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APPENDICES

APPENDIX 39

(Chapter 9: Education)

Government Expenditure on Education

Financial Year (April-March)

1999-2000*

2000-2001*

2001-2002*

Total expenditure ($ million)

50,307

51,408

As percentage of total government expenditure (%) As percentage of Gross Domestic Product (%)

23.4

22.9

52,597 22.0

4.0

4.1

4.2

Recurrent expenditure ($ million)

42,866

44,250

46,378

21.1

22.4

22.7

32.6

33.7

34.1

34.6

31.9

30.9

11.7

12.1

12.3

Spent on (%)

Primary education Secondary education

Tertiary education

Others (1)

Notes: (1) Figures include government recurrent expenditure on kindergarten, special education, adult education courses run or funded by the Education Department, vocational education courses run by the Hong Kong Institute of Vocational Education and departmental support.

* Revised estimates.

Source: Education and Manpower Bureau, Government Secretariat.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 3150 8032)

APPENDIX 40

(Chapter 10: Health)

Population and Vital Events

1999

2000

2001

Mid-year population**

6 606 500

6 665 000

6 724 900

Crude birth rate (per 1 000 population)**

7.8

8.1

7.2#

Crude death rate (per 1 000 population)**

5.0

5.1

4.8#

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

3.2

2.9

2.7#

1.6

1.7

1.6#

1.6

1.2

1.1 #

2.0

5.6

2.0#

Male

76.7

77.0

77.0#

Female

81.8

82.2

82.2#

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

**

The Population Census conducted in March 2001 provides a benchmark for revising the population figures compiled since the 1996 Population By-census. In this table, population and population-related figures from 1999 to 2000 have been revised accordingly. As a result, such statistics presented in this edition of the publication may be different from those presented in earlier editions. 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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