Appendix 22
(Chapter 8: Education)
Hong Kong Students Going to Britain
Secondary School
College of Further Education:
G.C.E. 'O'
G.C.E. 'A'
Nursing
O.N.D. and H.N.D.
1st Degree
Postgraduate
Others
Total
331
January-December
1982
1983
1984
905
1.303
755
341
587
801
201
312
316
66
42
21
34
68
70
466
918
691
232
355
391
383
446
802
2 628
4 031
3 847
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies
Country
Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
4 276
5 547
5 394
3 264
2 088
2 049
4 752
3 946
3 284
757
428
987
Appendix 23 (Chapter 8: Education) Expenditure on Education
$ Thousand
School year Aug–July
1981-82
1982-83
1983-84
Recurrent expenditure
Capital expenditure
530.009
601,876
645,113
165.183
81,241
122,375
Grants and subsidies
2.552.236
3.234.656
3,565,990
Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)
972.447
1,070.161
1,187,178
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university
student grants)
26.692
27.528
55,344
Total
4,246,567
5,015,462
5,576,000
Education expenditure by other departments
193,806
352.356
534,739