INDEX
Public-
Accounts Committee, 7 audit of accounts, 17 expenditure, 65, 67-9 libraries, 344
Records Office, 24 Service, 19
Service Commission, 19
transport, 242-6
utilities, 228-232
Quarrying, 132-3
Queen, The, 4
Radiation monitoring, 395
Radio, 334-6
Rainfall, 388, 488
Rates, 67-9
Recreation—
and Culture, 344-72
beaches and swimming pools, 363, 367
Sports, 363-6
major parks, 371
Regional Council-
hawkers, 176
role and function, 10-1
Recreation, Sports and the Arts, 351–3, 355,
357-8
public health, 172
markets, 175
members, 420
Religion and Custom, 339-43
Rent Control, 191
Reptiles, 391
Reservoirs, 255-6
Revenue Sources, 76-9
Roman Catholic community, 341
Royal Instructions, 4 Royal Observatory, 393
Salaries tax, 68, 443-8
Second Anglo-Chinese War, 406 Shipbuilding and repairing, 251 Shipping, 248-53
Shipping Register, 253
Shue Yan College, 159
Sikh community, 342
Sino-British Joint Declaration on the Question of
HK-36
Sino-British Joint Liaison Group, (Sep 19, Nov
13), 37-42
Sino-British Land Commission, 42
Social Welfare-177-187
care of elderly, 182
civic education, 187
Commission on Youth, 186
community building, 186
expenditure, 177
family welfare services, 181
HK Council of Social Service, 177
medical social service, 182
rehabilitation of disabled persons, 183
research, 185
services for offenders, 180
services for young people, 182
social security, 178
staff development, 185
subvention, 185
Sound Broadcasting, 334-6
Special Administrative Regional (SAR), (Oct 28,
Dec 11) 36-7, 43
Sports-
achievements, 364
Adventure Ship, 369
Amateur Sports Federation and Olympic
Committee, 364–5
and recreation, 363
Development Board, 363-4
HK Coliseum, 354
HK Sports Institute, 364
Outward Bound School, 368
Queen Elizabeth Stadium, 354
swimming pools, 367
venues, 353-358
Stamp duty, 68
Stock exchange, 72
Summer Youth Programme, 372 System of Government, 5–18
Taoism, 339-40
Taxes, 65-9
Teachers' colleges, 154-5 Telecommunication services-329-36
Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union, 335 fax facilities, 330
HK Telecom International Limited, 330 HK Telephone Company Limited, 330 Hutchison Communications Limited, 330 Internet, 328
mobile phone use, 331
New T and T Hong Kong Limited, 330
499