494 Index
Efficiency Unit, 18, 324, 342
Elections-
Chief Executive,
10-1
District Councils, 11-2
Electoral Affairs Commission, 12
electoral system,
Legislative Council,
9-12
9-11
Electricity, 43, 242, 247, 270, 285-7
Emigration, 409, 417
Employment-
administration and services, 132
appendices, 465-9
Careers Advisory Service
134
Continuing Education Fund,
136, 401
Employees Retraining Scheme,
135-6
Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 33, 139
employees' rights and benefits, 138-40
employment of non-local students,
Environment
(Cont.)
EcoPark, 277
electricity, 43, 242, 247, 270, 285-7 flora, 129, 281, 403
gas, 43, 129, 242, 253, 272, 285-6, 403, 418 Government Laboratory, 129, 177-8, 281,
320
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 275-6
HK Observatory, 105, 287-9
indoor air quality, 273
landfills, 278-9
legislation and nature conservation,
legislation and pollution control,
276
livestock waste,
Mai Po Marshes, 282-3
marine fauna, 282
marine parks and reserve,
283-4
271
283-4, 402
141
employment services,
132-3, 422
employment situation,
131
employment of non-local students
141
foreign domestic helpers, 141-2, 185
imported workers, 135, 140-1
Labour Advisory Board, 132, 141
labour legislation, 132, 138, 142
labour market, 39-40, 53-5, 130-1, 134, 192
labour relations, 132, 137-8, 140
Labour Tribunal,
32, 140
local domestic helpers, 130, 136
Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,
noise, 246, 265, 271, 273-5
protected areas, 266, 284
sustainable development, 148, 162, 186-8,
207, 233, 246, 267, 269-70, 280-1, 355 terrestrial fauna, 281-2
Territorial Development Strategy, 214, 268 the year's weather, 287
topography and geology, 284-5 waste management, 277-80
water quality and sewerage, Equal Opportunities Commission, Estate Duty, 62-3
275-7
24, 35, 37
Exchange Fund, 17, 25, 70-1, 90-1, 95-8
Exchange value of HK dollar, 95, 98
Executive Council, 2, 427-8
140
occupational health, and safety, 143
Occupational Safety and Health Council, preparing people for work 134-6
143
Festivals, 360
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, Skills Upgrading Scheme, trade unions, 132, 137 transport support scheme wages, 58, 131-2, 137-41 Work Trial Scheme, 133
138
Fight Crime Committee,
29, 298-9, 306, 311
134-5, 143
Film industry, 334, 338, 355-6
133
appendices, 456-8
Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme,
135
Energy, 40, 116, 267, 269-70, 280, 285 Environment-
administrative framework, 266-7
air pollution, 247, 266, 271-3, 384 appendices, 484-6
bathing beaches, 276-7, 280
climate, and meteorological services, 260-70,
281-2, 287, 289
control of asbestos,
country parks,
402
272
184, 266, 283-4, 331-2, 384,
cross-boundary cooperation, 269
Finance Committee, 4, 6, 264, 267, 345 Financial and monetary affairs-
accountancy, 9, 86-7, 94
banking sector, 69-72
bankruptcies, and compulsory winding-up, 94
bond market 49, 87, 90-2
Companies Registry, 89, 93
company law,
89
currency, 41, 70, 88, 90, 92, 95-9, 418-9 dollar debt securities, 66
Exchange Fund, 95, 98
financial links with Mainland, and CEPA, 83-7 financial markets, 39-40, 50-1, 67, 71, 84-5,
87, 91, 110
gold markets, 68-9, 112
HK Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 72, 98-9,
339
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