APPENDICES
APPENDIX 29
(Chapter 10: Education)
Number of Educational Institutions by Type
As of September
Type
Kindergartens
1995
1996
1997
731
734
735+
Primary schools
Secondary schools
Special schools (1)
860
856
847+
507
498
503+
69
68
70+
Technical Institutes
7
7
7
Technical Colleges
2
2
2
Hong Kong Institute of Education (2)
1
Approved post-secondary college
1
1
1t
Other colleges (3)
17
16
20+
UGC-funded institutions (2)
7
8
8
The Open University of Hong Kong
Adult education institutions
1
1
1
400
411
421+
Total
2 603
2 602
2 615+
Notes: (1) Include Practical Schools and Skill Opportunity Schools.
(2) The Hong Kong Institute of Education was included within the purview of the University Grants Committee in 1996.
(3) Other colleges are those private schools which provide post-secondary courses, such as Far East College of Hong Kong, Chu Hai
College, Hong Kong Adventist College and Hong Kong Buddhist College, etc.
† Provisional figure.
445