English or languish - Probing the ramifications
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  • Student enrolment

    • graph 1a - Non-tertiary enrolment by school level and type

    • Primary and secondary day school enrolment by grade level
      • graph 1b - A percentage comparison of average 1992 - 2000 enrolment with 2001 enrolment
      • graph 1c - 2001 enrolment (actual numbers)

    • graph 1d - 1992 - 2000 Average day school enrolment by key stages (pie chart)

  • Secondary school teacher certification

    • Degree training by subject taught
      • graph 2 - All subjects
      • graph 3 - Chinese and English languages and literatures only

    • No degree and no teacher training by subject and school sector
      • graph 4 - All subjects
      • graph 5 - Chinese and English languages and literatures only

    • Prioritization of Hong Kong secondary education
      • graph 6 - Number of teachers by principal subject taught

      • Distribution of teachers across major subject groups
        • graph 7 - Subject-trained and subject-nontrained teachers
        • graph 8 - Average number of teachers per subject in each subject group
        • graph 9 - Total number of teachers in each subject group

      • In search of a life-style
        graph 10
        - Major and minor subject group comparison

  • Tertiary education
    Humanities, social sciences, and business studies

    • UGC earmarked grant money by institution
    • graph Z - UGC earmarked grant money by subject area

  • Opportunity cost of English language education

    • Getting along with others

      • At home
      • Overseas
        • graph 13 - Hong Kong imports
        • graph 14 - Hong Kong domestic exports
        • graph 15 - Hong Kong re-exports
        • graph 16 - Hong Kong total trade volume
        • Supplemental graphs and charts
          • Special note: The tables corresponding to the graphs contained in this section were found on line in February 2004. The data contained in those tables have since been downloaded and are now obtainable from EARTH upon special request.
          • Gross domestic product 2001
            • graph 42a  - By economic activity (pie chart)
            • graph 42b - By economic activity and major service component (pie chart)
            • graph 42c -  By major service component as fraction of total services (pie chart)
          • Current account
            • graph 43a - Net principal accounts 2001 (bar chart)
            • graph 48  - Summary of service and merchandise accounts 1997 - 2002 (bar chart)
            • graph 57 -  Summary of  service and merchandise exports as a proportion of GDP in 2001 (pie chart)
            • Trade in services
              • graph 44a - Service imports 2001 (pie chart)
              • graph 44b - Service exports 2001 (pie chart)
              • graph 50 -  Service imports and exports 1997 - 2002 (bar chart)
            • Trade in merchandise
              • Retained imports by end-use category
              • Domestically produced exports by principal commodity
              • Pattern of trade 1997 - 2002
                • graph 47a -  Imports by principal source (line graph)
                • graph 47b -  Exports by principal destination (line graph)
                • graph 47c - Re-exports by principal destination (line graph)
                • Mainland and Taiwan vs All others - Five-year trend 1997-2002
          • Capital account 2001
            • graph 43b  Net principal accounts (pie chart)
          • International investment position 2001
            • graph 43c  -  Net principal accounts (bar chart)

    • The economics of education
      Educational expenditure - international comparison

      • graph 17 - Percent of government expenditure
      • graph 18 - Percent of gross national product
      • graph 19 - Distribution across levels
      • graph 77 - Hong Kong government expenditure per student 1999-2000.
      • graph 78 - Hong Kong's English language distillation and certified waste plant - 2000-2001 
      • graph 79 - Primary and secondary teachers' salaries for selected OECD countries and Hong Kong.

    • Hong Kong's Information Society
      • The world-wide web  in 2002 - A global overview.
        • graph 20 - Distribution of online population by language.
        • graph 21 - Growth of online population by language (1996 - 2001).
        • graph 22 - Expected online English and non-English populations 2004.
      • Hong Kongers knowledgeable about computers.
        •  In 2001 - 2003.
          • graph 80a - Number of knowledgeable Hong Kongers (Bar chart).
          • graph 80b - Percentage of all Hong Kong residents (Line graph).
        • Hong Kongers knowledgeable about computers in 2003.
          • graph 81a - By age and sex (Line graph).
          • graph 81b - By age as a proportion of age cohort (Bar chart).
      • Hong Kong computer users  by level of educational attainment.
        • graph 82a - Total number from 2000 to 2002 (Line graph).
        • graph 82b - Proportion of all users in 2003 (Pie graph).
        • graph 82c - Percent fraction of educational group in 2003 (Bar chart).
      • Household computers and internet access in Hong Kong
        • 2000-2003 Overview
          • graph 87a - All households, households with a computer, and households with a computer and internet access (Line graph).
          • graph 87b Households with a computer and households with a computer and internet access as a proportion of all households (Bar chart).
          • graph 87c - Households with internet access as a proportion of all households with a computer 2000-2003 (Bar chart).
          • graph 97 - Median monthly income of households with a computer, with a computer and an internet connection, with neither a computer nor an internet connection 2000 - 2003 (Line graph).
        • Closing the household computer and internet access gaps in 2003.
          • Household computers
            • graph 88aWill you purchase a computer in the next 12 months? (Bar chart)
            • graph 89a - You do not have a personal computer in your home. Why not? (Bar chart)
            • How many personal computers in your household are there?
              • graph 92a - None, one, two or more? (Bar chart with percent ranking)
              • graph 92b - None, one, two, three, four, or five or more? (Bar chart with actual numbers)
          • Internet access
            • graph 88b -  Will you obtain internet access in the next 12 months? (Bar chart)
            • graph 89b -  You have a computer in your home, but no access to the internet. Why not? (Bar chart)
          • Household computer and internet access by level of income.
            • graph 90a - All households, households with a computer, and households with a computer connected to the internet (Line graph).
            • graph 90b - All households and households with a computer (Two pie graphs)
            • graph 90c - All households and households with a computer connected to the internet (Two pie graphs).
          • Household computer and internet access by level of income and age of household head in 2003.
            • Household computer
              • Distribution across age and income groups (Line graphs).
            • Internet access
              • graph 95a - Number of households with a connection in 2003 (Line graph).
              • graph 95b -  Number of households without a connection in 2003 (Line graph).
            • Yes/No ratios for households with a computer and households with an internet connection in 2003
              • graph 96a - Household computer (Line graph).
              • graph 96b - Internet connection (Line graph).
          • Household computer and internet access by dwelling type.
            • graph 91a - All households and households with a computer (Two pie graphs).
            • graph 91b - All households and households with a computer connected to the internet (Two pie graphs).
      • Knowledge of Chinese input method
        • Hong Kongers with knowledge of a Chinese input method 2000-2003
          • graph 83a -  Household ownership, internet access, recent use, and knowledge of a Chinese input method among resident Hong Kongers (Line Graph).
          • graph 83b - Hong Kongers with knowledge of a Chinese input method as a proportion of recent users (Bar Chart).
          • graph 83c - Hong Kongers with a household computer and internet access as a proportion of users with knowledge of a Chinese input method. (Line Graph).
        • Hong Kongers Knowledgeable of a Chinese Input Method by Economic or Noneconomic Activity
          • graph 84aHong Kongers with knowledge of computers and a Chinese input method. (Bar Chart)
          • graph 84bProportion of Hong Kongers knowledgeable of a Chinese input method by economic or noneconomic activity. (Pie Graph)
          • graph 84cNumber of Hong Kongers who know a Chinese input method divided by the number of those who are familiar with computers. (Bar Chart)
          • graph 84dProportion of Hong Kongers with knowledge of a Chinese input method by economic or noneconomic activity. (Bar Chart)
        • Most often used Chinese input method.
          • graph 85a - Number of Hong Kongers knowledgeable of at least one Chinese input method by method used. (Bar Chart)
          • graph 85bHong Kongers' most often used Chinese input method.  (Pie Graph)
      • Hong Kong users of electronic business services
        • graph 86a - All services by internet  and device type in 2003. (Bar Chart)
        • graph 86b - Electronic business services  by device type 2000-2003. (Line Graph)
        • graph 86c - Electronic business services accessed via the internet 2000-2003. (Line Graph)
      • Hong Kong's information technology and telecommuncations industries.
        • Percent contribution to GDP in 2000, 2001, and 2002 measured in terms of factor cost.
          • graph 98 - By industry (Stacked bar chart).
          • graph 99 - Aggregate contribution (Pie graph series).
        • graph 100 - Industrial composition in 2002 by IT&T industry (Pie graph)
        • IT&T labor  composition in 2002
          • graph 101a - Distribution of labor across Hong Kong's major IT&T industries in 2002 (Pie graph).
          • graph 101b - Average monthly wage paid to IT&T workers by IT&T industry in 2002 (Horizontal bar chart).
          • graph 101c - IT&T total wage and salary payments by industry in 2002 (Vertical bar chart).
          • Distribution of IT&T workers across Hong Kong government and industry
            • graph 108a - Percentage of IT&T workers employed in government and various industries (Line graph).
            • graph 108b -  Distribution of IT&T workers in Hong Kong government and industry in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 108c -  Distribution of all workers in Hong Kong government and industry in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 114a - Distribution of IT workers across large industrial groups including government 1993 - 2002 (Line graph).
            • graph 114b - Distribution of IT workers across large industrial groups including government 2002 (Pie graph).
          • graph 109 - Hong Kong's missing workers (Line graph).
        • IT&T capital expenditure and gross fixed investment in 2003.
          • graph 102a - IT&T factor payments to capital in 2002 (Horizontal bar chart).
          • graph 102b - Distribution of capital spending on fixed investment across Hong Kong's IT&T industries in 2002 (Pie graph).
        • graph 103 - Capital earned per dollar wage paid in Hong Kong's IT&T industries in 2001 and  2002 (Line graph).
        • Hong Kong's external trade in IT&T products
          • Imports
            • graph 104 IT&T retained imports and IT&T imports as a percentage of all retained imports and total imports including all goods and services respectively (Line graph).
            • graph 105a - IT&T retained imports as a percentage of all retained imports in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 105b - IT&T merchandise imports as a percentage of all imported goods and services in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 110a - Hong Kong's IT&T imports from the Chinese mainland and elsewhere 1997-2002 (Vertical bar chart).
          • Exports
            • graph 106 - IT&T domestic exports and IT&T merchandise exports as a percentage of all domestic exports and total exports including all goods and services, respectively (Line graph).
            • graph 107a -  IT&T domestic exports as a percentage of all domestic  exports in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 107b -  IT&T merchandise exports as a percentage of all exported goods and services in 2002 (Pie graph).
            • graph 110b - Hong Kong's IT&T re-exports to the Chinese mainland and elsewhere 1997-2002 (Vertical bar chart).
          • graph 111 - Composition of IT&T trade volume in 2002 (Pie graph).
        • IT&T in Hong Kong public education
          • graph 112a - Capital expenditure on IT&T training in Hong Kong public schools 1998-2003 (Line graph).
          • graph 112b - Recurrent expenditure on IT&T training in Hong Kong public schools 1998-2003 (Line graph).
          • graph 113 - Graduates of tertiary information technology programs by type of program 1996-2002 (Line graph).

    • The languages of Hong Kong's neighbors and principal trade partners

      • By region
      • Greensberg's diversity index
        • Two languages distributed unequally
          • graph 74a - Value of index (Line graph)
          • graph 74b - Proportional illustration (Pie graphs)
        • Two and more languages distributed equally 
          • graph 75a - Value of index (Line graph)
          • graph 75b - Proportional illustration (Pie graphs)
        • Cross-national comparisons
          • graph 27 - A cross-national comparison of Hong Kong's principal trade partners.
          • graph 56 - A cross-national comparison (Hong Kong, Indonesia, Singapore, Switzerland) 
      • Singapore 
        • Ethnic and linguistic diversity
          • graph 51a - Singapore's linguistic diversity in 1993 (Pie chart)
          • graph 51b - Singapore's ethnic diversity in 1993 (Pie chart)
          • graph 72 - Singapore's Chinese language diversity -2002 (Pie Chart)
          • graph 73 - Sinagpore's non-resident population 1990 - 2002 (Bar Chart)
        • Language and society - Singapore's population census
          • First language spoken in the home by age and large ethnic group in 2000
          • First language spoken in the home by academic qualification in 2000. Age 15 and over.
            • graph 70aEnglish by large ethnic group ( Line graph)
            • graph 70b -  Ethnic Chinese by language (Line graph)
          • First language spoken in the home by type of  dwelling.
            • graph 71a - English by large ethnic group (Line graph)
            • graph 71b - Chinese Singaporeans by language (Line graph)
            • graph 71c - Mother tongue by large ethnic group (Line graph)
        • National education system
          • Primary and secondary education streams
            • graph 59a - Public primary school enrolment streams (Proportional bar chart)
            • graph 59b - Public seconday school enrolment streams (Proportional bar chart)
          • graph 60 - Singapore's public educational system at a glance - 2002 (Flowchart)
          • Educational opportunity and ethnicity
            • graph 61a  -  PLSE candidates by ethnic group (Pie chart)
            • graph 61b  -  Secondary school eligibility by ethnicity 1997 - 2002 (Bar chart)
          • Pre-university education stream enrolment 1997 -  2002
            • Comparative stream enrolment by gender (Line graph)
            • graph 63a -  Total comparative stream enrolment (Line graph)
            • graph 63b - Total pre-university enrolment (Line graph)
          • graph 64 - Post-secondary education intake -- not including pre-university enrolment (Line graph)
          • graph 65 -  Government recurrent expenditure per student by level and type of education 1997 - 2002 (Line graph)
          • graph 66 - Distribution of teacher certification across grade levels (Bar graph)
          • Comparative school enrolment figures in 2001
            • graph 67a - Public school output by level of education (Bar graph)j
            • graph 67b -  Public and private school  enrolment (Bar graph)
          • Full- and partime private school enrolment in 2001 by type of institution
      • Supplemental graphs
        • Hong Kong's linguistic and ethnic diversity
          • graph 52a - Hong Kong's linguistic diversity in 2001
            • graph 53 - A decade of transformation 1991 - 2001 (Bar chart)
            • graph 54 - Hong Kong's other languages 1991 - 2001 (Bar chart)
          • graph 52b -  Hong Kong's ethnic diversity in 2001
        • graph 55 - Switzerland's linguistic diversity in 1990 - Pie chart
        • graph 58 - A conservative upper estimate of Hong Kong's true need for the English language (Pie chart)
        • Filling the near native English speaker gap
          • graph 76 - Numer of years required at current overseas rate of education and average work-life.

    • Hong Kong crime
      International comparison

      • Nature of crime
      • Criminal enforcement
      • Coping with linguistic and national diversity
        • graph 32 - Ranked by foreign prisoners
        • graph 33 - Ranked by Greenberg's diversity index

    • Income or consumption inequality
      An international and domestic comparison

      • graph 34 - GDP per capita and HDI ranking

      • Percentage Distribution of Monthly Household Income
      • Income and/or consumption inequality - International comparison
        • graph 36a - The GINI Indices

        • Exploring the tails
          • graph 36b - The top and bottom 20th percentiles
          • graph 36c - The top and bottom 10th percentiles

      • Income and taxes under construction

    • Tourism
      WTO Tourism Highlights 2002

      • World's Top 15 (2000 and 2001)
      • International tourist arrivals and tourism receipts
      • Outbound tourism by region
        • graph 40a - Outbound tourists by world region (pie chart)
        • graph 40b - Intra-regional and inter-regional comparison
        • graph 40c - Growth 1990, 1995, 2000

      • Intra- and interregional arrivals
        graph 41 - 2020 growth forecast

 
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