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Index 493

Correctional services (Cont.)

industries, 328

medical services,

329

penal institutions,

326

penal population,

326

Court of Final Appeal, 3, 27-8, 30-3, 35, 119

Crime-

commercial,

301

information technology, 301-2

liaison, 303-4

narcotics, 302

prevention, 302-3

statistics, 300-301

triads, 300

Cross-boundary bodies (see Mainland)

Culture, 367-90

Customs and Excise-

anti-narcotics, 309-10

anti-smuggling, 310

boundary control,

310

revenue collection, control and protection,

308-9

Cyberport, 346-7

Deaths, 172, 198, 305, 405-6, 411 Dental services, 165, 329

Deposit-taking companies, 67, 69, 71

Design-

DesignSmart Initiative,

Hong Kong Design Centre,

Economy

(Cont.)

Gross Domestic Product, 39, 41-5, 59, 66,

103, 161-2, 259

labour market, 39-40, 52-5, 130-1, 134, 192 links with the Mainland,

47-49

manufacturing sector, 44, 46, 55, 101-3, 125,

131, 420

property market,

56-9, 204, 209

public finance, 60-5

revenue sources and taxation, 62-4

services sector, 39, 43-6, 53, 85, 87, 103,

109, 122

structure and development, 41-9

Education-

adult education,

152

appendices, 470-3

Commission, 149, 156

Commission on Youth, 159-60

Committee on the Promotion of Civic

Education, 158-9

curriculum development,

external school review,

149, 155-6

early childhood education, 145, 149

free education, 147

154

gifted education, 146, 150

higher education, 145, 147-8, 151-2, 154

home-school cooperation,

158

information technology in education, 156 key achievements, 145-7

114

114-5

Director of Audit, 5, 25-6

District Councils,

7-8, 14, 16

kindergartens 145, 149, 153, 155, 157-8,

168, 194, 197, 361-4, 403

language, medium of instruction, 146-7, 149,

153, 156

management of schools and tertiary

institutions, 154-5

Native-speaking English teachers,

new academic structure,

post-secondary education,

pre-primary education,

156

145-6, 148, 155

148, 151-2

145, 149, 157-8, 354

professional development, 148, 156-7

Project Yi Jin, 150-1, 158

Qualifications Framework, 147

Domestic violence, 6, 191-2, 194, 301

Drainage services, 211, 226-7, 230

Drug abuse and trafficking-

311

312

Action Committee Against Narcotics, Central Registry of Drug Abuse,

international liaison,

314

legislation, 311-2

preventive education and publicity, 312

treatment and rehabilitation,

311-2

Quality Education Fund,

149, 152-3

Budget, 1, 2, 4, 17, 61, 153

consumer price index, 41, 58

contributions of economic sectors, 43

economy in 2007, 49-59

estate duty, 62

external trade, 100-1, 106, 111, 123-4, 260

General Revenue Account, 60-1, 97-8

government accounts, 60

government procurement, supplies, 65

Economic and Trade Offices, 15, 105-8, 337-42

Economy-

appendices,

442-455

regulatory framework, 153-4 school business partnership, school places allocation system, school-based management,

158

146

154

small class teaching,

148

special education,

150

student achievements, 146

student finance,

157-8

tertiary education,

151-2, 154

University Grants Committee,

155, 157

vocational education and technical training,

151

148-9, 151-2,