INDEX
456
Environment (Contd)
geophysical, 349 hydrography, 342
legislation and pollution control, 354
meteorological services, 345–7 Metroplan, 352
monitoring and investigations, 361-3 noise, 351, 357-8, 363
oceanography, 342, 349
environmental problems, 350
planning against pollution, 352-4
Port and Airport Development Strategy, 352
protection, 351-2
Royal Observatory, 345–50
radiation, 349
terrestrial fauna, 343–4
topography and geology, 341–2
wastes, 335, 350, 358, 362
water, 350, 354, 361–2
weather forecasting, 346–7
year's weather, 347-9
Estate Duty, 63, 404
Exchange Fund, 77–8
Exchange value of dollar, 72-3, 75-7, 409 Executive Council, 18–9, 389 Explosives, 122
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 95 Exports, 55–7, 89, 414–7
External commercial relations, 89
Factories and industrial undertakings, 419-21 Federation of HK Industries, 96 Fight Crime Committee, 246-8
Film industry, 302
Finance Committee, 20
Financial and Monetary Affairs, 65–78
Bank of Credit and Commerce, 72
banking, 65-6, 411-2
commodities trading, 66, 69
currency, 67, 73-4, 75-8, 410
Exchange Fund, 77-8
exchange value of dollar, 72-3, 75-7, 409
financial scene in 1991, 72-5
foreign banks, 72
gold market, 68, 74
Government Bonds, 67
institutions, 65-6
insurance, 69-70
markets, 67-8
monetary policy, 75-7
regulation, 68-71
Securities and Futures Commission, 70–71
Securities Review Committee, 73
stock market, 66, 68, 74
Financial Secretary, 29
Fire Services, 267-9
ambulance service, 268
communications, 268 prevention, 267 training, 269
First Opium War, 373
Fishing Industry, 119–22
co-operative societies, 119
Fishing Industry--(Contd)
development, 119-20 fleet, 119, 120 loans, 120
marine fish culture, 119 ponds, 119
research, 120
Flora, 345
Flood control, 215–6
Foreign relations, 32-3
Forensic laboratory, 265
Gas, 222-3, 440
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 90, 91, 92 Geology, 341-2
Geophysical Services, 349
Geotechnical Control, 216–8
Good Citizen Award Scheme, 253 Government-
administration, 17, 28-32
administrative complaints, 30 branches, 29 Budget, 29, 61
central, 18
Central Policy Unit, 29
departments, 30
Letters Patent, 18
offices overseas, 92-3, 289–91, 395-8 political adviser, 33
Public Service, 33-5 Records Service, 35
revenue and expenditure, 61-4, 401–7 Royal Instructions, 18
Secretariat, 29
Governor, 5, 7, 13, 17, 452
Governor in Council, 19
Gross Domestic Product, 50-51, 399-400
Health, 160-179
abattoirs, 163
AIDS, 146, 151, 153, 288
Auxiliary Medical Services, 164 cemeteries, 164
clinics, 149
crematoria, 164
communicable diseases, 146-8
community, 146-8
community nursing services, 152
Comprehensive Observation Scheme, 149
Council on Smoking and Health, 153
dental services, 150
dental training, 154
Department, 145
development programmes, 148
drug abuse, 156–9
education, 152-3
environmental hygiene, 159-62
expenditure, 146
family, 149
food, 161
Government Laboratory, 155
hawkers, 163
Hospital Authority, 145