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[Archive] Mainland students studying in local tertiary institutions

LEGCO QUESTION NO. 7(WRITTEN REPLY)

 

Date of Meeting: 16 May 2001



Asked by : Dr Hon YEUNG Sum

Replied by : SEM

Question :

Regarding matters relating to people from the Mainland studying in local tertiary institutions, will the Government inform this Council of:

  1. the number of Mainland students studying in local tertiary institutions in each of the past three academic years, together with a breakdown by the courses in which they enrolled;

  2. the number and percentage of these students who received subsidies from public funds in tuition fees, academic expenses and living costs, and the average amount of subsidy granted to each of them in each year; and

  3. the numbers of Mainland students who applied to stay in Hong Kong to pursue further studies or take up employment respectively upon completion of their courses, and the respective numbers of such students whose applications were approved in the past three years?


Reply:

Madam President,

a.A breakdown of the number1 of full-time equivalent Mainland students studying in the University Grants Committee(UGC)-funded institutions in each of the past three years by level of studies and major academic programme category is at Annex.

1 The figures shown at Annex are the total enrolment, rather than fresh intakes, of Mainland students each year. The relevant numbers include new arrivals from Mainland with length of residence shorter than three years.
b.According to the existing policy, both local and non-local students (including Mainland students) of the UGC-funded institutions pay uniform tuition fees which are equivalent to about 18% of the costs. Apart from this, the Government does not provide other forms of financial assistance to non-local students. At present, all the scholarships for Mainland students are sponsored by private or non-governmental organizations.
c.Non-local students (including Mainland students) are normally granted visas for one year. In order to continue their studies in Hong Kong, they have to apply to the Immigration Department each year for extension of stay. The Immigration Department does not keep separate statistics on the number of non-local students applying to stay in Hong Kong to pursue further studies after graduation. The total enrolment of Mainland students in postgraduate programmes as shown at Annex has included those Mainland students staying in Hong Kong to pursue further studies after graduation.

The existing channel for Mainland students of local tertiary institutions to seek employment in Hong Kong is the "Admission of Talents Scheme" introduced in 1999. As at the end of April 2001, a total of 6 applications submitted by Mainland students of local tertiary institutions were approved under this scheme.

Annex

Academic Programme Category1998/19991999/20002000/2001
Undergraduate ProgrammeTaught Postgraduate ProgrammeResearch Postgraduate ProgrammeTotalUndergraduate ProgrammeTaught Postgraduate ProgrammeResearch Postgraduate ProgrammeTotalUndergraduate ProgrammeTaught Postgraduate ProgrammeResearch Postgraduate ProgrammeTotal
Engineering and Technology31281285292301332423365410
Physical and Applied Sciences80234242242285311540364418
Computer Science and Information Technology9091100310151182581198257
Business and Management Studies139769854159616511026119255
Social Sciences6261692127710033290125
Medicine00494910575810105106
Humanities003737105051406569
Architecture and Town Planning101011731929884056
Education001616202022413338
Language and Related Studies001515202022502227
Law0066149142311144
Arts, Design and Performing Arts10124015711725
Studies Allied to Medicine and Health209110088011112
Mass Communication and Documentation00770077001212
Dentistry00001001101516
Total number of course/programmes4312893948178281011,307329841,4551,868