APPENDICES
APPENDIX 30
(Chapter 10: Education)
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies (
Country
1993
1994
1995
Britain
3 477@
3 222
@
2 979 @
United States
5 025
4 555
Canada
2 828
2 787
Australia
3 153
3 109
4 187 2 603 3.579
Notes: (1) Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.
@Exclude returned students, students on short courses and Government servants on training courses.
APPENDIX 31
(Chapter 10: Education)
Public Expenditure on Education
Total expenditure ($ Million)
As % of government budget
As % of Gross Domestic Product
Recurrent expenditure ($ Million) % spent on
Primary education
Secondary education
Tertiary education
Note: Revised estimates.
Financial Year (April–March)
1992/93
21 600
1993/94 25 119
1994/95* 29 110
17.5
16.2
17.0
2.8
2.8
2.9
18 900
23 052
26 921
25.8
23.5
22.4
36.7
34.5
33.4
33.2
34.7
36.5
APPENDIX 32
(Chapter 11: Health)
Vital Statistics
Estimated mid-year population
Births:
Known live births
Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)
Deaths:
Known deaths
い
1993
1994
5 919 000
6 061 400
70 451
12.0
71 646*
11.9
1995 6 189 800
68 836
11.2
30 571
29 905*
31 183
Crude death rate (per 1 000 population) Infant mortality rate (1) (per 1 000 live births) Neo-natal mortality rate (1) (per 1 000 live births) Maternal mortality rate (1) (per 1 000 total births)
5.2
5.0*
5.1
4.7
4.8
4.7
2.8
2.8
2.9
0.04
0.11
0.04
Life expectancy at birth (years)
Male
75.2
75.8*
75.7
Female
80.7
81.2*
81.3
Notes: (1) Figures are based on registered deaths.
Revised figures.
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