 Board of Education, 103 British Council, 131 building, 105
Colleges of Education, 105-6 commercial, 121 Commission, 103
Community Youth Club, 129
computer, 129
dental training, 110 Department, 31, 105-6 disabled, 122
Educational Television Service, 130
Examinations Authority, 130 expenditure, 106
fees, 107
financial grants, 104, 107
Grantham College, 106 industrial training, 121
Institute of Language, 105, 125
kindergartens, 106
language, 124-5
library services, 130
Lingnan College, 110
medical schools, 110, 112
music, 128-9
open, 119
physical, 128
Hong Kong Polytechnic, 104, 113–5
City Polytechnic, 104, 115–6
post-secondary, 105, 110
primary, 107
Education (Contd)
Provisional Council for Academic
Accreditation, 118-9
research, 125-6 secondary, 107–8, 110
Shue Yan College, 110
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund, 119–20 special, 109-10
SSPA system, 107
Student Guidance Scheme, 107
student loans, 119
students overseas, 131
teachers' colleges, 105, 108, 122–3
teaching centres, 105, 126-7
technical, 105, 120, 129
training authorities, 121 universities, 104
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee,
103-4
University of Science and Technology, 104,
117-8
Visual Education, 127
Vocational Training Council, 104-5, 121
Earnings and profits tax, 64–5 Elderly, care of, 154 Electoral system, 26 Electricity, 9, 189, 363 Electronics industry, 68–9 Emergency relief, 150 Employment, 86-95
agencies, 92
careers guidance, 91 conditions, 87-8 controls on illegal, 88 domestic helpers, 92
employees' compensation, 94-5 health and hygiene, 93 industrial safety, 92 legislation, 86
occupational accidents, 93 overseas, 91
overtime, 88
provident funds, 87
regulations, 87-8
safety, 92-3
services, 89-90 social security, 150 trade unions, 88 training, 89
wages, 86-7 work force, 86
Energy, 189-91, 363
Entertainments Tax, 64-5
Environment, 283–301
environmental management, 297
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Environmental Protection Department, 283,
294-5
EPCOM, 293
legislation and pollution control, 291-7 monitoring, 300
waste disposal, 292, 298–300, 302
Estate Duty, 65
Exchange Fund, 59-61
Exchange value of dollar, 56–7, 331
Executive Council, 17-8, 21
Exhibition Centre, 3