INDEX

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Environment (Cont.)

port developments, 374 radiation, 393

Royal Observatory, 391-4 sewage, 367, 369–71, 381 terrestrial fauna, 389

topography and geology, 387 water disposal, 376–7, 384 water pollution, 369–70, 375–7 weather forecasting, 392-3

year's weather, 385–7, 484-5

Estate Duty, 67, 437

Ex-China Vietnamese Illegal Immigrants, 293,

400-1

Exchange Fund, 90-1

Exchange value of dollar, 86–90, 444

Executive Council, 7

Explosives, 130, 272

Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 106 Exports, 46-8, 52-8, 93-7, 447-51

External commercial relations, 101-2

Fauna, 389

Federation of HK Industries, 107

Fight Crime Committee, 262-3 Film industry, 329–30

Finance Committee, 8

Financial and Monetary Affairs—

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banking, 70-2, 79-81

commodities trading, 72–5

currency, 48, 55, 88, 91

Exchange Fund, 90-1

financial institutions, 70-1

foreign banks, 70-1

gold market, 80

HK Monetary Authority, 70-4, 81, 83, 86–8

insurance, 76-7

monetary policy, 86–90

regulation, 72-7

Securities and Futures Commission, 77-8

stock market, 70, 72, 75

Fire Services-289-92

First Opium War, 405

Fishing Industry, 127–9

Flora, 388-9

Foreign relations, 21-2

Gas, 49, 224-5, 469

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 101

Geology, 387-8

Geophysical Services, 393-4

Geotechnical control, 217-9

Good Citizen Award Scheme, 272

Government—

administration, 5

Budget, 8, 65-9, 434-7

Central Policy Unit, 19

departments, 19

Efficiency Unit, 19

language, 28

Letters Patent, 6

overseas offices, 103, 421

performance pledges, 25

Political Adviser, 22

Public Services, 22-7

Records Service, 27-8

revenue and expenditure, 65-9, 434-7 Royal Instructions, 6

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Government (Cont.)

Secretariat, 19, 20

system of government, 7-11 Government Flying Service, 300 Government Laboratory, 384-5 Governor, (June 6, Aug 28), 5-7 Governor in Council, 7

Gross Domestic Product, 1, 46–50, 93, 432

Health-

abattoirs, 171

AIDS, 157

Auxiliary Medical Services, 167

cemeteries, 171

clinics, 156, 158–9

communicable diseases, 157

community, 156

community nursing service, 161

Council on Smoking and Health, 162

crematoria, 171

dental services, 159

dental training, 163

Department, 156

development programmes, 157-8

drug abuse, 164-7

education, 159, 162-3, 165-6

environmental hygiene, 167-9

family, 159-60

food hygiene, 169-70

Government Laboratory, 163 hawkers, 170

HK Academy of Medicine, 162 Hospital Authority, 156, 160 hospitals, 156–8, 160

life expectancy, 156, 462 markets, 170

medical charges, 161

medical personnel, 156, 162–3 medical schools, 162–3

mentally ill, 160–1

primary health care, 158

schools of nursing, 163

Student Health Service 160

support servcies, 183

Traditional Chinese Medicine 163

Heritage, 353-6

Heung Yee Kuk, 14, 15

Hindu community, 336

History, 402-10

HK Academy of Medicine, 162

HK Applied R & D Fund Co Ltd, 99

HK Arts Development Council, 338-9

HK Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 106

HK General Chamber of Commerce, 97, 107

HK Industrial Estates Corporation, 100

HK Industrial Technology Centre Corporation,

100

HK Journalists Association, 313

HK Laboratory Accreditation Scheme, 110

HK Management Association, 107

HK Monetary Authority, 70-4, 81, 83, 86–8, 91

HK Productivity Council, 100

HK Shipowners Association, 245

HK Sports Development Board, 358-9

HK Stadium, 348

HK Tourist Association, 301-5

HK Trade Development Council, 104–6

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