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:
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 Category | 1998/1999 | 1999/2000 | 2000/2001 | |||||||||
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Undergraduate Programme | Taught Postgraduate Programme | Research Postgraduate Programme | Total | Undergraduate Programme | Taught Postgraduate Programme | Research Postgraduate Programme | Total | Undergraduate Programme | Taught Postgraduate Programme | Research Postgraduate Programme | Total | |
Engineering and Technology | 3 | 1 | 281 | 285 | 29 | 2 | 301 | 332 | 42 | 3 | 365 | 410 |
Physical and Applied Sciences | 8 | 0 | 234 | 242 | 24 | 2 | 285 | 311 | 54 | 0 | 364 | 418 |
Computer Science and Information Technology | 9 | 0 | 91 | 100 | 31 | 0 | 151 | 182 | 58 | 1 | 198 | 257 |
Business and Management Studies | 13 | 9 | 76 | 98 | 54 | 15 | 96 | 165 | 110 | 26 | 119 | 255 |
Social Sciences | 6 | 2 | 61 | 69 | 21 | 2 | 77 | 100 | 33 | 2 | 90 | 125 |
Medicine | 0 | 0 | 49 | 49 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 105 | 106 |
Humanities | 0 | 0 | 37 | 37 | 1 | 0 | 50 | 51 | 4 | 0 | 65 | 69 |
Architecture and Town Planning | 1 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 29 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 56 |
Education | 0 | 0 | 16 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 38 |
Language and Related Studies | 0 | 0 | 15 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 22 | 5 | 0 | 22 | 27 |
Law | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 31 | 11 | 44 |
Arts, Design and Performing Arts | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 25 |
Studies Allied to Medicine and Health | 2 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 12 |
Mass Communication and Documentation | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 12 |
Dentistry | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 16 |
Total number of course/programmes | 43 | 12 | 893 | 948 | 178 | 28 | 101 | 1,307 | 329 | 84 | 1,455 | 1,868 |