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TO IMMEDIATE FCO TELNO 1202 OF 3 DECEMBER/INFO IMMEDIATE HONG
KONG GOVERNMENT OFFICE LONDON (FCO PLEASE PASS).
FOR HKIOD.
YOUR TELEGRAM 1048 PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION.
SUGGESTED REPLIES ARE:-
(A) TOTAL EXPENDITURE IN FINANCIAL YEAR 1973/74 ON THE SERVICES
NAMED WAS :-
(1) EDUCATION HK DOLLARS 789 MILLION COMPRISING HK DOLLARS 178
MILLION RECURRENT AND CAPITAL AND HK DOLLARS 611 MILLION ON
RECURRENT AND CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS.
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(1) MEDICAL AND HEALTH - HK DOLLARS 456 MILLION COMPRISING HK DOLLARS 322 MILLION RECURRENT AND CAPITAL, AND HK DOLLARS 134
MILLION ON RECURRENT AND CAPITAL SUBVENTIONS.
(11). SOCIAL WELFARE - HK DOLLARS. 147 MILLION COMPRISING HK DOLLÁRS 112.8 RECURRENT AND CAPITAL, AND HK DOLLARS 34.2 MILLION ON
SUBVENTIONS, LOTTERIES FUND GRANTS AND LOANS.
(IV) POLICE
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HK DOLLARS 330 MILLION COMPRISING HK DOLLARS 307 MILLION RECURRENT AND CAPITAL, AND HK DOLLARS 23 MILLION RECURRENT AND CAPITAL ON THE ROYAL HONG KONG AUXILIARY POLICE FORCE.
THE PROPORTION OF THE TOTAL GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT REPRESENTED
BBY EACH OF THESE ITEMS IS:
(1) EDUCATION
(11) MEDICAL AND HEALTH
(111) SOCIAL WELFARE,
(IV) POLICE
-2.52 PER CENT
-1.46 PER CENT
-0.47 PER CENT
-1.05 PER CENT
(B) THE TABLE BELOW SHOWS THE PERCENTAGE OF CHILDREN BETWEEN THE AGES OF 5 AND 15 YEARS WHO WERE RECEIVING FULL-TIME EDUCATION DURING THE YEARS INDICATED. IT HAS BEEN PRODUCED IN THREE SECTIONS TO SHOW PRIMARY AND POST PRIMARY DISTRIBUTION IN THIS AGE RANGE:
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/1965
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