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container throughput, 34-35, 215, 217
HK Maritime and Port Board, 217-18 infrastructure, facilities and services, 215-17
Postal services, 85, 282-83
Power stations, 232-34
Press, the, 270-73
Promoting Hong Kong worldwide, 273-78 Public-
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Accounts Committee, LegCo, 4, 17
expenditure, 2, 4, 12, 49, 120, 140, 166, 173, 178,
198, 220, 224, 306-07
finance, 49-53
Service Commission, 11, 13
utilities, 52, 259, 362, 365
Railways, 186-87, 195, 202-05, 211, 213-14, 260, 333,
336, 388, 392
Guangzhou-Shenzhen-HK Express Rail Link,
203-04
Rainfall, 199, 230, 244-45
Reclamation, 183-84, 186, 189-90, 206, 220, 333
Recreation and sport-
Adventure-Ship, 303 funding, 306-08
HK Paralympic Committee and Sports
Association for the Physically Disabled, 300-01 HK Park, 297
HK Sports Association for Persons with
Intellectual Disability, 301
HK Sports Institute, 299
institutional framework, 296
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
(LCSD), 296-97, 299, 305, 308, 313-14, 318-21
Outward Bound HK, 302-03
parks and greenery, 297
programmes, 305-06
sporting achievements, 304-05
Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of
HK, China, 296, 300
Sports Subvention Scheme, 305
venues, 298-99
Representation outside Hong Kong-
HK Economic and Trade Offices (ETOs), 20-21,
86-87, 273-78, 353-54
HK Economic, Trade and Cultural Office in
Taiwan (see Taiwan entry)
HKSAR Government offices on Mainland, 19-21,
86, 277-78, 352-53
Reptiles, 162, 227-28, 293, 297
Reservoirs, 189, 199, 227-28
Revenue sources, 50-52
General Revenue Account (GRA), 50
Road-
network, 204-207
safety, 212
S
Schools-
kindergartens, 121-22, 135, 170, 298, 324-26 international, 121
management of, 134
primary, 121-26, 131-32, 135, 141, 146, 176, 382 secondary, 121-27, 135, 146, 167, 176, 333, 336,
382
Securities and Futures-
Commission (SFC), 56, 60-61, 63, 65-67, 69,
71-73
Ordinance (SFO), 71-73
Shipping, 214-16, 218
Sikhism, 327
Sino-British Joint Declaration, 335
Social welfare-
administrative framework, 166
clinical psychological services, 171-72
Community Care Fund, 169, 175
community support, 168-69, 171
Comprehensive Social Security Assistance
(CSSA), 172-74
Elderly Commission, 166, 176
emergency relief, 174
Low-income Working Family Allowance, 172-73 medical social services, 172 rehabilitation, 166, 168-71, 176 residential care, 167-171
services for children, 167 services for families, 166-67
services for offenders, 171-72
services for persons with disabilities, 169-71
services for the elderly, 168-69, 176
services for young people, 167-68
Social Security Allowance (SSA), 172-74
Social Welfare Development Fund, 174-75 statistics, 386
subventions and service monitoring, 174
voluntary work, 177
Women's Commission, 166, 176
Stamp duty, 27, 51, 182
Stock Connect, 66-67
Stock Exchange of HK (SEHK), 55, 60, 66-67, 70-71, 73 Sustainable development, 97, 105, 156, 159, 163-64, 184-85, 189, 193, 197, 199, 201, 224-25, 230, 238
T
Taiwan-
HK Economic, Trade and Cultural Office, 21, 86,
273, 278, 354
HK Week 2017@Taipei, 314
trade and investment, 21, 41, 82-83, 86, 90
Taoism, 324
Taxation, 2, 26-27, 35, 49-53, 61, 63, 148, 217, 257 Telecommunications-
broadband, 270, 279-80
external telecommunications, 280
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