Index
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Education-
adult, 127-28
Commission, 120
Committee on the Promotion of Civic
Education, 134-35
Continuing Education Fund, 112 curriculum, 120, 122-24
drug testing, 270, 272-73
early childhood, 120
e-Textbook Market Development Scheme
(EMADS), 126
free, 121
gifted, 125
higher, 122, 126-27, 133
HK Diploma of Secondary Education
Examination, 121
information technology, 125, 127 medium of instruction, 123
Native English-speaking Teacher (NET) Scheme,
123-24
post-secondary, 119-20, 125-27, 129-30, 133-34 pre-primary, 120-21, 132
Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS),
120, 132
professional development, 120, 123-25, 131-32 Qualifications Framework, 124, 129 Quality Assurance, 120, 126, 129-30 Quality Education Fund, 120, 130 scholarships, 125-26, 132-34 schools (see separate entry)
senior secondary, 121-24, 130
special, 124-25
statistics, 394-95
student achievements, 128
student finance, 126, 132-33
University Grants Committee, 119-20, 124, 126
vocational, 127-28, 130
Yi Jin Diploma programme, 127-28
Efficiency Unit, 12
Elderly Commission, 165, 174-75
Election-
Chief Executive, 9-10
District Councils, 7, 10, 355-61
Electoral Affairs Commission, 10 electoral system, 8-10
Legislative Council, 3, 8-9, 353-54 universal suffrage, 8, 10
Electricity, 38, 233-36
Emigration, 342
Employment-
Continuing Education Fund, 112 domestic helpers, 116
employee retraining, 107, 111-12, 116
Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 108, 114 employees' rights and benefits, 107-08, 113-15 employment services, 108-10
employment situation, 108 imported workers, 116
Labour Advisory Board, 109, 116
labour legislation, 108-09, 347
labour market, 34-36, 44-47, 107-08, 347
labour relations, 108-09, 112-13 Labour Tribunal, 29-30, 113 minimum wage, 109, 115, 347
Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,
113
non-local students, 115, 295
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 114 retirement protection, 115
standard working hours, 115
statistics, 390-93
trade unions, 112
wages, 108, 113-14, 116
Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme, 110 Work Trial Scheme, 107, 110
Working Holiday Scheme, 111 Energy, 226-27, 233-37, 240, 243, 248 Environment-
beaches, 145, 246, 305, 308, 339
carbon intensity reduction target, 233-34 climate, 226, 229-30, 232-33, 236, 248-49 country parks, 226, 231-32, 306-07, 313, 326 cross-boundary co-operation, 227-28
EcoPark, 242
flora and fauna, 106, 228-30
Green HK Campaign, 307-08
greening, 182-83, 198-99, 229, 307
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 244-45
indoor air quality, 238
landfills, 240, 242-44
legislation and conservation, 231-32
legislation and environmental protection,
246-47
livestock waste, 244
Mai Po Marshes, 230, 232
marine parks, 231-32
meteorological services, 247-49
noise, 239-40, 246-47
ozone layer, 238, 246
pollution, 217-18, 221, 226-28, 237-40, 244-47
protected areas, 226, 231
sewerage, 244-45
statistics, 405-06
sustainable development, 227, 232, 241
topography, geology and landforms, 228-29 tree management, 182, 198
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, 232 waste management, 226, 240-45
water quality, 228, 245-46
Equal Opportunities Commission, 24, 32
Exchange Fund, 12, 17, 52-53, 55, 61, 71, 81-82
Exchange value of HK dollar, 81-82
Executive Council, 1-2, 11-12, 343, 351-52 External affairs, 18
414