INDEX
Financial and Monetary Affairs-
banking, 71-92
Government (Cont.)
Political Adviser, 19
commodities trading, 75
currency, 71
Exchange Fund, 82-3, 90
financial institutions, 71 foreign banks, 71
gold market, 80
HK Monetary Authority, 70–4, 87
insurance, 76
Mandatory Provident Fund, 77
markets, 79-84
monetary policy, 87
regulation, 72-7
Securities and Futures Commission, 78
stock market, 72
Financial Secretary, 5, 15
Fire Services-298-301
ambulance service, 299
communications, 299
fire calls, 298 prevention, 300
special services, 299
training, 301
First Opium War, 405
Fishing Industry-
co-operative societies, 131 development, 131
fleet, 130
loans, 131
marine fish culture, 131 ponds, 131
research, 131
Flora, 390
Forensic Laboratory, 167, 296
Foreign relations, 18
Gas, 232
Geology, 389
Geophysical Services, 395 Geotechnical control, 225
Good Citizen Award Scheme, 280 Government-
administration, 15 branches, 16 Budget, 65-9, 441-8
Central Policy Unit, 15 departments, 16 Efficiency Unit, 16 language, 25
Letters Patent, 4
overseas offices, 422 performance pledges, 22
Public Service, 19
Records Service, 24
revenue and expenditure, 65
Royal Instructions, 4
Secretariat, 19
system of government, 5-18 Government Flying Service, 308-9 Governor, (Jan 6), 4–5
Governor in Council, 5
Gross Domestic Product, 435-6
Health-
abattoirs, 176
AIDS, 162
Auxiliary Medical Services, 171-2 cemeteries, 176
clinics, 163
communicable diseases, 161
community nursing service, 165
Council on Smoking and Health, 166
crematoria, 176
dental services, 164
dental training, 167
Department, 161
development programmes, 178-9
drug abuse, 167–71
education, 163, 166
environmental health, 172-3
family, 164
food hygiene, 174
Government Laboratory, 167
hawkers, 175-6
HK Academy of Medicine, 167 Hospital Authority, 161 hospitals, 162
life expectancy, 161 markets, 175
medical charges, 166 medical personnel, 469 medical schools, 166-7 mentally ill, 165
primary health care, 163 schools of nursing, 167
smoking, 166
Student Health Service, 164
Traditional Chinese Medicine, 167
Heritage, 358
Heung Yee Kuk, 12
Hindu community, 342
History, 451-9
HK Academy of Medicine, 167
HK Applied R & D Fund Co Ltd, 99
495