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Environment (Contd)

terrestrial fauna, 354-5

topography and geology, 352-3

wastes, 368-70, 374

water, 368-9

weather forecasting, 357-8 year's weather, 359-60

Estate Duty, 52, 420

Exchange Fund, 68

Exchange value of dollar, 62–3, 425

Executive Council, 12, 405 Explosives, 113

Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 87-8 Exports, 45-6, 80–1, 430–4

External commercial relations, 81-6

Factories and industrial undertakings, 435-7 Federation of HK Industries, 88 Fight Crime Committee, 246-7

Film industry, 307

Finance Committee, 13-4

Financial and Monetary Affairs, 54–69

Bank of Credit and Commerce, 61-2

banking, 54-5, 427–8 commodities trading, 55, 59 currency, 56, 61–6, 426

Exchange Fund, 68

financial scene in 1992, 61–6

foreign banks, 61

gold market, 57, 65

Government Bonds, 56-7

institutions, 54-5

insurance, 59-60

markets, 56–7

monetary policy, 66-7

regulation, 57-60

Securities and Futures Commission, 60-1

stock market, 55, 57-8

Financial Secretary, 22 Fire Services, 270-2

ambulance service, 271 communications, 271 prevention, 270-1 training, 272

First Opium War, 389

Fishing Industry, 110–1

co-operative societies, 110 development, 111

fleet, 110

loans, 109

marine fish culture, 111 ponds, 110

research, 111

Flora, 356

Flood control, 203

Foreign relations, 25

Forensic Laboratory, 268–9

Gas, 210-1, 457

General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, 82, 84-5

Geology, 352-3

Geophysical Services, 361-2

Geotechnical Control, 204-6

Good Citizen Award Scheme, 255 Government-

administration, 11

administrative complaints, 23 branches, 22-3

Budget, 22, 50

central, 12

Central Policy Unit, 22

departments, 22-3

Letters Patent, 11–2

offices overseas, 84–5, 293–5, 411-4 Political Adviser, 25

Public Service, 26–7

Records Service, 28

revenue and expenditure, 50-3, 417-23 Royal Instructions, 11-2 Secretariat, 21-3

Governor, 11-2, 469

Governor in Council, 12

Gross Domestic Product, 40–1, 415-6

Health, 137-55

abattoirs, 154

AIDS, 138-9, 143, 144, 291 Auxiliary Medical Services, 155 cemeteries, 154

clinics, 140-1

crematoria, 154

communicable diseases, 138–9

community, 138-9

community nursing service, 144

Comprehensive Observation Scheme, 141

Council on Smoking and Health, 144-5

dental services, 142–3

dental training, 145-6

Department, 137

development programmes, 140

drug abuse, 147-50

education, 144

environmental hygiene, 150-1

expenditure, 137

family, 141

food, 152

Government Laboratory, 146–7

hawkers, 153-4

Hospital Authority, 137 hospitals, 140

life expectancy, 138 markets, 153

medical charges, 145

medical schools, 145-6

mentally ill, 143

port, 142

psychiatric, 143

Review of Primary Health Care, 139

school service, 141–2

schools of nursing, 145–6

smoking, 144-5

support services, 143-4

training, 145–6

Heung Yee Kuk, 19

Hindu community, 312 History, 388-96

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