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PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION
for WRITTEN | answer on 3 April 1974
The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by
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Mr Ken Marks (Manchester, Gorton): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what percentage of children in Hong Kong are registered as pupils in private and public sector schools, respectively; and how many stay until the age of 16 years.
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In September 1973 there were:
(a) 576,890 children enrolled in public primary
schools and 146,689 children enrolled. in
private primary schools.
(b) 185,162 children enrolled in public and assisted
secondary schools and 159,801 children enrolled
in private secondary schools.
Of the primary age group (6 to.11) of 603,200 children,
576,625 or 95.6% are in primary schools, distributed
as follows:
Private sector
16.9%
Public sector
78.7%
There are, however, children in primary age group in
kindergarten and secondary schools. Similarly children
of secondary school age may be found in primary
schools.
Of the secondary age group (12 to 16) of 533,100
children, 255,516 or 47.9% are in secondary schools,
distributed as follows:-
Private sector
Public sector
22.2%
25.7%
Of the 16 year old age group of 101,300 children, there
are 56,283 (55.6%) enrolled in schools of all types.
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