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The major items of recurrent expenditure are incurred in the teaching departments. The departmental teaching costs, usually referred to as the direct costs, cover salaries, wages, and superannuation; departmental and laboratory supplies; equipment; and other minor expenditure. This expenditure is
then expressed as unit costs (that is expenditure per student per year, allowing for teaching done by or for other departments) and is discussed in paragraphs 19 to 23 below. The total direct teaching costs are shown below as a percentage of total expenditure
K
1978-79
1979-80
1980-81 (estimated)
HKU
%
%
%
(a) teaching departments
64.1
63.8
62.6
(b) administration and
maintenance
15.4
14.2
14.4
(c) rented quarters and
housing allowances
6.2
7.5
8.3
(d) all other
14.3
14.5
14.7
CUHK
(a) teaching departments
57.9
57.1
56.9
(b) administration and
maintenance
19.1
19.5
18.8
(c) rented quarters and
housing allowances
3.9
4.1
5.0
(d) all other
19.1
19.3
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(a) teaching departments
61.6
61.5
62.7
(b) administration and
maintenance
16.3
16.5
17.1
(c) rented quarters and
housing allowances
10.9
11.2
9.3
(d) all other
11.2
10.8
10.9
Notes (a) Expenditure from earmarked grants is excluded.
(b) The 1980-81 figures are estimates.
(c) Costs of 1980 salary revisions have been taken
into account.
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