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| Table 52a: Preliminary
estimate of the opportunity cost of certified waste to Hong Kong
children. graph 78 | table 43 | table 44 | table 45 | table 46 | tables 47a, 47b, and 47c | table 48 | table 49 | table 50 | table 51 | tables 52b and 52c | data collection (tables) |
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| Per
annum Time (Study hours) |
Per
annum Money (HK dollars) |
One
Child's School Career (HK dollars)
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| One Child average1 |
All Children3 |
One Child average2 |
All Children4 |
Form V | Form VII |
| 147.1 (table 51) |
106,193,115 (table
51)
|
3,307 (table 49) |
2,371,207,573 (table
49)
|
56,788 (table 46) |
76,702 (table 46) |
| Note
1:
This average is based on waste occurring at all
grade levels simultaneously. It is obtained by dividing the total of
column (6) by the total of column (2) found at the bottom of table 51.
The average value for each grade level is entirely different. (table) |
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| Note 2: This average is based on waste occurring at all grade levels simultaneously. It is obtained by dividing the total of column (5) by the total of column (2) found at the bottom of table 49. The average value for each grade level is entirely different. (table) | |||||
| Notes
3 and 4:
All children refers to all children that
never manage to enjoy the fruits of their study. See the subsection
entitled Hong Kong's Also
Rans under Language as Tool. (table) |
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| Table 52b: Preliminary
estimate of per annum opportunity cost of certified waste to
Hong Kong tax payers and children. graph 78 | table 43 | table 44 | table 45 | table 46 | tables 47a, 47b, and 47c | table 48 | table 49 | table 50 | table 51 | tables 52a and 52c | data collection (tables) |
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| Total (HK dollars) |
Total less
P1-P3 (HK dollars) |
|
| Teachers salaries1 |
2,394,624,931
|
1,908,016,644 (table 50) |
| Hong Kong Children |
2,371,207,573 (table 49) |
1,973,345,009 (table 49) |
| Total2 |
4,765,832,504 |
3,881,361,653 |
| Rounded total |
HK$ 4.8 billion | HK$ 3.9 billion |
| HK$7.79 = 1US$ |
US$ 612 million |
US$ 498 million |
| Note 1: During the 2002-2003 school year there were 471 Native English language Teachers (NETs) working in 430 Hong Kong secondary schools and 167 NETs working with 334 primary schools. An addtional 298 primary schools were granted HK$150,000 to hire native-speaking English Language Teaching Assistants (ELTAs). The expenditure on NETs and ELTAs are not included here. Source: Professor Arthur Li K.C., Secretary for Education and Manpower. Education and Manpower Bureau. 2003. A speech presented at the Legislative Council during the motion debate on "Promoting the use of English in Hong Kong" (January 22). EARTH's copy available on request. (tables 52b | 52c) | ||
| Note 2: These figures do not include the direct cost of English language education-related materials such as books purchased by Hong Kong parents; nor do they include the indirect expenditure on these same items purchased with Hong Kong parents' tax dollars. Also not included in these figures are the cost and maintenance of occupied classrooms devoted to English language instruction, and the cost of utilities and equipment, such as language-related computer software and hardware. Far more important, but still unexplored is probably Hong Kong's single largest source of waste -- namely, the market inefficiency (new window) that results from Hong Kong's universal English language requirement as applied to government, business, and industry. In addition to the cost of NETs and ELTAs (see note 1 above) one must also include the opportunity cost of attendance at, and the waste of labor employed in running, private language schools and tutorial classes. This is to say nothing of the value of the many lost hours in homework devoted to the study of the English language. (tables 50 | 52b | 52c) | ||
| Table 52c: Preliminary
estimate of the per annum opportunity cost of certified waste as
a percentage of recurrent government expenditure on education. graph 78 | table 43 | table 44 | table 45 | table 46 | tables 47a, 47b, and 47c | table 48 | table 49 | table 50 | table 51 | tables 52a and 52b | data collection (tables) | primary sources of waste (teachers' salaries | primary sources of waste (opportunity cost to children) |
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| Government
recurrent expenditure1 |
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| 2000-2001 (HK$ millions) |
2001-2002 (HK$ millions) |
2002-2003 (HK$ millions) |
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| 44,250 (0.319)4 |
46,244 (0.310)4 |
47,277 (0.301)4 |
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| Teachers salaries2 HK$ millions |
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| Total | 2,395 (table 50) |
5.4% |
5.2% |
5.1% |
| Total less P1-P3 |
1,908 (table 50) |
4.3% |
4.1% |
4.0% |
| Hong Kong children HK$ millions |
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| Total | 2,371 (table 49) |
5.4% |
5.1% |
5.0% |
| Total less P1-P3 |
1,973 (table 49) |
4.3% |
4.2% |
4.2% |
| Total3 |
4,766 | 10.8% |
10.3% |
10.1% |
| Total less P1-P3 | 3,881 | 8.8% |
8.4% |
8.2% |
| Note
1a: The Hong Kong educational budget is divided into two major
accounts:
operating and capital. The operating account is further divided into
recurrent and non-recurrent accounts. The recurrent account made up 98%
of the estimated 2004-2005 education budget. (table) |
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| Note
2: Please see note 1 in
table 52b. (table) |
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| Note 3: Please see note 2 in table 52b. (table) | ||||
| Note 4: Decimal fraction of recurrent government expenditure devoted to tertiary education. | ||||
| Source 1: The Government of Hong Kong Special Administration Region. Education and Manpower Bureau. [online document - new window] (26 April 2004) Press releases and publications/Figures and statistics/General information on education in Hong Kong/Government expenditure on education. EARTH's copy available on request. | ||||
| Source 2: The Hong Kong Government Special Administration Region. Government Information Center. The 2004-05 Budget [online document] Head 156 - Government secretariat: Education and Manpower Bureau. (26 April 2004) Estimates/Expenditure analysis by head. EARTH's copy is available on request. | ||||
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