| And local authorities conceded unhappily that they were bound by the territory's Basic Law on business matters. |
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| The territory's economic woes intensified after this Islamist was toppled in a military coup in July. |
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| The recent turndown in tourism has only exacerbated the territory's economic difficulties and heightened political and social tensions. |
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| The territory's top securities regulator said liquidity, transaction costs and managerial skills in Hong Kong remained among the best in Asia. |
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| Among the 109 appointees are three Nunavummiut, one from each of the territory's regions. |
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| The night was still young, and the territory's happening nightclubs and discos beckoned. |
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| The apolitical civil service has been relied on for the day-to-day running of the territory's government. |
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| He said the British overseas territory's economic development is being held back. |
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| In Utah the territory's dominant tribe, the Utes, had lived for centuries close by Utah Lake. |
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| He praised Hongkong Electric's plan for a wind turbine on Lamma, and urged the territory's largest energy company, CLP Power, to try to catch up. |
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| The territory's federal justices, plainly intimidated, took no steps to indict anyone for the killings, and Hosmer went so far as to renew his praise of the vigilantes. |
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| In June 1976, the territory's citizenship law, which favored the Afar minority, was revised to reflect more closely the weight of the Issa Somali. |
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| The Post Office is part of the territory's government and reports to the Minister of Government Support Services. |
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| Under the Basic Law of December 1963, limited autonomy was authorized under a joint legislative body for the territory's two provinces. |
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| Economically however, financial services associated with the territory's status as an offshore financial centre are by far the more important. |
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| Despite this, the territory's most popular beach still has no lifeguard presence. |
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| The University of Hong Kong was established in 1911 as the territory's oldest higher education institute. |
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| The hospitals offer a wide range of healthcare services, and some of the territory's private hospitals are considered to be world class. |
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| Traditionally, the flags follow the Blue Ensign design, with the Union Flag in the canton, and the territory's coat of arms in the fly. |
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| The territory's legal system is based on English common law, with a small number of laws adopted from Jamaica and the Bahamas. |
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| The territory's main international ports and harbours are on Grand Turk and Providenciales. |
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| The influence of the neighbouring areas, such as Andhra Pradesh and Kerala, is also visible on the territory's cuisine. |
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| The territory's indigenous population resented the Spanish prohibition of their traditional religion, and the encomienda system of forced labor. |
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| Now the territory's rate is 11 times the Canadian average and more than 20 Inuits die of suicides each year. |
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| On the contrary the consumers in occupied Kashmir have to pay the highest duty despite vast hydroelectricity generation from the territory's waters. |
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| Administratively, the territory is divided into the same three parts as the territory's geography, namely Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha. |
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| Diego Garcia's military base is home to the territory's only airport. |
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| Some territories prohibit immigration, and any visitors are required to seek the permission of the territory's government to live in the territory. |
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| The territory's police, firefighting and customs forces, as well as clerical officers across various government departments, make up the civil service. |
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| It is regulated by the Bank of Somaliland, the territory's central bank. |
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| During testing at Northern Territory's Tanami Desert, the Kenworth hauled gold-bearing ore in 400 tonne, six-trailer road trains. |
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| The highs provide the driving force behind the southeast trade winds which dominate the Territory's weather in the winter months. |
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| The boy had been jailed under the Territory's mandatory sentencing laws after being found guilty of stealing textas and paper. |
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| And with a dozen or so companies already exploring for uranium, worth potentially billions of dollars, he says the Territory's stance was nonsensical. |
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| Simon Townsend, manager of the water monitoring branch, says the Territory's distinctive weather patterns could be one reason behind the clean bill of health. |
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| An emblem to commemorate the region's handicrafts would be launched during the silver jubilee year celebrations of the Union Territory's independence. |
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