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(C) UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG (ACADENTO TEAROJ

1969/70 1970/71

ESTIMATED

1971/72 1972/73 1973/74 1974/75

INROLMENT

EXPENDITURE 2,693

2,832

2,996

3,197

3,286 3,954

(1) RECURRENT

DOLLARS 46.2M

47.9M)

55.5M

65.5M

82.3M 93.1M

(11) CAPITAL

DOLLARS

3.5M

6.9M

18.7M

15.3M

5.2M 2.0M

DOLLARS 49.7M

54.8M

74.2M

80.8M

87.5M

95.1M

NOTE: THE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE RECORDED ABOVE REFERS TO GOVERNMENT

PROJECTS ONLY.

2. EXPLANATORY NOTE ON THE PROGRESS AND PROSPECTS OF THE HONG KONG

POLYTECHNIC,

(1) THE HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC WAS STARTED ON 1 AUGUST 1972 ON THE

BASIS OF AN EXISTING TECHNICAL COLLEGE. THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE WAS

WHOLLY OWNED AND OPERATED BY THE GOVERNMENT EDUCATION DEPARTMENT

AND COMPARABLE EXPENDITURE FIGURES CANNOT NOW BE EXTRACTED FROM

GOVERNMENT ACCOUNTS.

(2) THE TECHNICAL COLLEGE STUDENT ENROLMENT WAS 1834 FULL TIME EQUIVALENT IN 1971/72 AND HAD BEEN RELATIVELY STATIC AT SOMEWHAT

BELOW THAT FIGURE FOR SEVERAL YEARS.

3) SINCE AUGUST 1972 THE POLYTECHNIC HAS EXPANDED RAPIDLY IN STUDENT NUMBERS AND FACILITIES. THE GOVERNMENT OF HONG KONG HAS ACCEPTED

CAPITAL COMMITMENTS IN PRINCIPLE UP TO DOLLARS 151.4M. (INCLUDING EQUIPMENT AND FEES) FOR THE FIRST TWO PHASES OF BUILDING AND

CONTRACTS FOR PHASE I AT APPROXIMATELY DOLLARS 70M FOR BUILDING

ARE NOW BEING CONCLUDED.

(4) THE GOVERNMENT APPROVED PROGRAMMES FOR THE POLYTECHNIC ASSUME A STUDENT ENROLMENT OF 7000 F.T.E. IN 1978, RISING TO 8,000 F.T.E. AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE AFTERWARDS: AND AN EVENING STUDENTS ENROLMENT

RISING FROM THE PRESENT FIGURE OF ABOUT 13,000 TO 20,000 WITHIN ABOUT FOUR YEARS.

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CONFIDENTIAL

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