INDEX
472
Economy (Contd)
external trade, 45–6
General Revenue Account, 50
government accounts, 49
government loans, 49
government expenditure, 50, 417-22
growth, 40
inflation, 48
labour market, 47
links with China, 44–5
manufacturing, 41-3
property market, 48
public expenditure, 50-1
revenue sources, 51-3, 420-24 service sectors, 43
structure and development, 41 taxation, 51-3
Education, 114-36 adult, 135
Advisory Inspectorate, 130 aided schools, 121-2 apprenticeship, 133 Baptist College, 134 Board of. 116
British Council, 136 Chinese University, 134 City Polytechnic, 135
-civic and moral, 126
Commission, 116
Community Youth Club, 127
Council for Academic Accreditation, 119 Curriculum Development Council, 117 Department, 115
disabled, 128
Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, 127
education research, 130-1
Educational Television, 130
Examinations Authority, 119 financial grants, 121-2 funding, 120-1
Hong Kong Polytechnic, 134
industrial training, 132
Institute of Language, 129
international schools, 129
kindergartens, 122-3
language, 124, 127, 129
legislative framework, 115
library services, 126
Lingnan College, 135
Open Learning Institute, 135
post-secondary, 135
primary, 123-4
Research Grants Council, 118
secondary, 124–7
Sex and AIDS, 126
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund, 122
Sister Schools Scheme, 127
special, 128
structure of the system, 114
student finance, 121–2
support services, 130-1
Teachers' Centre, 130 teacher education, 129
Education (Contd) technical, 131-2
tertiary institutions, 134-6
training in new technology, 133 UK-HK Scholarships, 122
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee,
117-8
University of Hong Kong, 134
University of Science and Technology, 135
Vocational Training Council, 118–9
vocational training for the disabled, 133-4
Electoral system, 20-1 Electricity, 208-10, 457 Electronics industry, 74 Emigration, 383 Employment, 97–107
agencies, 103
careers guidance, 102 contracts, 103
employee benefits, 98 employment outside, 103
finding employment, 101-2
foreign domestic helpers, 103
foreign workers, 102
industrial safety, 104-5
labour administration services, 100
Labour Advisory Board, 99
labour conditions, 98-9
labour relations, 100-1
Labour Tribunal, 101 legislation, 99
long service payment, 98
occupational health and hygiene, 105
Occupational Safety and Health Council, 106
protection of wages on insolvency, 101
selective placement, 102
Telephone Enquiry Service, 107
trade unions, 100
wages, 97
work force, 97
Energy, 208-11
Environment, 350-380
air, 362
aquatic fauna, 355
climate, 351
country parks, 356
countryside conservation, 356
Department, 365
flora, 356
geophysical, 361–2
hydrography, 353
legislation and pollution control, 368-72
meteorological services, 356-61
Metroplan, 365
monitoring and investigations, 379-80
noise, 371-3
oceanography, 353, 361–2
environmental problems, 362-5
planning against pollution, 365–80
Port and Airport Development Strategy, 366–7 protection, 365
Royal Observatory, 356–8
radiation, 361