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INDEX
Film industry, 319
Finance Committee, 14
Financial and Monetary Affairs—
appendices, 430-4
banking, 64-8
bankruptcies and compulsory winding-up,
88-9
Commissioner of Insurance, 73–5
commodities trading, 68
currency, 65, 85
debt market, 78
Exchange Fund, 84–5
financial institutions, 64-8
foreign banks, 65, 67
gold market, 66
HK Monetary Authority, 68–72 insurance, 73-5
Land Fund, 83-4
Mandatory Provident Fund, 75–6 markets, 65-8
monetary policy, 80-1
regulation, 66-8
Securities and Futures Commission, 72-3
stock market, 64–6
World Bank/IMF Meetings, 86
Financial Secretary, 22
Fire Services-283-7
ambulance service, 283-5
communications, 285
fire calls, 284 prevention, 285-6 special services, 284 training, 286-7
First Opium War, 389 Fishing Industry-
development, 129 figures, 443
fleet, 129-30
loans, 130
marine fish culture, 129
ponds, 129
research, 129-30
Flora, 374
Foreign relations, 10-11
Gas, 221-2
Geology, 373
Geophysical Services, 379
Geotechnical control, 215-7
Good Citizen Award Scheme, 268
Government-
administration, 13-18, 22
branches, 22-3
Budget, (Mar 12), 59, 422
Government (Cont.)
Civil Service, 25-8 conveyancing, 211-2 departments, 22–3 language, 29
overseas offices, 409-10 Records Service, 28-29
revenue and expenditure, 59–63, 422–5 Secretariat, 25
system of government, 13–19 Government Flying Service, 294
Government Laboratory, 160–1, 281–2, 370 Governor, 5
Gross Domestic Product, 416–7
Handover-
Establishment of the HKSAR, 4–11
Ceremonies, 4
Garrison, 4, 11
Guests, 4-5
Media attendance, 4
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10-11 Preparations, 6-8
Health-
abattoirs, 169
AIDS, 156
Auxiliary Medical Services, 165–6
avian influenza, 128, 155
cemeteries, 169
clinics, 157
communicable diseases, 156
community nursing service, 159
Council on Smoking and Health, 160 crematoria, 169
dental services, 157-8
dental training, 160
Department, 155
development programmes, 156
drug abuse, 161–5
education, 157
environmental health, 166
Family Health Service, 158
food hygiene, 167
Government Laboratory, 160-1
hawkers, 168-9
HK Academy of Medicine, 160 Hospital Authority, 155
hospitals, 156
life expectancy, 155 markets, 168
medical charges, 160
medical personnel, 450 medical schools, 160