Index
E-F
drug testing, 271-73
early childhood, 124
e-Textbook Market Development Scheme, 129
free, 123-25, 130, 139
gifted, 129
higher, 126, 129-31, 133, 135
HK Diploma of Secondary Education
Examination, 125
information technology, 129, 131
medium of instruction, 127
Native English-speaking Teacher (NET) Scheme,
127
post-secondary, 123-24, 129-31, 133, 135-36 pre-primary, 124, 134
Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS),
124, 134
professional development, 124, 126, 128-29,
137
Qualifications Framework, 128, 132-33
Quality Assurance, 130, 132-33
Quality Education Fund, 124, 134
scholarships, 130, 136
schools (see separate entry)
senior secondary, 125-28, 134
special, 126, 128, 132, 137, 139
statistics, 389-90
student achievements, 131
student finance, 130, 134-35
University Grants Committee (UGC), 123-24,
128-30, 133, 135-36
vocational, 125, 128, 131-32
Diploma Yi Jin programme, 131, 135
Efficiency Unit, 12
Elderly Commission, 168, 178
Election-
Chief Executive, 10
District Councils, 7, 10, 350-56
Electoral Affairs Commission, 10 electoral system, 8-10
Legislative Council, 3, 8-9, 348-49
universal suffrage, 8, 10
Electricity, 37, 235-38, 245
Emigration, 338
Employment-
Continuing Education Fund, 116 domestic helpers, 120-21
employees retraining, 112, 116, 120
Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 118
employees' rights and benefits, 113, 117
employment services, 113-14
employment situation, 113
imported workers, 120
Labour Advisory Board, 114, 120
labour legislation, 113, 342
labour market, 34-35, 44, 46, 112, 342
labour relations, 112, 113, 116
Labour Tribunal, 28, 30, 117-18 minimum wage, 119, 342
Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,
117-18
non-local students, 120, 292
Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 118 retirement protection, 119
standard working hours, 119
statistics, 385-88
trade unions, 117-18
wages, 113, 118, 121
Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme, 114 Work Trial Scheme, 112, 114
Working Holiday Scheme, 115
Energy, 228-29, 235-38, 242, 244-45, 249 Environment--
beaches, 149, 247, 305, 335
carbon intensity reduction target, 235 climate, 228, 231-32, 234-35, 237, 249-50 country parks, 228, 233-34, 303-04, 310, 323 cross-boundary cooperation, 229, 245
EcoPark, 243
fauna and flora, 102, 230
Green HK Campaign, 304
greening, 185, 201-02, 231, 304
Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 246
indoor air quality, 240
landfills, 241-45
legislation and conservation, 233
legislation and environmental protection, 247-
48
livestock waste, 245-46
Mai Po Marshes, 231, 233
marine parks, 233-34
meteorological services, 248-50
noise, 240-41, 247-48
ozone layer, 240
pollution, 220, 223, 228-30, 238-40, 246-48
protected areas, 228, 233
sewerage, 246
statistics, 400-01
sustainable development, 229, 234
topography, geology and landforms, 230
tree management, 185, 201
UN Convention on Biological Diversity, 234 waste management, 241-42, 244 water quality, 228, 230, 247
Equal Opportunities Commission, 23, 31 Exchange Fund, 12, 17, 52, 60, 71, 82-84
Exchange value of HK dollar, 82-83
Executive Council, 1-2, 11-12, 338, 346-47 External affairs, 18
F
Family Planning Association, 142
Festivals, 297, 309, 319, 321, 323-24, 331, 333
Fight Crime Committee, 252, 255 Film-
Archive, 327-28, 331
409