In academic year 1995-6 it (2)_________________ HK$33,611 million

(3)______________ to $39,165 million in 1996-7 and $45,315 million in 1997-8.

As a percentage of the government’s budget spending on education also (4)______ each year, from 17.6% to 18% and then to 18.2%.

However, the percentage of expenditure spent on primary, secondary and tertiary education did not show the same consistent (5)_______.

In 1995-6 expenditure on primary education was 22.2% of the education budget, 33.7% (6)_________ on secondary, and 35.9% on tertiary.

In 1996, (7) ____________ of 0.8% in spending on tertiary education was financed

was financed by a (8)_________ in spending of 0.7% in primary and 0.5% in secondary schooling.

In 1997-8 tertiary spending as a percent of the education budget (9)_________ to its 1995-6 level.

The percentage spent on primary education (10)__________ to 21.6% and that on secondary to 33.5%, both figures being less than 1995-6 levels.