Appendix 22
(Chapter 6: Education)
Hong Kong Students in Britain
Course attending
Professional courses
Nursing
Engineering
Secretarial
Science
Management and business studies
Medical science
Law
Accountancy
Textiles
Arts
Education
English language Music
Architecture
Art and design
Computer science Pharmacy Social science
Hotel and catering
Dentistry
Economics
Others
Sub-total
General Certificate of Education School children
Total
H
:
ili
:
:
:
:
:
:..
:
:..
233
As at December
1973
1974
1975
726
642
839
319
374
797
181
196
272
100
69
159
80
95
227
75
68
137
60
61
122
54
61
111
42
55
91
37
32
17
28
22
47
27
74
156
25
25
22
23
22
27
13
8
68
12
5
81
10
18
66
7
5
41
5
21
2
27
10
106
272
254
76
2,098
2,104
3,510
1,755
2,234
2,960
480
60
1,053
4,333
4,398
7,523*
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies
Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
+
Country
-
1972-3
1973-4
1974-5
1,310
1,352
1,348
2,420
2,812
2,601
2,536
3,761
3,909
113
91
139
* This total figure has resulted from both an increase in the number of students arriving in Britain and from an increase in the number recorded due to a change in the recording procedure in the Students Section, Hong Kong Government Office, London.
Appendix 23
(Chapter 6: Education)
Expenditure on Education
$ Thousand
1972-3
School year Aug-July
1973-4
1974-5
Recurrent expenditure Capital expenditure
152,313
169,073
202,525
12,266
19,679
8,922
Grants and subsidies
529,618
591,334
713,781
Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)
147,186*
184,159
240,694
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university student grants)
4,509
3,664
4,868
Total
845,892
967,909
1,170,790
Education expenditure by other departments
:
6,513
10,168
12,371
* Grants to the universities only.