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Environment (Contd)
terrestrial fauna, 354-5
topography and geology, 352-3
wastes, 368-70, 374
water, 368-9
weather forecasting, 357-8 year's weather, 359-60
Estate Duty, 52, 420
Exchange Fund, 68
Exchange value of dollar, 62–3, 425
Executive Council, 12, 405 Explosives, 113
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 87-8 Exports, 45-6, 80–1, 430–4
External commercial relations, 81-6
Factories and industrial undertakings, 435-7 Federation of HK Industries, 88 Fight Crime Committee, 246-7
Film industry, 307
Finance Committee, 13-4
Financial and Monetary Affairs, 54–69
Bank of Credit and Commerce, 61-2
banking, 54-5, 427–8 commodities trading, 55, 59 currency, 56, 61–6, 426
Exchange Fund, 68
financial scene in 1992, 61–6
foreign banks, 61
gold market, 57, 65
Government Bonds, 56-7
institutions, 54-5
insurance, 59-60
markets, 56–7
monetary policy, 66-7
regulation, 57-60
Securities and Futures Commission, 60-1
stock market, 55, 57-8
Financial Secretary, 22 Fire Services, 270-2
ambulance service, 271 communications, 271 prevention, 270-1 training, 272
First Opium War, 389
Fishing Industry, 110–1
co-operative societies, 110 development, 111
fleet, 110
loans, 109
marine fish culture, 111 ponds, 110
research, 111
Flora, 356
Flood control, 203
Foreign relations, 25
Forensic Laboratory, 268–9
Gas, 210-1, 457
General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 82, 84-5
Geology, 352-3
Geophysical Services, 361-2
Geotechnical Control, 204-6
Good Citizen Award Scheme, 255 Government-
administration, 11
administrative complaints, 23 branches, 22-3
Budget, 22, 50
central, 12
Central Policy Unit, 22
departments, 22-3
Letters Patent, 11–2
offices overseas, 84–5, 293–5, 411-4 Political Adviser, 25
Public Service, 26–7
Records Service, 28
revenue and expenditure, 50-3, 417-23 Royal Instructions, 11-2 Secretariat, 21-3
Governor, 11-2, 469
Governor in Council, 12
Gross Domestic Product, 40–1, 415-6
Health, 137-55
abattoirs, 154
AIDS, 138-9, 143, 144, 291 Auxiliary Medical Services, 155 cemeteries, 154
clinics, 140-1
crematoria, 154
communicable diseases, 138–9
community, 138-9
community nursing service, 144
Comprehensive Observation Scheme, 141
Council on Smoking and Health, 144-5
dental services, 142–3
dental training, 145-6
Department, 137
development programmes, 140
drug abuse, 147-50
education, 144
environmental hygiene, 150-1
expenditure, 137
family, 141
food, 152
Government Laboratory, 146–7
hawkers, 153-4
Hospital Authority, 137 hospitals, 140
life expectancy, 138 markets, 153
medical charges, 145
medical schools, 145-6
mentally ill, 143
port, 142
psychiatric, 143
Review of Primary Health Care, 139
school service, 141–2
schools of nursing, 145–6
smoking, 144-5
support services, 143-4
training, 145–6
Heung Yee Kuk, 19
Hindu community, 312 History, 388-96
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