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Estimated population as at end of 1996
The estimated population of Hong Kong at the end of December 1996 was 6,421,300, according to figures released by the Census and Statistics Department today (Thursday).
This represents an increase of 151,300 persons or 2.4 per cent as compared with end-1995 when the estimated population was 6,270,000.
During 1996, there were 63,500 births and 30,700 deaths in Hong Kong. The balance of births and deaths thus amounted to 32,800 and accounted for 22 per cent of the population growth.
During the same period, the balance of total arrivals and departures showed a net inflow of some 118,500 persons.
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BOE members visit the HKTA Ching Chung Secondary School
Two members of the Board of Education (BOE), Mr Michael Hong Man-hoi, and Mr Isaac Tse Pak-hoi today (Thursday) visited the HKTA Ching Chung Secondary School in Sau Mau Ping, Kwun Tong.
On arrival, they were greeted by the school head, Mr Hong Yit-kiu.
During the visit, they toured the school and were briefed on how Chinese was introduced gradually as the medium of instruction in the school.
The school, founded in 1985, is operated by the Hong Kong Taoist Association.
In the 1996/97 school year, it has appointed 55 teachers and enrolled over a thousand students.
With the increasing common use of Chinese, the school has started adopting Chinese as the medium of instruction for most of the subjects in its junior forms since the 1992/93 school year.