INDEX
Employment (Cont.)
wages, 137
youth work experience and training, 145
Energy, 240-3
Environment—
administrative framework, 284-5
air pollution, 289-90
bathing beaches, 295
climate, and meteorological services, 303-7 control of environmental asbestos, 289 country parks, 301
cross-boundary liaison, 287
environmental challenges, 285 flora. 299
Government Laboratory, 299
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 292-3
HK Observatory, 304-5
hydrography and oceanography, 303 indoor air quality, 290 landfills, 296
legislation and pollution control, 288
legislation and nature conservation, 301
Mai Po Marshes, 300
marine fauna, 300-1
marine parks and reserve, 302 noise, 290-2
planning against pollution, 286-8 protected areas, 301-2 terrestrial fauna, 299-300 topography and geology, 302
waste management, 295-8 water and sewerage, 292-5 year's weather, 304
Estate Duty, 70
Exchange Fund, 100-1
Exchange value of dollar, 103-4
Executive Council, 1-2
Explosives depots, 237
Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 128
External relations, 13
Festivals, 387
Fight Crime Committee, 315-6
Film industry, 380-2
Finance Committee, 4
Financial and Monetary Affairs-
accountancy, 100
banking sector, 77-81
bankruptcies, and compulsory winding-up, 99
Companies Registry, 98
dollar debt market, 95-6
company law, corporate governance reform,
93-4
currency, 104
Financial and Monetary Affairs (Cont.) enhancement of infrastructure, 94
Exchange Fund, 103-4
financial links with Mainland, and CEPA,
89-92
financial markets, 74-6
gold markets, 76
Growth Enterprise Market, 75 HK Exchanges and Clearing, 75 HK Monetary Authority, 77-81 HK Mortgage Corporation, 96-7
initiatives to enhance competitiveness, 92-4 Insurance Authority, 85
insurance sector, 85-7
Land Fund, 103
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes, and
Authority, 87-9
monetary policy, 100-2
monetary situation, 102-3
money lenders, 99
Securities and Futures Commission, 82-3
Securities and Futures Ordinance, 82
securities and futures sector, 81-5
Stock Exchange of HK, 75 Financial Secretary, 17
Fire Services-
ambulance services, 342
appliances and equipment, 344 communications, 342
fire suppression, 341
fire safety, 342-4 special services, 342 training, 344
Fisheries industry, 185-7 Flora and fauna, 299-300
Food Safety and Environmental Hygiene-
abatement of sanitary nuisances, 180 Clean Hong Kong Programme, 179-80 combating SARS, and Team Clean, 179-80 enhanced measures against avian influenza,
182-3
organisational framework, 178
pest control, 180-1
public cleansing services, 178-9
Food-
food safety and labelling, 182
food and other trade licensing, 181 markets and cooked food markets, 183 hawkers, 183-4
primary production, 184-5
public education, 184
slaughterhouses, 184
Gas, 242-3
515