PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION

for ORAL answer on 30 March 1977

HKD.

The draft reply should reach the Parliamentary Office through your Under-Secretary by

28- 27

Noon, Wednesday

23 March 1977.

*C

Mr Hal Miller (Bromsgrove and Redditch): To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, what progress the Hong Kong Government have made in the last 10 years in the provision of state secondary, further and higher education.

am pleased to say

Mr Evan Luard

During the last ten years the number of state and

state subsidised secondary places has been increased from

63,600 to 246,200 (an increase of 287%), the number of

further education places from 18,200 to 37,100 (an increase

of 104%) and the number of higher education places from

7,920 to 16,260 (an increase of 105%). There has been a

60% increase in the 12-21 year-old population age group

during the same period.

625 D.330614 4M 6/75 Cr.P.C. Gp839/3

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