Index
A
Access to information, 5, 14-15, 269
Accidents-
industrial, 115, 251
traffic, 171, 207, 242, 251, 260
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), 144 Administration and constitution-
advisory and statutory bodies, 12
Chief Executive, 1-2, 9-10, 18-19, 325
Chief Secretary for Administration, 10-11, 325
civil service, 12-14
District Councils, 7-8, 10, 329-35
electoral system, 8-10
Executive Council, 2, 11, 325-26
Financial Secretary, 4, 10-11, 325
Legislative Council, 2-7, 8-9, 16-17, 327-28
Government Records Service, 14
Ombudsman, 10, 15-16
universal suffrage, 8, 9
Agriculture, 8, 12, 36, 155, 162-63
Airport-
Authority, 186, 206, 214-15
Express, 198-99
HK International Airport, 161, 199, 214-15, 229,
252, 323
Animal welfare and management, 161-62 Archaeology, 316-18
Arts and culture—
HK Academy for Performing Arts (HKAPA), 119,
125, 126, 131, 296, 300, 308
HK Arts Development Council, 285, 296-97,
299-300, 308
HK Arts Festival, 303-04
HK City Hall, 299
HK Cultural Centre, 298
HK Film Archive, 306
HK Jockey Club Music and Dance Fund, 297,
309
Leisure and Cultural Services Department
(LCSD), 285-88, 293-96, 298-99, 303-07, 309 performing arts groups, 301-02
Yau Ma Tei Theatre, 299
Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC), 17, 25, 86,
87,92, 227, 284
Audit Commission, 16-17
Aviation, 17, 214-16, 229, 237
airlines, 215
B
Baha'i faith, 315
Banks, 40, 51, 57-62, 75-76
licensed, 59
note-issuing, 59
Beaches and swimming pools, 235, 285, 288 Birds, 159-61, 220, 286
Births and deaths, 136, 274, 279 Broadcasting-
television and radio, 271-72
Radio Television HK (RTHK), 271
Buddhism, 311-12
Building development, 186-88
Building safety and maintenance, 191-92
C
Cemeteries, crematoria and columbaria, 158-59
Chinese-
festivals, 311
language, 14, 122-23, 261
medicine, 143, 150, 152
Christianity-
Protestant community, 313
Roman Catholic community, 313-14
Civil Aid Service, 260
Civil service, 12-14
Climate, 223-24, 237
Closer Economic Partnership Arrangement (CEPA), 85,
87,100
Coins, 59
Commerce and industry-
certificates of origin, 85 chambers of commerce, 93 CreateHK, 94-96
creative industries, 94-96
external commercial relations, 86-88 foreign direct investment (FDI), 83 institutional framework, 84-86 InvestHK, 84-85, 88-89 manufacturing sector, 82 merchandise trade, 81-82
services sector, 82
small and medium enterprises, 89 strategic commodities, 87
340