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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 30

(Chapter 10: Education)

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies "

Country

1994

1995

1996

Britain (2)

3 222

2 979

2 506#

United States

4 555

4 187

4 782

Canada

2 787

2 603

Australia

3 109

3579

2 607 4 200

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

(2) Exclude returned students, students on short courses and Government servants on training courses. # Figure covers the period from 1 January to 9 November 1996 only.

Source: Education Department.

APPENDIX 31

(Chapter 10: Education)

Public Expenditure on Education

Financial Year (April-March)

1993/94

1994/95

1995/96†

Total expenditure ($ Million)(1)

25,409

28,878

As percentage of government budget (%)

16.4

17.4

33,781 17.3

As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)

2.8

2.8

3.0

Recurrent expenditure ($ Million) (1)

22,572

26,186

30,580

Percentage spent on

Primary education

24.0

23.1

22.4

Secondary education

35.2

34.3

33.2

Tertiary education

33.3

34.8

36.3

Notes: (1) Revised figures (include Special Education).

+ Revised estimates.

Source:

Education and Manpower Branch, Government Secretariat.

APPENDIX 32

(Chapter 11: Health)

Population and Vital Statistics

1994

1995

1996

Estimated mid-year population (1)

6 035 400

6 156 000

6 311 000

Crude birth rate (2) (per 1 000 population)

11.9

11.2

10.0*

Crude death rate (2) (per 1 000 population)

5.0

5.1

4.9*

Infant mortality rate (3) (per 1 000 registered live births)

4.8

4.4

4.1*

Neo-natal mortality rate (3) (per 1 000 registered live births)

2.8

2.5

2.3*

Maternal mortality rate (3) (per 100 000 total births) Expectation of life at birth (2) (years)

11.1

7.3

1.5*

Male

75.7

76.0

75.9*

Female

81.5

81.5

81.5*

Notes: (1) The 1996 Population By-census conducted in March 1996 provided a benchmark for revising estimates of the population made since the 1991 Population Census. Revised figures for 1994 and 1995 are presented and are different from those published in the earlier issues of the publication.

Sources:

(2) Figures for 1994 and 1995 were re-compiled using the revised population estimates released in September 1996. (3) Figures are based on registered deaths.

*

Provisional figure.

Census and Statistics Department,

Department of Health.

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