Appendix 22
(Chapter 6: Education)
Hong Kong Students in Britain
Course attending
255
1975
As at December 1976
1977
Professional courses
Engineering
797
1 018
1 151
Secretarial
272
340
391
Nursing
839
610
387
Science
159
188
335
Management and business studies
227
289
307
English Language
156
222
275
Accountancy
111
141
158
Computer science
81
103
141
Law
122
136
129
Medical science
137
85
95
Pharmacy
Economics
Textiles
Education
Social science
Arts
Art and design
Architecture
Dentistry
Music
66
74
84
91
106
75
90
91
119
87
47
65
81
41
53
60
17
115
59
68
44
40
27
39
39
27
25
23
22
22
21
Hotel and catering
21
21
Others
76
161
21 138
Sub-total
General Certificate of Education
3510
3 955
4 119
2960
3 143
School children
1 053
1 449
3 585 1920
Total
7 523
8 547
9 624
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies
Country
Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
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Appendix 23
(Chapter 6: Education)
Expenditure on Education
1974-5
1 348 2 601
3 909
139
Recurrent expenditure
Grants and subsidies
Capital expenditure
Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university
student grants)
Total
Education expenditure by other departments
1975-6
1 698
3 121
2215 225
1976-7
1 669 2719 1 858 249
$ Thousand
School year Aug-July
1974-5
202 525
1975-6
1976-7
8 922
213 233 12 535
229 540
13 710
713 781
755 542
869 362
240 694
303 017
306 854
4 868
1 170 790
5924
1 290 251
7811
1 427 277
12 371
14 399
15 804