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Appendix 26

(Chapter 9: Education)

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies+

Country

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

1986

4 269

3. 509

2 930

688

Note: Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.

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Expenditure on Education

1987

1988

4 232

3 856

3 679

3 616

1 877

4 215 3.808 3 147

School year Aug–July

$ Thousand

1985-86

1986-87

Recurrent expenditure

801,718

904,520

1987-88

1,007,949

Capital expenditure

130,532

167,882

192,870

Grants and subsidies

4,598,659

5,174,328

5,756,997

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

1,817,363

2,194,459

2,517,180

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee

(including university student grants)

72,831

90,054

69,665

Total

7,421,103

8,531,243

9,544,661

870,268

951,384

941,008

Education expenditure by other departments

Appendix 28 (Chapter 10: Health)

Vital Statistics

Estimated mid-year population

Births:

Known live births

Crude birth rate (per 1000 population)

Deaths:

Known deaths

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1986

5 532 600

1987

1988

5 613 400

71 620 13.0

69 9581

12.5

5 681 300

75 625 13.4

25 912

26 916‡

27 595

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)

4.7

4.8

4.9

Infant mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Neo-natal mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Maternal mortality rate* (per 1 000 total births)

7.7

7.5

7.6

5.3

4.8

4.8

0.03

0.04

0.04

Life expectancy at birth (years)

Male

74.1

74.2

N.A.

Female

79.6

79.7

N.A.

Note: Revised figures.

* Based on registered deaths.

N.A. Not available.

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