Dictionary of Hong Kong English, A

Common Acronyms and Abbreviations

xxvi Common Acronyms and Abbreviations Hong Kong English has many acronyms. The colloquial ones or the ones that phonetically have become a word of their own occur as separate entries in the dictionary. The others are included in the following list. Note: In the case of some government agencies, their names are changed too often to make recording them worthwhile, e.g., EB/EDB (Education Bureau), ED (Education Department), EMB (Education and Manpower Bureau). ADPL Association for Democracy and People’s Livelihood (a pro-democracy political group) ASEAN Association of South East Asian Nations ATV Asia Television BCA Basic Competency Assessments (tests of students’ progress) CCP Chinese Communist Party CCTV China Central Television CE Chief Executive (of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China) xxvii CID Central Intelligence Division of the Hong Kong Police Force CityU City University of Hong Kong CLP The China Light and Power Company CMB China Motor Bus (CMB was the first franchised bus company in Hong Kong; it lost the franchise in 1998.) CPH Castle Peak Hospital CR The Companies Registry CSSA The Comprehensive Social Security Assistance Scheme CUHK The Chinese University of Hong Kong DAB The Democratic Alliance for the Betterment and Progress of Hong Kong (a pro-Beijing political group) DSS The Direct Subsidy Scheme (government funding for schools) EIA Environmental Impact Assessment ESD The Electronic Service Delivery Scheme (government) ESF The English Schools Foundation ExCo The Executive Council (advisors to the Chief Executive) FDW Foreign domestic workers FTU The Federation of Trade Unions HA Hospital Authority, Housing Authority Common Acronyms and Abbreviations xxviii HK Hong Kong HKALE The Hong Kong Advanced Level Examination* HKAPA T h e H o n g K o n g A c a d e m y f o r Performing Arts HKBH Hong Kong Buddhist Hospital HKBU Hong Kong Baptist University HKCAAVQ Hong Kong Council for Accreditation of Academic and Vocational Qualifications HKCEE The Hong Kong Certificate of Education Examination* HKCTU The Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions (a pro-democracy organization) HKDSE The Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination* HKEAA The Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority HKer Hong Kong person HKEx Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited HKFE Hong Kong Futures Exchange HKIEd The Hong Kong Institute of Education Common Acronyms and Abbreviations * The HKCEE and the HKALE will be phased out and replaced by the Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education Examination (HKDSE). xxix HKMA The Hong Kong Monetary Authority HKSAR The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People’s Republic of China HKSYU Hong Kong Shue Yan University HKU The University of Hong Kong HKUST The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology HOS The Home Ownership Scheme HSBC The HongKong and Shanghai Banking Corporation HIS The Hang Seng Index ICAC The Independent Commission Against Corruption IPO Initial Public Offering JUPAS The Joint University Programmes Admissions System KCR The Kowloon–Canton Railroad KCRC The Kowloon–Canton Railroad Corporation KMB The Kowloon Motor Bus Company KMT The Kuomintang of China KWH Kwong Wah Hospital LegCo The Legislative Council LRT The Light Rail Transit LSD The League of Social Democrats LU Lingnan University Common Acronyms and Abbreviations xxx MMRC MacLehose Medical Rehabilitation Centre MPF Mandatory Provident Fund Scheme (public pension plan) MTR Mass Transit Railway MTRC Mass Transit Railway Corporation NDH North District Hospital NET Native English Teacher NT The New Territories OCTB Organised Crime and Triad Bureau of the Hong Kong Police Force OLMH Our Lady of Maryknoll Hospital OMELCO Office of the Members of the Executive and Legislative Councils of Hong Kong OUHK The Open University of Hong Kong PCCW The Pacific Century Cyberworks (telecommunications provider in HK) PLA The People’s Liberation Army PMH Princess Margaret Hospital PolyU The Hong Kong Polytechnic University PRC The People’s Republic of China PTU The Professional Teacher’s Union or the Police Tactical Unit of the Hong Kong Police Force PWH Prince of Wales Hospital PYNEH Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital Common Acronyms and Abbreviations xxxi QEH Queen Elizabeth Hospital QGO The Queensway Government Offices QMH Queen Mary Hospital RGC The Research Grants Council RTHK Radio Television Hong Kong, formerly Royal Television Hong Kong SAR Special Administrative Region SCMP The South China Morning Post SEHK The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong Limited SEZ Special Economic Zone SSPA The...