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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 30

(Chapter 10: Education)

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies (

Country

1993

1994

1995

Britain

3 477@

3 222

@

2 979 @

United States

5 025

4 555

Canada

2 828

2 787

Australia

3 153

3 109

4 187 2 603 3.579

Notes: (1) Figures are based on the number of student visas issued as supplied by visa-issuing authorities.

@Exclude returned students, students on short courses and Government servants on training courses.

APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 10: Education)

Public Expenditure on Education

Total expenditure ($ Million)

As % of government budget

As % of Gross Domestic Product

Recurrent expenditure ($ Million) % spent on

Primary education

Secondary education

Tertiary education

Note: Revised estimates.

Financial Year (April–March)

1992/93

21 600

1993/94 25 119

1994/95* 29 110

17.5

16.2

17.0

2.8

2.8

2.9

18 900

23 052

26 921

25.8

23.5

22.4

36.7

34.5

33.4

33.2

34.7

36.5

APPENDIX 32

(Chapter 11: Health)

Vital Statistics

Estimated mid-year population

Births:

Known live births

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

Deaths:

Known deaths

い

1993

1994

5 919 000

6 061 400

70 451

12.0

71 646*

11.9

1995 6 189 800

68 836

11.2

30 571

29 905*

31 183

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

5.2

5.0*

5.1

4.7

4.8

4.7

2.8

2.8

2.9

0.04

0.11

0.04

Life expectancy at birth (years)

Male

75.2

75.8*

75.7

Female

80.7

81.2*

81.3

Notes: (1) Figures are based on registered deaths.

Revised figures.

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