INDEX
Environment- (Cont.)
legislation and pollution control, 287-8 legislation and nature conservation, 300 livestock waste, 294
Mai Po Marshes, 300 marine fauna, 299–300 marine parks, 300
meteorological services, 303-6
monitoring and investigations, 297 noise, 290–1
ozone layer, 290
planning against pollution, 285-7
radiation measurement and assessment, 305
sewage treatment and disposal, 292–3
sewage charges, 293
sewerage master plans, 293
terrestrial fauna, 298-9
topography and geology, 306
waste management, 294-7
water and sewerage, 292-4
water pollution, 292-4
weather monitoring and forecasting, 303-4
year's weather, 302-3
Estate Duty, 65
Exchange Fund, 92-4
Exchange value of dollar, 91-2
Executive Council, 5
Explosives depots, 143
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 119–20
Exports, 96-8
External relations, 16
External trade, 96-8
Fauna, 298-300
Federation of HK Industries, 121-2
Festivals, 393
Fight Crime Committee, 316-8
Film industry, 387-9
Finance Committee, 7
Financial and Monetary Affairs—
Advisory Committee on Human Resources
Development, 85
appendices, 501-4
banking, 69-71, 71-5
bankruptcies and compulsory winding-up,
88-9
Companies Registry, 87-8
company law reform, 83-4
currency, 93-4
debt market, 85-6
enhancement of infrastructure, 84
Exchange Fund Investment, 94-5
Exchange Fund, 92–4
financial institutions, 69-71
556
financial links with Mainland, 81-3
Financial and Monetary Affairs- (Cont.)
financial markets, 69-71
foreign banks, 71-2
gold markets, 71
Growth Enterprise Market, 70
HK Fund Industry, 70
HK Exchanges and Clearing, 70, 75–6
HK Monetary Authority, 72-5
Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation, 86-7 Insurance Authority, 79
Land Fund, 93
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes
Authority, 80-1
monetary policy, 89-91
money lenders, 88
regulation of financial sector, 72-5
Securities and Futures Commission, 76-7
stock market, 69–71
structural and regulatory reform in market,
83-4
Tracker Fund of HK, 94-5
Financial Secretary, 19
Fire Services-
Department, 343
ambulance services, 344
communication, 345
equipment, 347
fire calls, 344 fire safety 345-7 prevention, 345-7 special services, 344 training, 347
Fisheries Industry-
artificial reefs, 141
development, 141–2
fleet, 140
loans, 141
marine fish culture, 140
marketing, 142–3
moratorium in South China Sea, 141
production, 140
ponds, 140
red tide monitoring, 142 Flora, 298
Food and Environmental Hygiene-
abatement of sanitary nuisances, 184 Clean Hong Kong programme, 184 Food and Environmental Hygiene
Department, 183
pest control, 184
public cleansing services, 183-4
Food-
food safety and labelling, 185
food and trade licensing, 184-5