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2.10 Of total government expenditure on consolidated account in
1981/82 of an estimated HK$30,938 million (approx. £2,878
million) in 1981/82, some 42% was spent on social services, 22%
on community services (transport, water supplies, amenities,
etc), 16% on general services (administration, law and order,
defence, etc), 8% on economic services (airport, harbours,
communications, etc), and the remainder on miscellaneous items
such as common supporting services.
SOCIAL SERVICES
EDUCATION
3.1
Approximately 12% of total Government expenditure is on
education (an estimated HK$4,409 million in 1981/82). The
Government provides nine years compulsory free education for all. There are two universities with a total undergraduate
enrolment for the 1981/82 session of nearly 10,000 students, and
a postgraduate enrolment of about 2,300. The Hong Kong Polytechnic provides higher education in mainly technical and
commercial subjects, and had about 7,000 full-time and 18, 200
part-time students registered for the 1981/82 session. Planning
has begun for a second Polytechnic. Three post-secondary colleges provide courses for about 7,500 students. 24,000
students are enrolled on formal courses of Adult Education.
Government is aiming to increase enrolment in higher education
by 4% p.a. up to 1988.
The
3:2 There are around 1,700 Hong Kong students on first-degree
courses in Britain. The Hong Kong Government have instituted a
loan scheme to assist those in difficulties on account of the
abolition of British subsidy for overseas students fees. paragraph 5.5)
(see
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