ENG-1997 — Page 590

478

INDEX

Film industry, 319

Finance Committee, 14

Financial and Monetary Affairs—

appendices, 430-4

banking, 64-8

bankruptcies and compulsory winding-up,

88-9

Commissioner of Insurance, 73–5

commodities trading, 68

currency, 65, 85

debt market, 78

Exchange Fund, 84–5

financial institutions, 64-8

foreign banks, 65, 67

gold market, 66

HK Monetary Authority, 68–72 insurance, 73-5

Land Fund, 83-4

Mandatory Provident Fund, 75–6 markets, 65-8

monetary policy, 80-1

regulation, 66-8

Securities and Futures Commission, 72-3

stock market, 64–6

World Bank/IMF Meetings, 86

Financial Secretary, 22

Fire Services-283-7

ambulance service, 283-5

communications, 285

fire calls, 284 prevention, 285-6 special services, 284 training, 286-7

First Opium War, 389 Fishing Industry-

development, 129 figures, 443

fleet, 129-30

loans, 130

marine fish culture, 129

ponds, 129

research, 129-30

Flora, 374

Foreign relations, 10-11

Gas, 221-2

Geology, 373

Geophysical Services, 379

Geotechnical control, 215-7

Good Citizen Award Scheme, 268

Government-

administration, 13-18, 22

branches, 22-3

Budget, (Mar 12), 59, 422

Government (Cont.)

Civil Service, 25-8 conveyancing, 211-2 departments, 22–3 language, 29

overseas offices, 409-10 Records Service, 28-29

revenue and expenditure, 59–63, 422–5 Secretariat, 25

system of government, 13–19 Government Flying Service, 294

Government Laboratory, 160–1, 281–2, 370 Governor, 5

Gross Domestic Product, 416–7

Handover-

Establishment of the HKSAR, 4–11

Ceremonies, 4

Garrison, 4, 11

Guests, 4-5

Media attendance, 4

Ministry of Foreign Affairs, 10-11 Preparations, 6-8

Health-

abattoirs, 169

AIDS, 156

Auxiliary Medical Services, 165–6

avian influenza, 128, 155

cemeteries, 169

clinics, 157

communicable diseases, 156

community nursing service, 159

Council on Smoking and Health, 160 crematoria, 169

dental services, 157-8

dental training, 160

Department, 155

development programmes, 156

drug abuse, 161–5

education, 157

environmental health, 166

Family Health Service, 158

food hygiene, 167

Government Laboratory, 160-1

hawkers, 168-9

HK Academy of Medicine, 160 Hospital Authority, 155

hospitals, 156

life expectancy, 155 markets, 168

medical charges, 160

medical personnel, 450 medical schools, 160