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Appendix 22

(Chapter 6: Education)

Hong Kong Students Going to Britain

Secondary School

College of Further Education:

G.C.E. 'O'

G.C.E. 'A'

Nursing

O.N.D. and H.N.D.

1st Degree

Postgraduate

Others

Total

1981

January-December

1982

1983

726

905

1 303

283

341

587

136

201

312

149

66

42

30

34

68

342

466

918

177

232

355

316

383

446

2 159

2 628

4 031

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies

Country

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

1980-81

1981-82

1982-83

4 134

4 276

5 547

2012

3 264

2 088

4 803

4 752

404

987

3 946

757

Appendix 23 (Chapter 6: Education)

Expenditure on Education

|

$ Thousand

School year Aug-July

1980-81

1981-82

1982-83

Recurrent expenditure

Capital expenditure

511.137

530,009

601,876

57,026

165,183

81,241

Grants and subsidies

2,085,562

2,552,236

3,234,656

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

844,656

972,447

1,070,161

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee (including university

student grants)

13,360

26,692

27,528

Total

3,511,741

4,246,567

5,015,462

Education expenditure by other departments

28,436

193,806

352,356