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Appendix 22

(Chapter 6: Education)

Hong Kong Students in Britain

Course attending

Professional courses

Nursing

Engineering

Secretarial

Science

Management and business studies

Medical science

Law

Accountancy

Textiles

Arts

Education

English language Music

Architecture

Art and design

Computer science Pharmacy Social science

Hotel and catering

Dentistry

Economics

Others

Sub-total

General Certificate of Education School children

Total

H

:

ili

:

:

:

:

:

:..

:

:..

233

As at December

1973

1974

1975

726

642

839

319

374

797

181

196

272

100

69

159

80

95

227

75

68

137

60

61

122

54

61

111

42

55

91

37

32

17

28

22

47

27

74

156

25

25

22

23

22

27

13

8

68

12

5

81

10

18

66

7

5

41

5

21

2

27

10

106

272

254

76

2,098

2,104

3,510

1,755

2,234

2,960

480

60

1,053

4,333

4,398

7,523*

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

+

Country

-

1972-3

1973-4

1974-5

1,310

1,352

1,348

2,420

2,812

2,601

2,536

3,761

3,909

113

91

139

* This total figure has resulted from both an increase in the number of students arriving in Britain and from an increase in the number recorded due to a change in the recording procedure in the Students Section, Hong Kong Government Office, London.

Appendix 23

(Chapter 6: Education)

Expenditure on Education

$ Thousand

1972-3

School year Aug-July

1973-4

1974-5

Recurrent expenditure Capital expenditure

152,313

169,073

202,525

12,266

19,679

8,922

Grants and subsidies

529,618

591,334

713,781

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

147,186*

184,159

240,694

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university student grants)

4,509

3,664

4,868

Total

845,892

967,909

1,170,790

Education expenditure by other departments

:

6,513

10,168

12,371

* Grants to the universities only.