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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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