APPENDICES
APPENDIX 26
(Chapter 10: Education)
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies†
Country
Britain
United States
Canada
Australia
1987
4 232
3 679
3 616
1 877
Note: Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.
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APPENDIX 27
(Chapter 10: Education)
Expenditure on Education
1988
1989
3 856
4 539
4215
4 855
3 808
5 096
3 147
4 678
$ Thousand
Total
Education expenditure by other departments
APPENDIX 28
(Chapter 11: Health)
Vital Statistics
Estimated mid-year population
Births:
Known live births
Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)
Deaths:
1986-87
School year Aug-July 1987-88
Recurrent expenditure
904,520
1,007,949
1988-89 1,287,298
Capital expenditure
167,882
192,870
400,536
Grants and subsidies
5,174,328
5,756,997
6,724,182
Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)
2,194,459
2,517,180
3,130,198
University and Polytechnic Grants Committee
(including university student grants)
90,054
69,665
72,658
8,531,243
9,544,661
11,614,872
951,384
941,008
804,092
12.5
1987
5 613 400
69 958
1988
5 681 300
1989
5 761 400
69 692 12.2
75 412 13.3
Known deaths
26 916
27 659+
28 653
Crude death rate (per 1000 population) Infant mortality rate* (per I 000 live births) Neo-natal mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Maternal mortality rate* (per 1 000 total births)
4.8
4.9
7.5
7.6
4.8
4.8
0.04
0.04
0.06
35998
5.0
6.9
4.5
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male
74.2
74.4
74.7
Female
79.7
79.9
80.3
Note:
Revised figures.
403
* Based on registered deaths.