Index Academic autonomy, 61, 137, 254, 307, 321n Accountability, 7, 10–11, 13–14, 19–20, 22, 26, 30–1, 49, 51–7, 60, 62–66, 97, 106, 120, 125–6, 135–6, 139, 141–2, 145, 212, 218, 223, 235– 6, 241, 255, 259–60, 269, 277, 293, 301–2, 305 see also Principal Officials Accountability System; Legislative Council, Statutory bodies: accountability of bureaucratic 7, 10, 19–20, 22, 51, 65–6, 97, 116, 232, 235–6, 241, 251, 255, 259, 272, 277, 296, 302 of the Chief Executive 29–30, 49 political 9–10, 13, 19–20, 25–27, 29–31, 47, 49, 52, 54, 56–7, 62, 64–6, 120, 235, 293, 301, 305 Addiction Treatment Centre Board, 286 Administrative Appeals Board, 262, 270, 285, 287–8 Administrative Appeals Board Ordinance, 287 Administrative tribunals, 270, 285, 288, 305–6 Administrative grade, 6, 55, 59, 63, 65, 71, 73, 76–82, 84, 99, 181–2, 185, 295, 321n, 322n educational qualifications, 78–9 fears of the future, 79 political role, 78, 80–82 promotion, 82 Administrative Wing, 74 Advisory bodies, 125, 193, 247, 253, 302 see also Commission on Poverty, Commission on Strategic Development Agriculture, Fisheries and Conservation Department, 74, 96 Airport Authority, 1, 6, 119–20, 124, 126, 28, 131, 217–8 see also Privatisation opening of the airport, 217–8 Airport Development Steering Committee, 217 Appropriations Bill see Budget Architectural Services Department, 74 Article 23 of the Basic Law, 12, 15, 17, 33, 38–45, 55, 62, 108, 190, 193, 195, 227, 252, 254–5, 263, 294, 296 Chinese government’s position, 11–2, 39 critics of the proposed legislation, 40–3 demonstrations over proposed legislation, 12, 41, 43, 45, 55–6, 82, 108, 150–1, 178, 242, 247, 252, 294 Hong Kong government’s position, 12, 15, 38–40, 43–44, 62, 255 responses to the consultative document, 15, 41–2, 62 Article 45 Concern Group see Civic Party Asian financial crisis 11, 87, 96, 124, 154 Asian games 193, 223 Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood, 243 Attorney-General 73, 280 Audit Commission, 140–1, 144, 224–6, 248, 307n 386 Index Director of Audit, 52, 60, 139, 141–2, 223, 225–6, 228, 302 Audit Ordinance, 141, 225 Autonomy, 206, 233, 270, 272–3, 293, 300 of the Hong Kong government, 300 of the Hong Kong government from business, 293 of the Hong Kong government from society, 206 of statutory bodies, 233 of redress institutions, 270, 272–3 Avian flu 50, 52, 96, 215, 293 Bank of China, 41 Banking Ordinance, 127, 130 Bankruptcies, 11 Banks, 2, 41, 221 Bar Association, see Hong Kong Bar Association Basic Law, 5, 10, 12–3, 16–8, 22, 25–39, 42, 45–6, 49–50, 52, 57, 61, 63, 69, 79, 82, 87, 89, 91, 97–9, 107–8, 112– 3, 127–8, 153, 155, 191, 195, 213, 222, 235, 254, 258–9, 265, 289, 290–1, 293–95, 299–301 see also Article 23; Chief Executive; Legislative Council, Judicial review amendments to, 10, 16, 52, 301 and executive-led government, 46, 213 see also ‘Executive-led government’ interpretation of, 13, 36–8, 45–6 promulgation, 258 Basic Law Drafting Committee, 27 Basic Law Consultative Committee, 27–8 Bill of Rights Ordinance, 259 British government, 6, 8, 18, 28, 38, 79, 85, 121, 152, 180–1, 213, 233, 258 see also Sino-British Agreement Budget, 6, 9, 11, 14, 22, 29–30, 32, 43, 55, 85, 87, 91, 101, 121, 124, 127, 130, 149–173, 187–9, 197, 199, 201, 225, 232, 248, 280, 293, 298 accrual-based accounting, 154 Appropriations Bill, 162, 168–9 consolidated account, 153 deficit, 6, 11, 14, 85, 157, 188, 248, 293, 298 “envelop” system, 73, 161–162 expenditure, 158–72, 186–7, 226, 232, 246, 248, 280 Medium Range Forecast (MRF), 154, 161–3 operating account, 87, 153 principles, 152–4 resource allocation exercise, 161–2, 165–7, 170–1, 179, 203, 209 revenue, 156–163 Star Chamber, 58, 161–2, 164 Task Force on Review of Public Finances, 157 Buildings Department, 74, 276 Capitalism, 5, 8, 18, 85, 290, 308n and the Hong Kong government, 5, 8 “big market, small government”, 3, 12, 92–3 Catholic Church, 91, 219, 267 Catholic Diocese of Hong Kong v Secretary for Justice, 46 Census and Statistics Department, 74, 241, 265, 278 Central Policy Unit, 59, 167 Chan, Anson On-sang, 16, 40, 63, 80–1, 116, 138, 217, 291, 294 see...