260

Appendix 22

(Chapter 7: Education)

Hong Kong Students in Britain

Course attending

1977

As at December 1978

1979

Professional courses

Engineering

1,151

1,135

1,177

Secretarial

391

441

495

English language

275

405

474

Science

335

377

416

Management and business studies

307

314

349

Nursing

387

203

223

Computer science

141

181

169

Accountancy

158

166

162

Law

129

135

143

Education

81

104

131

Medical science

.95

103

120

Economics

Textiles

Social science

Pharmacy

Music

Architecture

Arts

=87

60

Hotel and catering

Dentistry

Art and design

40

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90

88

92

72

83

Pi

69

81

83

71

35

46

36

43

71

38

21

23

30

23

20

29

38

23

Others

138

151

1,914

11

Sub-total

4,119

4,250

6,309

General Certificate of Education School children

3,585

4,225

4,020

1,920

2,550

2,903

Total

9,624

11,025

13,232

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies

Country

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

Appendix 23 (Chapter 7: Education)

Expenditure on Education

1976-7

1,669

2,719

1,858

249

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ار

1977-8

1978-9

2,566

5,093

2,605

2,560

2,061

2,155

215

439

$ Thousand

School year Aug–July

1976-7

1977-8

Recurrent expenditure

Capital expenditure

Grants and subsidies

229,540

270,291

1978-9

290,685

13,710

21,882

23,333

869,362

1,041,483

1,213,801

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

306,854

341,591

444,591

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university

student grants)

7,811

Total

1,427,277

8,829

1,684,076

9,415

1,981,825

Education expenditure by other departments

15,804

18,342

20,401

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