§ Sir Paul Bryanasked the Secretary of State for Education and Science if he will indicate the number of students defined as Hong Kong by country of origin who commenced first degree courses in United Kingdom universities during the three years 1978, 1979 and 1980.
§ Dr. BoysonInformation is available on the country of birth of students of United Kingdom universities. The numbers of students born in Hong Kong entering United Kingdom universities at undergraduate level in 1978 and 1979 were 884 and 1,138 respectively. Information for 1980 by country of birth is not yet available. It should be noted that these figures will not correspond with those of overseas students from Hong Kong defined by their fee-paying status. The numbers of entrants to undergraduate courses in universities from Hong Kong under the fee-paying definition were 517 and 712 respectively.