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INDEX

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Economy (Contd)

external trade, 45–6

General Revenue Account, 50

government accounts, 49

government loans, 49

government expenditure, 50, 417-22

growth, 40

inflation, 48

labour market, 47

links with China, 44–5

manufacturing, 41-3

property market, 48

public expenditure, 50-1

revenue sources, 51-3, 420-24 service sectors, 43

structure and development, 41 taxation, 51-3

Education, 114-36 adult, 135

Advisory Inspectorate, 130 aided schools, 121-2 apprenticeship, 133 Baptist College, 134 Board of. 116

British Council, 136 Chinese University, 134 City Polytechnic, 135

-civic and moral, 126

Commission, 116

Community Youth Club, 127

Council for Academic Accreditation, 119 Curriculum Development Council, 117 Department, 115

disabled, 128

Duke of Edinburgh's Award Scheme, 127

education research, 130-1

Educational Television, 130

Examinations Authority, 119 financial grants, 121-2 funding, 120-1

Hong Kong Polytechnic, 134

industrial training, 132

Institute of Language, 129

international schools, 129

kindergartens, 122-3

language, 124, 127, 129

legislative framework, 115

library services, 126

Lingnan College, 135

Open Learning Institute, 135

post-secondary, 135

primary, 123-4

Research Grants Council, 118

secondary, 124–7

Sex and AIDS, 126

Sir Edward Youde Memorial Fund, 122

Sister Schools Scheme, 127

special, 128

structure of the system, 114

student finance, 121–2

support services, 130-1

Teachers' Centre, 130 teacher education, 129

Education (Contd) technical, 131-2

tertiary institutions, 134-6

training in new technology, 133 UK-HK Scholarships, 122

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee,

117-8

University of Hong Kong, 134

University of Science and Technology, 135

Vocational Training Council, 118–9

vocational training for the disabled, 133-4

Electoral system, 20-1 Electricity, 208-10, 457 Electronics industry, 74 Emigration, 383 Employment, 97–107

agencies, 103

careers guidance, 102 contracts, 103

employee benefits, 98 employment outside, 103

finding employment, 101-2

foreign domestic helpers, 103

foreign workers, 102

industrial safety, 104-5

labour administration services, 100

Labour Advisory Board, 99

labour conditions, 98-9

labour relations, 100-1

Labour Tribunal, 101 legislation, 99

long service payment, 98

occupational health and hygiene, 105

Occupational Safety and Health Council, 106

protection of wages on insolvency, 101

selective placement, 102

Telephone Enquiry Service, 107

trade unions, 100

wages, 97

work force, 97

Energy, 208-11

Environment, 350-380

air, 362

aquatic fauna, 355

climate, 351

country parks, 356

countryside conservation, 356

Department, 365

flora, 356

geophysical, 361–2

hydrography, 353

legislation and pollution control, 368-72

meteorological services, 356-61

Metroplan, 365

monitoring and investigations, 379-80

noise, 371-3

oceanography, 353, 361–2

environmental problems, 362-5

planning against pollution, 365–80

Port and Airport Development Strategy, 366–7 protection, 365

Royal Observatory, 356–8

radiation, 361