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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 32

(Chapter 10: Education)

Students Leaving Hong Kong for Overseas Studies (1)

Country

United States

Australia Canada 2

Britain

1995

1996

1997

4 187

4 782

4 426

3 579

4 200

3 542

2 603

2 607

1 962

#

2979

2 506'

*

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.

*

No statistic received from the visa-issuing authority.

Source: Education Department.

(For enquiries, please call the Census and Statistics Department. Enquiry Telephone No.: 2582 4068)

APPENDIX 33

(Chapter 10: Education)

Public Expenditure on Education

Financial Year (April-March)

1995/96

1996/97†

1997/98#

Total expenditure ($ Million)

As percentage of government budget (%)

33,611

39,165

45,315

17.6

18.0

18.2

As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)

3.1

3.3

3.4

Recurrent expenditure ($ Million)

30,317

34,350

38,115

Percentage spent on

Primary education

22.2

21.5

21.6

Secondary education

33.7

33.2

33.5

Tertiary education

35.9

36.7

35.9

8.2

8.6

9.0

Others (1)

Notes: (1) Include government recurrent expenditure on pre-primary, technical, special education, central administration and miscellaneous services.

+ Revised estimates.

Source:

# Draft estimates.

Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat. (Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2619)

APPENDIX 34

(Chapter 11: Health)

Population and Vital Statistics

Estimated mid-year population

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)

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

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

Maternal mortality rate(1) (per 100 000 total births)

Expectation of life at birth (years)

Male

Female

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

Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,

* Provisional figure.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2887 5564)

Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)

1995

1996

1997

6 156 100

6311 000

6 502 100

11.2

10.1

9.1*

5.1

5.1

4.8*

4.4

4.0

4.0*

2.5

2.2

2.1*

7.3

3.1

1.6*

76.0

76.3

76.4*

81.5

81.8

81.9*

1