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Deposit-taking companies, 73-5 Director of Audit, 26

District Councils,

Drainage services,

7-8, 10, 12, 456-62

242-3

Drug Abuse and Trafficking-

Action Committee Against Narcotics, 338

Central Registry of Drug Abuse,

340

Education (Cont.)

reforms, 153-5 regulatory framework,

schools, 159-60

special education,

160

169-71

153

164-5

teachers' professional development, 168

student finance,

tertiary education,

drug seizures, 324-5

international liaison, 341-2

legislation, 339

preventive education and publicity, 339-40 treatment and rehabilitation,

339

Index 515

University Grants Committee,

148, 162

vocational education and technical training,

161-2

Efficiency Unit, 18-9

Elections-

Economic and Trade Offices, 115-6

Economy-

appendices, 466-79

Budget, 65

consumer price indices,

42, 63

contributions of economic sectors, 46-53

economy in 2005, 53-63

estate duty,

67

external trade,

53-5

Chief Executive,

11-2

District Councils,

12

Electoral Affairs Commission, 12

electoral system,

9-12

Legislative Council,

3, 9-10

Electricity, 249-50, 503

Emigration, 434

Employment-

administration and services,

138-9

Admission Scheme for Mainland Talents and

General Revenue Account,

government accounts,

64

64

government procurement, supplies,

Gross Domestic Product, 41, 43-4, 110

labour market,

57-9

50-3

links with the Mainland,

manufacturing sector, 49-50

property market, 59-62

public finance, 64-70

revenue sources and taxation, 66-8 services sector,

48-9

structure and development, 43-53

Education

appendices, 493-6

Commission, 158-9

Commission on Youth,

173

Committee on the Promotion of Civic

Education, 172

Continuing Education Fund, 171 curriculum reform, 166

Professionals, 147-8, 432-3

69-70

appendices, 488-92

Careers Advisory Service, 140

Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 138

Employees Retraining Scheme,

142-3

employees' rights and benefits,

144-7

employment services,

139-40

137

148-9

employment situation, foreign domestic helpers, imported workers, 147-9 Labour Advisory Board, 139 labour legislation, 138 labour market,

labour relations,

Labour Tribunal,

137

143-4

147

local domestic helpers, 142-3

Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,

147

occupational health, and safety, 149-50

early childhood education,

158-9

higher education, 162-3

Occupational Safety and Health Council,

preparing people for work, 140-3

151

home-school cooperation, 171

information technology in education,

167-8

Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 144 Skills Upgrading Scheme,

141

language, medium of instruction,

154, 156-7,

trade unions,

144

168

management of schools and tertiary

institutions, 165

Native-speaking English Teachers,

168

new academic structure,

153-4, 156

Project Yi Jin, 160-1

Qualifications Framework, 155, 157

Quality Education Fund, 163

wages, 137-8

Work Trial Scheme, 139-40

Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme,

141-2

Energy, 249-51, 503

Environment-

administrative framework, 290-1

air pollution, 294-6