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Lacking government subsidized residential facilities for the elderly, numerous private residential facilities were established during the mid-1980s, but the quality of these private facilities was often unsatisfactory. In 1994, the Legislative Council of Hong Kong passed the Residential Care Homes (Elderly Persons) Ordinance.
To improve building energy efficiency, the Hong Kong Government formulated a Buildings Energy Efficiency Ordinance (建築物能源效益條例) [2] which was passed by the Legislative Council in November 2010. Under the Ordinance, certain prescribed types of buildings have to comply with Building Energy Code (BEC) and/or Energy Audit Code (EAC ...
The Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, [1] commonly known as the Hong Kong Government or HKSAR Government, is the executive authorities of Hong Kong. It was formed on 1 July 1997 in accordance with the Sino-British Joint Declaration of 1983, an international treaty lodged at the United Nations .
Hong Kong has about 1.9 doctors per 1000 people, which is the same ratio as in Taiwan. [10] Of the over 14,600 doctors in Hong Kong, about 60% work in private practice and the remaining 40% work in the public service. [11] The majority of doctors in Hong Kong, graduated from one of the 2 local medical schools.
Judicial review in Hong Kong is conducted according to the Constitutional and Administrative Law List (Practice Direction 26.1). It comprises two different aspects: firstly, judicial review of domestic ordinances as to their compatibility with the Basic Law ("constitutional review"); secondly, judicial review of administrative decisions under administrative law ("administrative review").
The Independent Police Complaints Council ( IPCC) is a civilian body of the Government of Hong Kong, part of the two-tier system in which the Hong Kong Police Force investigates complaints made by the public against its members and the IPCC monitors those investigations. The IPCC acts as an independent body to monitor the review by the ...
The Customs and Excise Department ( C&ED) is a government agency responsible for the protection of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region against smuggling; the protection and collection of revenue on dutiable goods on behalf of the Hong Kong Government; the detection and deterrence of drug trafficking and abuse of controlled drugs; the ...
After gaining ten years' experience as a barrister or government counsel in Hong Kong, a barrister admitted in Hong Kong may apply to become a Senior Counsel (SC) (資深大律師). [7] Time in practice as a barrister or lawyer in another jurisdiction or as a solicitor in private practice in Hong Kong does not count. [ 8 ]