Economy (Cont.)
INDEX
Employment
trading funds, 64-5
Education-
adult, 165
Advisory Committee on Teacher Education
and Qualifications, 169
appendices, 513-23
Board of Education, 168
Chinese Cuisine Training Institute, 159 Commission, and reform proposals, 144 Commission on Youth, 172-3
Committee on Promotion of Civic Education,
172
Council for Academic Accreditation, 171–2 Curriculum Development Council, 150-1 Department, 145-6
education for newly arrived children, 154–5 extra-curricular activities, 155-6 government expenditure, 144
HK Examinations Authority, 170–1 HK Institute of Education, 162–3 higher education, 161-5
home-school co-operation, 155
information technology in education, 152-3 international schools, 156 kindergartens, 147
management of schools and tertiary
institutions, 146–7
medium of instruction, 153
post-secondary college, 164-5 primary schools, 148
Project Yi Jin, 161
Research Grants Council, 169–70
regulatory legislation, 145
Quality Education Fund, 154
secondary schools, 148-9
Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund, 167
special, 151-2
student finance, 165–7
teacher education and quality, 156–7
universities, 162-4
University Grants Committee, 161, 169 Vocational Training Council, 158-61
vocational education and technical training,
158-61
Efficiency Unit, 20
Elections-
Chief Executive, 14
electoral system, 12-4
Legislative Council, 12-4
District Councils, 10
Electricity, 241-2
Electronic data interchange, 117-8 Emigration, 436
administration and services, 129
Admission of Talents Scheme, 137
Admission of Mainland Professionals Scheme,
137 agencies, 136
careers guidance, 134
employee benefits, 130
employees' compensation, 130-1
Employees Retraining Scheme, 135-6 employment abroad, 136
employment services, 134
employment situation, 128
entry of professionals, 136 foreign domestic helpers, 137-8 imported workers, 136–7
international labour standards, 129–30
job creation, 127
Labour Advisory Board, 129
labour conditions, 130
Labour Department, 127, 129
labour force, 128
labour legislation, 129 labour relations, 131 Labour Tribunal, 132
minor claims adjudication board, 132 occupational health, and safety, 132-4 Occupational Safety and Health Council,
133-4
protection of wages on insolvency, 130 skills upgrading scheme, 135 Task Force on Employment, 127 telephone enquiry service, 138
trade unions, 132
vocational education, 158–61
wages, 128-9
youth pre-employment training, 135
Energy, 241-3
Environment-
administrative framework (bureau and
departments), 284–5
air pollution, 288-9
bathing beaches, 293-4
climate, 301-6
construction, 291
control of environmental asbestos, 290
country parks, 300
cross-boundary liaison, 287
environmental challenges, 285
flora, 298
Government Laboratory, 297-8
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 283
HK Observatory, 303-6
hydrography and oceanography, 306–7
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