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Index 495

Employment (Cont.)

labour relations,

Labour Tribunal,

132-3, 136, 140 140-1

local domestic helpers 130, 136

Mainland graduates with Hong Kong degrees,

141

Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,

140

occupational health, and safety, 132-3, 142-5 Occupational Safety and Health Council,

144-5

preparing people for work, 134

Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 137

Skills Upgrading Scheme, 144 trade unions, 137

wages, 131, 136-8, 140-1

Work Trial Scheme, 130, 133

Youth Work Experience and Training Scheme,

130, 135

Energy, 214, 227-9

Environment—

administrative framework,

air pollution, 280, 283-4

appendices, 486-7

bathing beaches, 292

climate, and meteorological services, 297

control of asbestos,

country parks,

284

294-5, 406-7

cross-boundary cooperation,

flora, 292

Government Laboratory, 292

282

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 280, 287

HK Observatory, 297, 299

hydrography and oceanography, 296 indoor air quality, 285

landfills, 289-90

legislation and nature conservation, 294

legislation and pollution control, 283

livestock waste,

288

Mai Po Marshes, 293-4

Festivals,

365, 368-70

Fight Crime Committee, 307-8, 314, 338 Film industry, 342, 360-1 Finance Committee, 4, 6

Financial and monetary affairs-

accountancy, 68, 87-8, 94 appendices, 459-61

banking sector, 70, 73, 88, 99

bankruptcies, and compulsory winding-up, 95 bond market, 88, 91-3

Companies Registry, 90, 94-5, 101

company law, 90

corporate governance reform, 67, 88, 90 currency, 41, 71, 91-3, 96-101

dollar debt securities, 67, 93 Exchange Fund, 100-1

financial links with the Mainland, and CEPA,

12, 49-50, 84, 86-7, 89, 111-2, 124 financial markets, 52, 68, 72-4, 84, 88, 93 gold markets, 69

HK Exchanges and Clearing Limited, 74, 101 HK Monetary Authority, 70-2, 101 initiatives to enhance competitiveness, 88

Insider Dealing Tribunal, 77-8

Insurance Authority,

insurance sector,

81 80

international financial centre, 1, 46, 67-8, 71,

78-9, 84-9, 95, 100

Land Fund, 60-1, 100

Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes, and

Authority, 23, 82-4, 101, 137

monetary policy,

96

monetary situation, 98

money lenders, 95

Occupational Retirement Schemes, 83

Real Estate Investment Trusts,

68

Securities and Futures Commission, 23, 69,

75, 101

Securities and Futures Ordinance, 75, 89

securities and futures sector,

74

marine fauna, 293

marine parks and reserve,

294-5, 407

noise, 285-6

Stock Exchange of HK, 68

Financial Secretary, 4, 16-7, 61, 72, 76-7, 89, 98,

100

Fire services-

protected areas, 280, 295

terrestrial fauna,

292

Territorial Development Strategy, 282

this year's weather, 297

topography and geology, 295

waste management, 289

water quality and sewerage,

Estate duty, 62-3, 89

Exchange Fund, 100-1

287

Exchange value of HK dollar, 96, 98, 100

Executive Council, 1-2, 16, 18, 29

Explosives depots, 312

External relations,

11

ambulance services,

329-30, 332

332

appliances and equipment,

communications,

fire safety,

330

330-1

prevention, 331

special service,

329-30

Fisheries industry, 190-1

Flora and fauna, 292-3

Food-

food and other trade licensing, 185 food safety and labelling,

hawkers, 188

185

primary production,

189