APPENDIX 35
(Chapter 9: Education)
Public Expenditure on Education
APPENDICES
Financial Year (April–March)
Total expenditure ($ Million)
As percentage of public expenditure (%)
As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)
Recurrent expenditure ($ Million)
Spent on (%)
Primary education
Secondary education
Tertiary education Others (1)
1996-97
1997–98†
37,908
48,510
1998-99 #
53,200
17.9
19.9
18.4
3.2
3.7
3.8
33,779
37,276
42,990
21.5
21.8
21.6
33.7
33.9
34.6
36.2
35.4
34.5
8.6
8.9
9.3
Notes: (1) Include government recurrent expenditure on pre-primary, special education, adult education, technical education
and departmental support.
+
Revised estimates.
#
Draft estimates.
Source:
Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)
APPENDIX 36
(Chapter 10: Health)
Population and Vital Events
1996
1997
1998
Estimated mid-year population
6 311 000
6 502 100
6 687 200
Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)
10.1
9.1
7.9*
Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)
5.1
4.9
4.8*
Infant mortality rate) (per 1 000 registered live births)
4.0
4.0
3.2*
Neo-natal mortality rate (per 1 000 registered live births) Maternal mortality rate) (per 100 000 total births) Expectation of life at birth (years)
2.2
2.2
1.5*
3.1
1.6
0.0*
Male
Female
76.3
76.8
76.9*
81.8
82.2
82.3*
Notes: (1) Figures are based on registered deaths.
Provisional figure.
Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5564)
Department of Health.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)
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