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INDEX

Elections (Cont.)

Legislative Council (Electoral Provisions)

(Amendment) Bill 1994, 25

municipal councils, 24

Sino-British talks on 1994-95 electoral

arrangements, 24

Electricity, 65, 223, 257–9, 512 Electronics industry, 68, 106, 359 Emigration, 445–6

Employment-

agencies, 137

apprenticeship schemes, 155, 171

careers guidance, 136

employee benefits, 130-1

employees' compensation, 141

Employees Retraining Scheme, 129, 134-5, 171,

459

employment abroad, 137

foreign domestic helpers, 136–7

finding employment, 134-5

foreign workers, 136

industrial safety, 132, 137-9

Labour Advisory Board, 132

labour conditions, 131

labour relations, 133

Labour Tribunal, 134

legislation, 132

occupational health and hygiene, 139-40

Occupational Retirement Schemes Ordinance, 87

Occupational Safety and Health Council, 140-1

Old-age Pension Scheme, 129

protection of wages on insolvency, 134

selective placement, 135

telephone enquiry service, 141–2

trade unions, 133

wages, 130

work force, 129–30, 496

Energy, 240, 244, 257-260, 414, 417, 512

Environment-

air, 409–12, 418, 421–4, 430-1

aquatic fauna, 437-8

charging scheme for sewage services, 409, 427-8

chemical waste treatment centre, 410, 412, 427

climate 432-4, 526

construction and demolition, 424-5

country parks, 407, 436, 438

environmental assessments, 414–6, 418

environmental problems, 410 4

Environmental Protection Department, 411, 413,

420, 430-1

flora, 438-9

government expenditure, 409-11

hydrography, 435

legislation and pollution control, 419-22

livestock, 413, 425

marine parks, 439

meteorological services, 439-42

monitoring and investigations, 430-1

noise, 409-11, 416, 423-6

oceanography, 435, 439-42

ozone, 426

planning against pollution, 414-9

Environment (Cont.)

port developments, 417 power generation, 417-8 radiation, 441

Royal Observatory, 439–41 sewage, 250-2, 409, 426–7 sewerage master plans, 427 terrestrial fauna, 436–7

topography and geology, 434–5 waste disposal, 396–9

water pollution, 409–22, 430–1 weather forecasting, 440-1 year's weather, 433-4, 526

Estate Duty, 76-7, 484

Ex-China Vietnamese Illegal Immigrants, 309-10,

333, 449-50

Exchange Fund, 92-3, 97-9, 101-2

Exchange value of dollar, 90, 97-100, 487

Executive Council, 25–6, 456, 463

Explosives, 148, 311, 315

Export Credit Insurance Corporation, 120

Exports, 63-4, 69, 104–8, 490-4

External commercial relations, 114-6

Federation of HK Industries, 108, 121

Fight Crime Committee, 302-3

Film industry, 370

Finance Committee, 28

Financial and Monetary Affairs-

banking, 80-4, 89–91

commodities trading, 85

currency, 99-102

Exchange Fund, 93, 101–2

financial institutions, 81-2

foreign banks, 81-3

gold market, 91

Government bonds, 75, 93

HK Monetary Authority, 80-1, 97-9 insurance, 85-7

markets, 89-92

monetary policy, 82-4, 99–100

regulation, 82-7

Securities and Futures Commission, 80, 87-9 stock market, 80, 82, 84 Financial Secretary, 11-20 Fire Services-329-33

ambulance service, 330-1 communications, 331 fire calls, 329 prevention, 331 special services, 330 training, 332-3

First Opium War, 454

Fishing Industry—

co-operative societies, 147 development, 146-7

fleet, 145-6

loans, 145

marine fish culture, 146

ponds, 146

research, 146

Flora, 438-9

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