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students in 1981, building up to an annual intake of 100 in 1983. In addition to the new hospital at Shatin there are plans for a 1,300-bed psychiatric hospital in West Kowloon to be completed in 1979; a 1.200-bed hospital at Tuen Mun to be completed in 1986 and 500-bed psychiatric hospital on Hong Kong Island, to be completed in late 1980s.

Mr. Sims asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what are the plans of the Hong Kong Government in terms of expenditure and

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Chinese University of Hong Kong Hong Kong Polytechnic

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expansion of the full-time student popula- tion for Hong Kong's three institutions of higher education; and how this figure for full-time student population will com- pare with the present time and with 10- years ago.

Mr. Luard: It is planned to increase total gross expenditure on the three institutes of higher education from HKS 301,712,000 in 1976-77 to HKS 406,500,000 in 1980-81. ) U J

Comparative statistics for the expansion of the full-time student population are:

1966-67 2,066 2,069.

1976-77b

4,029 4,119 Y

1980-81

5,264

- 4,741

'4,738 1.60

7,2308

4,135 d.

12,889

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Mr. R. C. Mitchell asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of Principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities; and how many are graduates of other universities.

t: Mr. Tomlinson: Comprehensive statis- tics of the university background of all Foreign and Commonwealth Office personnel are not available, but it is esti- mated that of the staff of the rank of Principal, or the equivalent, and above, some 630 are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities and 170 are graduates of other universities.

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Mr. R. C. Mitchell asked the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of Deputy Sec retary or equivalent and above graduates of Oxford and Cambridge and how many are graduates of other universities.

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Mr. Tomlinson: Of the 50 staff of the rank of Deputy Secretary, or the equiva- lent, and above, 42 are graduates of Oxford and Cambridge universities, and seven are graduates of other universities.

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AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES AND FOOD

Animals (Export)"

38. Mr. William ́Hamilton asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if he will now take steps to ban the export of live animals.

: Mr. Strang: No, but we continue to keep this trade under close review.

Mr. George Rodgers asked the Minis- ter of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food if, in view of the call by the British Veterinary Association on 30th June 1977 for a ban on the export of live animals for slaughter, he will undertake discus- sions with the association on this issue.

Mr. Strang: My Department is in con- tact with the British Veterinary Associa- tion on this matter. ...

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Mr. R. C. Mitchell asked the Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food how many civil servants in his Department of the rank of Principal or equivalent and above are graduates of Oxford and Cam- bridge universities; and how many are graduates of other universities.

Mr. John Silkin: There are 1,129 civil servants of the rank of Principal, or