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Environment (Contd)

geophysical, 349 hydrography, 342

legislation and pollution control, 354

meteorological services, 345–7 Metroplan, 352

monitoring and investigations, 361-3 noise, 351, 357-8, 363

oceanography, 342, 349

environmental problems, 350

planning against pollution, 352-4

Port and Airport Development Strategy, 352

protection, 351-2

Royal Observatory, 345–50

radiation, 349

terrestrial fauna, 343–4

topography and geology, 341–2

wastes, 335, 350, 358, 362

water, 350, 354, 361–2

weather forecasting, 346–7

year's weather, 347-9

Estate Duty, 63, 404

Exchange Fund, 77–8

Exchange value of dollar, 72-3, 75-7, 409 Executive Council, 18–9, 389 Explosives, 122

Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 95 Exports, 55–7, 89, 414–7

External commercial relations, 89

Factories and industrial undertakings, 419-21 Federation of HK Industries, 96 Fight Crime Committee, 246-8

Film industry, 302

Finance Committee, 20

Financial and Monetary Affairs, 65–78

Bank of Credit and Commerce, 72

banking, 65-6, 411-2

commodities trading, 66, 69

currency, 67, 73-4, 75-8, 410

Exchange Fund, 77-8

exchange value of dollar, 72-3, 75-7, 409

financial scene in 1991, 72-5

foreign banks, 72

gold market, 68, 74

Government Bonds, 67

institutions, 65-6

insurance, 69-70

markets, 67-8

monetary policy, 75-7

regulation, 68-71

Securities and Futures Commission, 70–71

Securities Review Committee, 73

stock market, 66, 68, 74

Financial Secretary, 29

Fire Services, 267-9

ambulance service, 268

communications, 268 prevention, 267 training, 269

First Opium War, 373

Fishing Industry, 119–22

co-operative societies, 119

Fishing Industry--(Contd)

development, 119-20 fleet, 119, 120 loans, 120

marine fish culture, 119 ponds, 119

research, 120

Flora, 345

Flood control, 215–6

Foreign relations, 32-3

Forensic laboratory, 265

Gas, 222-3, 440

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 90, 91, 92 Geology, 341-2

Geophysical Services, 349

Geotechnical Control, 216–8

Good Citizen Award Scheme, 253 Government-

administration, 17, 28-32

administrative complaints, 30 branches, 29 Budget, 29, 61

central, 18

Central Policy Unit, 29

departments, 30

Letters Patent, 18

offices overseas, 92-3, 289–91, 395-8 political adviser, 33

Public Service, 33-5 Records Service, 35

revenue and expenditure, 61-4, 401–7 Royal Instructions, 18

Secretariat, 29

Governor, 5, 7, 13, 17, 452

Governor in Council, 19

Gross Domestic Product, 50-51, 399-400

Health, 160-179

abattoirs, 163

AIDS, 146, 151, 153, 288

Auxiliary Medical Services, 164 cemeteries, 164

clinics, 149

crematoria, 164

communicable diseases, 146-8

community, 146-8

community nursing services, 152

Comprehensive Observation Scheme, 149

Council on Smoking and Health, 153

dental services, 150

dental training, 154

Department, 145

development programmes, 148

drug abuse, 156–9

education, 152-3

environmental hygiene, 159-62

expenditure, 146

family, 149

food, 161

Government Laboratory, 155

hawkers, 163

Hospital Authority, 145