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Appendix 22

(Chapter 6: Education)

Hong Kong Students in Britain

Course attending

255

1975

As at December 1976

1977

Professional courses

Engineering

797

1 018

1 151

Secretarial

272

340

391

Nursing

839

610

387

Science

159

188

335

Management and business studies

227

289

307

English Language

156

222

275

Accountancy

111

141

158

Computer science

81

103

141

Law

122

136

129

Medical science

137

85

95

Pharmacy

Economics

Textiles

Education

Social science

Arts

Art and design

Architecture

Dentistry

Music

66

74

84

91

106

75

90

91

119

87

47

65

81

41

53

60

17

115

59

68

44

40

27

39

39

27

25

23

22

22

21

Hotel and catering

21

21

Others

76

161

21 138

Sub-total

General Certificate of Education

3510

3 955

4 119

2960

3 143

School children

1 053

1 449

3 585 1920

Total

7 523

8 547

9 624

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies

Country

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

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Appendix 23

(Chapter 6: Education)

Expenditure on Education

1974-5

1 348 2 601

3 909

139

Recurrent expenditure

Grants and subsidies

Capital expenditure

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university

student grants)

Total

Education expenditure by other departments

1975-6

1 698

3 121

2215 225

1976-7

1 669 2719 1 858 249

$ Thousand

School year Aug-July

1974-5

202 525

1975-6

1976-7

8 922

213 233 12 535

229 540

13 710

713 781

755 542

869 362

240 694

303 017

306 854

4 868

1 170 790

5924

1 290 251

7811

1 427 277

12 371

14 399

15 804