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.
WFOE has the meaning set forth in the Preamble.
HKFE means the Hong Kong Futures Exchange Limited.
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.
CJA means the Courts of Justice Act, RSO 1990, c C-43, as amended;
Asia means Afghanistan, Australia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, Mainland China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, New Zealand, North Korea, Pakistan, the Philippines, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam.
PRC means the People’s Republic of China.
LTD means NMC Healthcare Limited (in administration);
CSSF means the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier;
HK$ Hong Kong dollars, the lawful currency of Hong Kong;
ChinaClear means China Securities Depository and Clearing Corporation Limited.
Mainland China means the People’s Republic of China (excluding Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan).
PEI means Petroleum Equipment Institute.
CMBI means Chase Manhattan Bank International, an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Bank, located in Moscow, Russia, and any nominee companies appointed by it.
SA means the booklet that describes the Health Care Coverage provided to Enrolled Members. The Subscriber Agreement(s) applicable to the initial Rating Period are listed in Section III.
ASA means the Auction Settlement Amount (or Cash Settlement Amount, as the case may be) determined under the Credit Default Swap Transaction;
FTI means FTI Consulting Canada Inc.;
Western Australia the following definitions‑
SBS means the New York City Department of Small Business Services.
HK Company shall have the meaning ascribed to it in the preamble of this Agreement.
SADC means the Southern African Development Community;
HKMA means the Hong Kong Monetary Authority;
VIE of any Person means any entity that controls, is controlled by, or is under common control with such Person and is deemed to be a variable interest entity consolidated with such Person for purposes of U.S. GAAP. As used herein, “control” means the possession, directly or indirectly, of the power to direct or cause the direction of the management and policies of such entity, whether through ownership of voting securities or other interests, by contract or otherwise.
ESMP means an environmental and social management plan (including any pest management plan), acceptable to the Association and consistent with the ESMF, adopted for the purposes of a Micro-project, and giving details of the magnitude of the environmental impacts, as well as the specific actions, measures and policies designed to facilitate the achievement of the objective of the ESMF under the Micro-project, including the budget and cost estimates, and sources of funding, along with the institutional and procedural measures needed to implement such actions, measures and policies, as such ESMP may be amended form time to time with the prior written agreement of the Association.
NSC means the National Suppliers Council.
hostel means a place of residence for the students of the University, or its colleges, institutions and study centers, established or recognized to be as such by the University;