Index
Accidents-
construction industry, 135 traffic, 192, 246, 304 Accountancy, 10, 81, 84, 86
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
(AIDS), 163, 166
Administration, and constitution
advisory and statutory bodies, Chief Executive,
23-4
16
1-4, 6, 8, 11-2, 16-8, 20,
Chief Secretary for Administration, 6, 16-8,
297, 337, 341, 344
civil service, 4, 18-21
district administration, and District
Councils, 7-9, 12, 16, 430-7
electoral system, 9-12
Executive Council, 2, 426-7
Financial Secretary, 4, 15-7
Government Records Service, 22
Heung Yee Kuk,
10
HKSAR's external affairs, 12-3
HKSAR's Offices in the Mainland, 15, 343-4,
439
Legislative Council, 1-7, 9-12, 17, 23, 25,
428-9
Ombudsman, The, 16, 23-4, 329, 345
Universal suffrage,
10-12
working relationship with the Mainland
authorities, 13-5
Adventure Ship, 401
Agriculture industry,
181
Air Services Agreements, 262
Airlines, 261-3
Airport -
Authority, 23, 59, 245, 360
HK International, 232, 237, 242, 245, 249, 261-2, 274, 288, 293, 309, 405-6, 414 Antiquities Advisory Board, 222, 224, 368 Archaeological Background, 412-5 Arts and Culture
cultural events, 291, 382-3
cultural presentations, 380-2
cultural venues,
378-81
government policy, 368
HK Academy for Performing Arts, 145, 152,
371, 373-4
HK Arts Centre,
371-2
HK Arts Development Council, 23, 368, 370,
372, 387, 390
HK Arts Festival, 374, 376, 382
Arts and Culture (Cont.)
HK Central Library, 388-9, 391
HK Cultural Centre, 374, 378, 380
HK Film Archive, 387
HK International Film Festival, 383 HK Stadium, 303, 399
indoor stadia,
379
International Arts Carnival,
382
Leisure and Cultural Services Department, 24,
164, 368, 370
museums, 341, 369-70, 383-8
Music Office, 378
performing arts groups, 373-8
The Fringe Club, 372
The HK Jockey Club Music and Dance
Fund, 377-8
visual arts groups,
376-7
West Kowloon Cultural District, 379 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation,
343, 352, 406
Audit of public accounts, 5, 24-6 Auxiliary Services -
Auxiliary Medical Service, 174 Auxiliary Police, 298
Civil Aid Service, 330
Avian influenza,
Baha'is, 367
Bankruptcies, 80
Banks
170, 178-9
licensed, 48, 66, 68, 91
note-issuing banks, 91, 95 supervision, 69-70, 85
12, 104, 119,
Basic Law, 1-3, 6, 9, 11, 13-4, 19, 21, 24, 27-8,
30, 32, 34, 59, 152, 316, 361, 389, 406-7 Beaches, 164, 276-7, 280, 292, 391, 399, 414 Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, 288, 374, 397 Beijing 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Games, 369,
385
Birds, 178-9, 281-2, 292, 399-400
Births, 154, 405-6, 411
Books Registration Office, 388, 391 Broadcasting -
Authority, 352-3
policy and regulation, 352, 354-5
radio, and Radio Television HK, 36, 305, 333,
354, 363
television, 332-3, 349, 352-4
Buddhism, 362
485