498 | Index
Election (Cont.)
Electoral Affairs Commission, 14
electoral system, 11-3 Legislative Council, 11-4
Electricity, 46, 280-2, 298-300
Emigration, 419, 427
Employment -
administration and services, 122
appendices, 474-7
Continuing Education Fund, 127-8, 412
domestic helpers, 127, 133
employees retraining, 121, 126-7, 133, 135 Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 123, 130 employees' rights and benefits, 123, 129 employment of non-local students, 132, 418 employment services, 123-4, 126 employment situation, 122 imported workers, 127, 132-3 Labour Advisory Board, 123, 133
labour legislation, 122-3, 129 labour market, 121-2, 126, 131 labour relations, 123, 128, 132 Labour Tribunal, 130, 132
minimum wage, 123, 131
Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,
130-2
Occupational Safety and Health Council, 135 Pilot Employment Navigator Programme, 121,
124
preparing people for work, 125
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 129 Skills Upgrading Scheme, 127, 135
standard working hours, 132
trade unions, 128-9
Transport Support Scheme, 125
wages, 122, 129-33
Work Trial Scheme, 121, 124
Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme,
121, 125, 202
7
Energy, 277-8, 280-2, 293, 298
Environment —
administrative framework, 277 air pollution, 277, 284, 291
appendices, 489-90
bathing beaches, 172, 293, 289
climate, 277, 280-1, 293-5, 300-2
control of asbestos, 283
country parks, 277, 296-7, 397, 413-4
cross-boundary co-operation, 279
EcoPark, 290
electricity, 46, 280-2, 298-300
flora, 120, 294
gas, 46, 259, 298, 334
Government Laboratory, 119, 183, 293, 324,
332
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 287
Environment
(Cont.)
HK Observatory, 100, 300 indoor air quality, 285
landfills, 290
legislation and nature conservation, 296 legislation and pollution control, 282
livestock waste, 288
Mai Po Marshes, 294, 296
marine fauna, 295
marine parks, 295-6, 414
meteorological services, 300 noise, 282, 285-7
ozone layer, 282, 285
protected areas, 297
sustainable development, 278, 282, 293 terrestrial fauna, 294
the year's weather, 300 topography and geology, 297
waste management, 289, 291, 293 water quality and sewerage, 287
Equal Opportunities Commission, 27, 39, 41 Exchange Fund, 21, 29, 70, 77, 83, 92-4 Exchange value of the HK dollar, 92-3 Executive Council, 1-2, 21, 436-7
Festivals, 375
Fight Crime Committee, 311-2 Film industry, 352, 370-1 Finance Committee, 4-5, 278, 318 Financial and monetary affairs -
accountancy, 12, 91
anti-money laundering and counter financing of
terrorism, 77, 315, 323, 328
appendices, 465-7
banking sector, 82
bankruptcies, and compulsory winding-up, 91
bond market, 77, 81
Companies Registry, 91
company law, 75
currency, 44, 52, 73, 76, 83, 92-4, 427, 429,
466-7
Exchange Fund, 21, 29, 70, 77, 83, 92-4
Financial Dispute Resolution Centre, 78
financial links with the Mainland, 80
financial markets, 55, 71-2
fund-raising centre, 74
gold markets, 73
HK Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 74, 76,
80-1, 84, 94
HK Monetary Authority, 73, 76-7, 80, 82-3,
86-7, 90, 92-4
Insurance Authority, 75, 88
insurance sector, 11, 87
international financial centre, 1, 46-7, 52, 73,
82, 93
Investor Education Council, 78