China means the People’s Republic of China, excluding, for purposes of this Agreement, Hong Kong, the Macau Special Administrative Region of the PRC and Taiwan.
CAO means the Chief Administrative Officer of the Municipality;
HKICL means Hong Kong Interbank Clearing Limited and its successors and assigns.
RAO means the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) Order 2001 (SI 2001/544);
HKMA means the Hong Kong Monetary Authority;
Panchayat means an institution (by whatever name called) of self-government constituted under article 243B, for the rural areas;
FIU means the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago established under section 3 of the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago Act;
SoftBank means SoftBank Group Corp., a Japanese kabushiki kaisha.
Hong Kong” the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the PRC;
PEI means Petroleum Equipment Institute.
Lacquer means a clear or opaque wood coating, including clear lacquer sanding sealers, formulated with cellulosic or synthetic resins to dry by evaporation without chemical reaction and to provide a solid, protective film.
CBD means cannabidiol.
HI means programs for pupils with hearing impairment.
SORA means, in respect of any Singapore Business Day “i”, a reference rate equal to the daily Singapore Overnight Rate Average published by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (or a successor administrator), as the administrator of the benchmark, on the Monetary Authority of Singapore’s website currently at http://www.mas.gov.sg, or any successor website officially designated by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (or as published by its authorised distributors) (the “Relevant Screen Page”) on the Singapore Business Day immediately following such Singapore Business Day “i”;
IRDAI means the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India.
HKFE means the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited;
Crown means the government of the United Kingdom (including the Northern Ireland Assembly and Executive Committee, the Scottish Executive and the National Assembly for Wales), including, but not limited to, government ministers and government departments and particular bodies, persons, commissions or agencies from time to time carrying out functions on its behalf;
PRC means the People’s Republic of China, but solely for purposes of this Agreement, excluding the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, the Macau Special Administrative Region and Taiwan.
Poppy straw means all parts, except the seeds, of the opium poppy, after mowing.
HK$ Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong;
DTMB means the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget. “Effective Date” has the meaning set forth in the preamble.
Becquerel (Bq) means the SI unit of activity. One becquerel is equal to 1 disintegration or transformation per second (dps or tps).
Gang means a group that: (a) Consists of three or more
CJI means criminal justice information collected by criminal justice agencies needed for the performance of their authorized functions, including, without limitation, all information defined as criminal justice information by the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Criminal Justice Information Services Security Policy, as amended and all Criminal Justice Records as defined under §24-72-302, C.R.S.
WFOE has the meaning set forth in the Preamble of this Agreement.
Chile means the Republic of Chile.