TNAG-1203-FCO40-1505-Policy-on-visas-and-entry-certificates-in-Hong-Kong-1982 — Page 247

FCO40 Hong Kong Department Records 聯邦事務部香港部檔案 All

VOLUME 8

I. Public Finance

1.

Description of budgetary system:

A. General

Part III. - SOCIAL CONDITIONS

ANNEX 22)

(a) Territorial;

(b) Provincial, municipal or other local authorities.

2. Statement of revenue and expenditure under principal categories, in respect of the Territory as a whole, with, when appropriate, indications of the revenue and expenditure of principal local authorities. Indicate separately, wherever available, budget estimates related to economic development programmes.

3.

4.

Statement of assets and liabilities.

Description of the system of taxation, including rates for individuals and corporations, and, if relevant, for indigenous and non-indigenous taxpayers.

J. Banking and Credit

1.

Description of:

(a) Type of currency;

(b) Banking and credit facilities;

(c)

Bank rates;

(d) Balance of payments and control of foreign

exchange.

K. International Trade

1. Statistics of imports and exports by quantity and value, showing chief groups of articles and direction of trade (if possible, by main groups according to the agreed international standard classification).

2. Description of:

3.

(a) Customs regulations and tariff structure;

(b) Import and export restrictions.

List of commercial agreements entered into during the period under review.

Description of the social problems of race and cultural relations.

B. Human Rights

1.

Description of the manner in which human rights, in accordance with the principles set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, are protected by law, particularly in respect of:

(a) Legal principles and procedures;

(b) Basic legislation and its application;

(c)

Anti-discrimination legislation.

C. Status of Women

General information on the status of women.

D. Labour and Employment Conditions

1.

2.

Description of labour policy and general problems.

Description of the administrative organisation primarily responsible for governmental activities relating to the inspection of labour conditions, the settlement of disputes, relations with trade unions and the operation of employment exchanges, with particulars of the budgets, functions and size of staff.

3. Statistics of the principal categories of wage-earners, including employments and occupations, average rates of wages, hours of work, rest-days and holidays.

4.

Description, with statistics, of:

(a) Unemployment;

(b) Under-employment;

(c) Seasonal employment;

(d) Migrant labour.1 1See Appendix IV.

May 1981

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