Index
C-E
Customs and excise
anti-narcotics, 273-74 anti-smuggling, 274 boundary control, 274 revenue collection, 273 revenue control, 273 revenue protection, 273
D
Deaths, 152, 348-49, 352-53, 487 Dental services, 143, 288 Deposit-taking companies, 70 Design
HK Design Institute, 123, 127
Director of Audit, 4-5, 18-19
District Council, 8, 11, 371-77
Domestic violence, 266
Drainage services, 188, 192, 202-3
Drug abuse and trafficking -
E
Action Committee Against Narcotics, 275 Central Registry of Drug Abuse, 276
drug testing, 275-77, 280
external co-operation, 274, 277
legislation and enforcement, 276
preventive education and publicity, 275 treatment and rehabilitation, 276
Earthquake, 22, 258, 297
Economy
Budget, 54
contributions of the various economic sectors,
38
economy in 2012, 44
external trade, 44, 85-86, 90-91 General Revenue Account, 55
government procurement and supplies, 58 Gross Domestic Product, 34, 37-38, 40, 53-54,
59, 87, 139, 230
labour market, 35-6, 47-49, 106-7, 363 links between HK and the Mainland, 42-44 manufacturing sector, 41, 86, 93, 107, 361-62 property market, 35-36, 50-53, 183, 187 public finance, 54-58
revenue sources, 55
statistics, 381-94
structure and development, 36
Education
adult education, 128, 135
Business-school Partnership, 136
Commission on Youth, 136
Committee on the Promotion of Civic
Education, 136
curriculum development, 123, 125, 131
drug testing, 33, 275-76
early childhood education, 125
Education Commission, 125
e-Textbook Market Development Scheme, 122
Education (Cont.)
external school review, 131 free education, 125
gifted education, 122, 126
governance of tertiary institutions, 130 higher education, 119-20, 127, 129-30, 132, 135 HK Diploma of Secondary Education
Examination, 119, 124, 126, 130, 131-32 home-school co-operation, 136
information technology in education, 132 international schools, 120
key achievements, 121
kindergartens, 125, 128, 316-19, 347 management of schools, 131
medium of instruction, 132
moral, civic and national education, 133 Native-speaking English Teacher Scheme, 133 new academic structure, 119, 123
new senior secondary curriculum, 131-32 Partner Schools Scheme, 122
post-secondary education, 119, 121-22, 124,
127, 130, 135
pre-primary education, 125, 134
Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme, 125,
134
primary schools, 126, 128, 133, 142, 147, 316-17,
319
professional development, 122, 126, 133-34 Qualifications Framework, 121, 127, 130
Quality Education Fund, 125, 128
race relations, 138
racial equality and harmony, 137 regional education hub, 119 regulatory framework, 129
Research Endowment Fund, 119 school-based management, 131 senior secondary education, 125 special education, 126 statistics, 409-10
student achievements, 123 student finance, 134
University Grants Committee, 119, 120, 125,
127, 129, 130, 135
vocational education, 123, 126-27
Yi Jin Diploma programme, 126 Efficiency Unit, 13, 202
Election
Chief Executive, 1, 10-11
District Councils, 11
Electoral Affairs Commission, 11
electoral system, 8-11
Legislative Council, 1, 3, 8-10, 11
Electricity, 38, 238, 247, 253-5, 420 Emigration, 350
Employment
administration and services, 107 Continuing Education Fund, 111 domestic helpers, 111, 116
employees retraining, 106, 110-11, 115
428