488 | Index
Employment
administration and services,
125
appendices, 464-7
Continuing Education Fund,
129, 401
domestic helpers,
129, 134, 18Q
Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 125,
131-2
Employees Retraining Scheme, 128
employees' rights and benefits,
employment of non-local students, 134, 408
employment services,
employment situation,
123, 125, 131
125-6, 422
124
imported workers, 129, 133-4
Labour Advisory Board, 125-6, 134
labour legislation, 125, 134, 422
labour market, 123-4, 127, 198
labour relations, 125, 129, 133
Labour Tribunal,
133
minimum wage,
133
Minor Employment Claims Adjudication
Board, 133
Occupational Safety and Health Council,
preparing people for work, 127
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 130
Skills Upgrading Scheme, 127
trade unions, 130
transport support scheme, 126
wages, 124, 129-31, 134
Work Trial Scheme, 123, 126
Youth Work Experience and Training
Scheme, 123, 128, 188
Energy, 40, 57-8, 266-7, 269-70, 280, 285-7,
340-1, 386, 404
Environment
administrative framework, 266-7
air pollution, 266, 271-2, 279-81
appendices, 479-80
bathing beaches, 276, 280
climate, and meteorological services, 269-70,
281-2, 287-9
control of asbestos,
272
country parks, 266, 283-4, 330, 402
cross-boundary co-operation, 268
EcoPark, 277
electricity, 40, 42, 58, 247, 270, 285-7
flora, 122, 281
gas, 42, 122, 247, 253, 269-70, 272, 285-6 Government Laboratory, 121, 172, 281, 320 Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 266, 275 HK Observatory, 101, 288, 384 indoor air quality, 273
landfills, 278-9
legislation and nature conservation, 283
legislation and pollution control, 271 livestock waste, 276
Mai Po Marshes, 282-3
Environment - (Cont.)
marine fauna,
282
marine parks and reserve, 283-4, 402
noise, 271, 273-5
ozone layer,
271, 273
266, 284
protected areas,
sustainable development, 267, 269-70, 280-1 terrestrial fauna, 281
the year's weather, 288
topography and geology, 284 waste management, 277, 279-80 water quality and sewerage, 275
Equal Opportunities Commission, 23, 34-6 Exchange Fund, 17, 25, 65, 68-9, 88-95 Exchange value of HK dollar, 91, 94 Executive Council, 2, 426-7
Festivals, 361
Fight Crime Committee, 29, 297-8, 305, 310, 312 Film industry, 333, 355-6
Finance Committee, 4, 7, 267 Financial and monetary affairs-
accountancy, 10, 81, 84, 86
Anti-money laundering and counter financing
of terrorism, 91, 310, 314-6
appendices, 455-7
banking sector, 68
bankruptcies, and compulsory winding-up, 80 bond market, 85, 88-9
Companies Registry, 79-80, 87
company law, 87
currency, 40, 48, 68-9, 86, 88-95, 418-9,
456-7
Exchange Fund, 65, 68-9, 88-95
financial links with the Mainland, and
CEPA, 81
financial markets, 39-40, 47, 49, 51, 66, 89,
104, 338
gold markets, 67
HK Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 70, 94,
341
23, 48, 68-9, 338
HK Monetary Authority, HK Mortgage Corporation, 89 Insider Dealing Tribunal, 73
Insurance Authority, 77-8
insurance sector,
76-8, 316
international financial centre, 1, 44, 48, 65-6,
69, 80-5, 88, 94, 314
Land Fund, 59, 82-3, 94
Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes, and
Authority, 6, 23, 78-9, 87, 131
Market Misconduct Tribunal,
monetary policy,
73
69, 91-2
92-3
monetary situation,
money lenders, 80, 315
Real Estate Investment Trusts, 66