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Index

E-E

Education-

adult, 127-28

Commission, 120

Committee on the Promotion of Civic

Education, 134-35

Continuing Education Fund, 112 curriculum, 120, 122-24

drug testing, 270, 272-73

early childhood, 120

e-Textbook Market Development Scheme

(EMADS), 126

free, 121

gifted, 125

higher, 122, 126-27, 133

HK Diploma of Secondary Education

Examination, 121

information technology, 125, 127 medium of instruction, 123

Native English-speaking Teacher (NET) Scheme,

123-24

post-secondary, 119-20, 125-27, 129-30, 133-34 pre-primary, 120-21, 132

Pre-primary Education Voucher Scheme (PEVS),

120, 132

professional development, 120, 123-25, 131-32 Qualifications Framework, 124, 129 Quality Assurance, 120, 126, 129-30 Quality Education Fund, 120, 130 scholarships, 125-26, 132-34 schools (see separate entry)

senior secondary, 121-24, 130

special, 124-25

statistics, 394-95

student achievements, 128

student finance, 126, 132-33

University Grants Committee, 119-20, 124, 126

vocational, 127-28, 130

Yi Jin Diploma programme, 127-28

Efficiency Unit, 12

Elderly Commission, 165, 174-75

Election-

Chief Executive, 9-10

District Councils, 7, 10, 355-61

Electoral Affairs Commission, 10 electoral system, 8-10

Legislative Council, 3, 8-9, 353-54 universal suffrage, 8, 10

Electricity, 38, 233-36

Emigration, 342

Employment-

Continuing Education Fund, 112 domestic helpers, 116

employee retraining, 107, 111-12, 116

Employees' Compensation Ordinance, 108, 114 employees' rights and benefits, 107-08, 113-15 employment services, 108-10

employment situation, 108 imported workers, 116

Labour Advisory Board, 109, 116

labour legislation, 108-09, 347

labour market, 34-36, 44-47, 107-08, 347

labour relations, 108-09, 112-13 Labour Tribunal, 29-30, 113 minimum wage, 109, 115, 347

Minor Employment Claims Adjudication Board,

113

non-local students, 115, 295

Protection of Wages on Insolvency Fund, 114 retirement protection, 115

standard working hours, 115

statistics, 390-93

trade unions, 112

wages, 108, 113-14, 116

Work Incentive Transport Subsidy Scheme, 110 Work Trial Scheme, 107, 110

Working Holiday Scheme, 111 Energy, 226-27, 233-37, 240, 243, 248 Environment-

beaches, 145, 246, 305, 308, 339

carbon intensity reduction target, 233-34 climate, 226, 229-30, 232-33, 236, 248-49 country parks, 226, 231-32, 306-07, 313, 326 cross-boundary co-operation, 227-28

EcoPark, 242

flora and fauna, 106, 228-30

Green HK Campaign, 307-08

greening, 182-83, 198-99, 229, 307

Harbour Area Treatment Scheme, 244-45

indoor air quality, 238

landfills, 240, 242-44

legislation and conservation, 231-32

legislation and environmental protection,

246-47

livestock waste, 244

Mai Po Marshes, 230, 232

marine parks, 231-32

meteorological services, 247-49

noise, 239-40, 246-47

ozone layer, 238, 246

pollution, 217-18, 221, 226-28, 237-40, 244-47

protected areas, 226, 231

sewerage, 244-45

statistics, 405-06

sustainable development, 227, 232, 241

topography, geology and landforms, 228-29 tree management, 182, 198

UN Convention on Biological Diversity, 232 waste management, 226, 240-45

water quality, 228, 245-46

Equal Opportunities Commission, 24, 32

Exchange Fund, 12, 17, 52-53, 55, 61, 71, 81-82

Exchange value of HK dollar, 81-82

Executive Council, 1-2, 11-12, 343, 351-52 External affairs, 18

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