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APPENDIX 35

(Chapter 9: Education)

Public Expenditure on Education

APPENDICES

Financial Year (April–March)

1997-98

1998-99*

1999-2000

#

Total expenditure ($ million)

47,027

50,780

55,185

As percentage of public expenditure (%)

20.0

18.5

19.0

As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)

3.5

3.9

4.3

Recurrent expenditure ($ million)

36,663

41,645

44,000

Spent on (%)

Primary education

21.6

21.6

22.2

Secondary education

Tertiary education Others (1)

Notes: (1) Include government recurrent expenditure on pre-primary, special education, adult education, technical education

34.3

34.5

34.7

35.4

34.7

33.2

8.7

9.2

9.9

and departmental support.

*

Revised estimates.

# Draft estimates.

Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2810 2617)

APPENDIX 36

(Chapter 10: Health)

Population and Vital Events

1997

1998

1999

Mid-year population

6 502 100

6 687 200

6 843 000

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)

9.1

7.9

7.4#

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)

4.9

4.9*

4.9#

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

4.0

3.2

3.2#

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

2.2

Post neonatal mortality rate) (per 1 000 registered live births) Maternal mortality rate) (per 100 000 total births) Expectation of life at birth (years)

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1.5

1.6#

1.9

1.7

1.6#

1.6

1.9*

0.0#

Male

Female

76.8

77.2*

77.2#

82.2

82.6*

82.6#

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

*

Revised figure.

#

Provisional figure.

Sources: Demographic Statistics Section, Census and Statistics Department,

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2716 8345)

Department of Health.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2961 8569)

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