INDEX
Elections (Cont.)
Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)
(Amendment) Bill 1994, 25
municipal councils, 24
Sino-British talks on 1994-95 electoral
arrangements, 24
Electricity, 65, 223, 257–9, 512 Electronics industry, 68, 106, 359 Emigration, 445–6
Employment-
agencies, 137
apprenticeship schemes, 155, 171
careers guidance, 136
employee benefits, 130-1
employees' compensation, 141
Employees Retraining Scheme, 129, 134-5, 171,
459
employment abroad, 137
foreign domestic helpers, 136–7
finding employment, 134-5
foreign workers, 136
industrial safety, 132, 137-9
Labour Advisory Board, 132
labour conditions, 131
labour relations, 133
Labour Tribunal, 134
legislation, 132
occupational health and hygiene, 139-40
Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance, 87
Occupational Safety and Health Council, 140-1
Old-age Pension Scheme, 129
protection of wages on insolvency, 134
selective placement, 135
telephone enquiry service, 141–2
trade unions, 133
wages, 130
work force, 129–30, 496
Energy, 240, 244, 257-260, 414, 417, 512
Environment-
air, 409–12, 418, 421–4, 430-1
aquatic fauna, 437-8
charging scheme for sewage services, 409, 427-8
chemical waste treatment centre, 410, 412, 427
climate 432-4, 526
construction and demolition, 424-5
country parks, 407, 436, 438
environmental assessments, 414–6, 418
environmental problems, 410 4
Environmental Protection Department, 411, 413,
420, 430-1
flora, 438-9
government expenditure, 409-11
hydrography, 435
legislation and pollution control, 419-22
livestock, 413, 425
marine parks, 439
meteorological services, 439-42
monitoring and investigations, 430-1
noise, 409-11, 416, 423-6
oceanography, 435, 439-42
ozone, 426
planning against pollution, 414-9
Environment (Cont.)
port developments, 417 power generation, 417-8 radiation, 441
Royal Observatory, 439–41 sewage, 250-2, 409, 426–7 sewerage master plans, 427 terrestrial fauna, 436–7
topography and geology, 434–5 waste disposal, 396–9
water pollution, 409–22, 430–1 weather forecasting, 440-1 year's weather, 433-4, 526
Estate Duty, 76-7, 484
Ex-China Vietnamese Illegal Immigrants, 309-10,
333, 449-50
Exchange Fund, 92-3, 97-9, 101-2
Exchange value of dollar, 90, 97-100, 487
Executive Council, 25–6, 456, 463
Explosives, 148, 311, 315
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 120
Exports, 63-4, 69, 104–8, 490-4
External commercial relations, 114-6
Federation of HK Industries, 108, 121
Fight Crime Committee, 302-3
Film industry, 370
Finance Committee, 28
Financial and Monetary Affairs-
banking, 80-4, 89–91
commodities trading, 85
currency, 99-102
Exchange Fund, 93, 101–2
financial institutions, 81-2
foreign banks, 81-3
gold market, 91
Government bonds, 75, 93
HK Monetary Authority, 80-1, 97-9 insurance, 85-7
markets, 89-92
monetary policy, 82-4, 99–100
regulation, 82-7
Securities and Futures Commission, 80, 87-9 stock market, 80, 82, 84 Financial Secretary, 11-20 Fire Services-329-33
ambulance service, 330-1 communications, 331 fire calls, 329 prevention, 331 special services, 330 training, 332-3
First Opium War, 454
Fishing Industry—
co-operative societies, 147 development, 146-7
fleet, 145-6
loans, 145
marine fish culture, 146
ponds, 146
research, 146
Flora, 438-9
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