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APPENDICES
APPENDIX 32
(Chapter 10: Education)
Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies (1)
Country
United States
Australia Canada 2
Britain
1995
1996
1997
4 187
4 782
4 426
3 579
4 200
3 542
2 603
2 607
1 962
#
2979
2 506'
*
Notes: (1) Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.
(2) Exclude returned students, students on short courses and Government servants on training courses.
Figure covers the period from 1 January to 9 November 1996 only.
*
No statistic received from the visa-issuing authority.
Source: Education Department.
(For enquiries, please call the Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)
APPENDIX 33
(Chapter 10: Education)
Public Expenditure on Education
Financial Year (April-March)
1995/96
1996/97†
1997/98#
Total expenditure ($ Million)
As percentage of government budget (%)
33,611
39,165
45,315
17.6
18.0
18.2
As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)
3.1
3.3
3.4
Recurrent expenditure ($ Million)
30,317
34,350
38,115
Percentage spent on
Primary education
22.2
21.5
21.6
Secondary education
33.7
33.2
33.5
Tertiary education
35.9
36.7
35.9
8.2
8.6
9.0
Others (1)
Notes: (1) Include government recurrent expenditure on pre-primary, technical, special education, central administration and miscellaneous services.
+ Revised estimates.
Source:
# Draft estimates.
Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)
APPENDIX 34
(Chapter 11: Health)
Population and Vital Statistics
Estimated mid-year population
Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)
Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)
Infant mortality rate) (per 1 000 registered live births)
Neo-natal mortality rate) (per 1 000 registered live births)
Maternal mortality rate(1) (per 100 000 total births)
Expectation of life at birth (years)
Male
Female
Notes: (1) Figures are based on registered deaths.
Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,
* Provisional figure.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5564)
Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)
1995
1996
1997
6 156 100
6311 000
6 502 100
11.2
10.1
9.1*
5.1
5.1
4.8*
4.4
4.0
4.0*
2.5
2.2
2.1*
7.3
3.1
1.6*
76.0
76.3
76.4*
81.5
81.8
81.9*
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