382
Appendix 26
(Chapter 9: Education)
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies+
Country
Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
1986
4 269
3. 509
2 930
688
Note: Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.
Appendix 27
[ ]
-
(Chapter 9: Education)
Expenditure on Education
1987
1988
4 232
3 856
3 679
3 616
1 877
4 215 3.808 3 147
School year Aug–July
$ Thousand
1985-86
1986-87
Recurrent expenditure
801,718
904,520
1987-88
1,007,949
Capital expenditure
130,532
167,882
192,870
Grants and subsidies
4,598,659
5,174,328
5,756,997
Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)
1,817,363
2,194,459
2,517,180
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee
(including university student grants)
72,831
90,054
69,665
Total
7,421,103
8,531,243
9,544,661
870,268
951,384
941,008
Education expenditure by other departments
Appendix 28 (Chapter 10: Health)
Vital Statistics
Estimated mid-year population
Births:
Known live births
Crude birth rate (per 1000 population)
Deaths:
Known deaths
[
}
1986
5 532 600
1987
1988
5 613 400
71 620 13.0
69 9581
12.5
5 681 300
75 625 13.4
25 912
26 916‡
27 595
Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)
4.7
4.8
4.9
Infant mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Neo-natal mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Maternal mortality rate* (per 1 000 total births)
7.7
7.5
7.6
5.3
4.8
4.8
0.03
0.04
0.04
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male
74.1
74.2
N.A.
Female
79.6
79.7
N.A.
Note: Revised figures.
* Based on registered deaths.
N.A. Not available.
=