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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 26

(Chapter 10: Education)

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies†

Country

Britain

United States

Canada

Australia

1987

4 232

3 679

3 616

1 877

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

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APPENDIX 27

(Chapter 10: Education)

Expenditure on Education

1988

1989

3 856

4 539

4215

4 855

3 808

5 096

3 147

4 678

$ Thousand

Total

Education expenditure by other departments

APPENDIX 28

(Chapter 11: Health)

Vital Statistics

Estimated mid-year population

Births:

Known live births

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

Deaths:

1986-87

School year Aug-July 1987-88

Recurrent expenditure

904,520

1,007,949

1988-89 1,287,298

Capital expenditure

167,882

192,870

400,536

Grants and subsidies

5,174,328

5,756,997

6,724,182

Grants to Universities and Polytechnic (including rates)

2,194,459

2,517,180

3,130,198

University and Polytechnic Grants Committee

(including university student grants)

90,054

69,665

72,658

8,531,243

9,544,661

11,614,872

951,384

941,008

804,092

12.5

1987

5 613 400

69 958

1988

5 681 300

1989

5 761 400

69 692 12.2

75 412 13.3

Known deaths

26 916

27 659+

28 653

Crude death rate (per 1000 population) Infant mortality rate* (per I 000 live births) Neo-natal mortality rate* (per 1 000 live births) Maternal mortality rate* (per 1 000 total births)

4.8

4.9

7.5

7.6

4.8

4.8

0.04

0.04

0.06

35998

5.0

6.9

4.5

Life expectancy at birth (years)

Male

74.2

74.4

74.7

Female

79.7

79.9

80.3

Note:

Revised figures.

403

* Based on registered deaths.