Country by country: Extended data of Hong Kong, China

Education : "Everyone has the right to education. Education shall be free… Education shall be directed to the full development of the human personality and to the strengthening of respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms. It shall promote understanding [and] tolerance…" Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 26, 1948. "To ensure that [by 2015] children everywhere, boys and girls alike, will be able to complete a full course of primary schooling and that girls and boys will have equal access to all levels of education." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 19, 2000. Literacy 15-24 years old (%) 1990 98.2 Primary school enrolment rate net (%) 2001 97.8 2004 93 Children reaching 5th grade (%) 2002 99.6 2003 99.9 Secondary school enrolment rate net (%) 2001 73.6 2004 77.7 Tertiary school enrolment rate gross (%) 2001 29.5 2004 32.1

Information, science and technology : "Everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression; this right includes freedom to hold opinions without interference and to seek, receive, and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers." Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 19, 1948. "We recognize that education, knowledge, information and communication are at the core of human progress, endeavour and well-being… The rapid progress of these technologies opens completely new opportunities to attain higher levels of development." World Summit on the Information Society, 2003. Internet users per 1,000 people 1991 1 2005 508 Personal computers per 1,000 people 1990 46 2005 601 Telephone mainlines per 1,000 people 1990 434 2005 546 Scientists and engineers in research and development per million people 1995 93 2002 1564 Information and communication technology expenditure % of GDP 2000 7 2005 8.9 Research and development expenditure % of GDP 1998 0.4 2002 0.6

Public expenditure : "Everyone, as a member of society, has the right to social security and is entitled to realization, through national effort and international co-operation and in accordance with the organization and resources of each State, of the economic, social and cultural rights indispensable for his dignity and the free development of his personality." Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 22, 1948. "We call on the industrialized countries… to implement the enhanced programme of debt relief for the heavily indebted poor countries without further delay and to agree to cancel all official bilateral debts of those countries in return for their making demonstrable commitments to poverty reduction." Millennium Declaration, Paragraph 15, 2000. Public education expenditure % of GDP (%) 1991 2.8 2005 4.2

Health : "(We) recognize the right of everyone to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of physical and mental health… The provision for the reduction of the stillbirth-rate and of infant mortality and for the healthy development of the child… The prevention, treatment and control of epidemic, endemic, occupational and other diseases…" International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, Article 12, 1966. "…take specific measures for closing the gender gaps in morbidity and mortality where girls are disadvantaged, while achieving internationally approved goals for the reduction of infant and child mortality." World Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. People living with HIV/AIDS 15-49 years old (%) 2001 0.1

Children’s immunization : "States Parties recognize the right of the child to the enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health and to facilities for the treatment of illness and rehabilitation of health." Convention on the Rights of the Child, Article 24, 1989. "Each day, 40,000 children die from malnutrition and disease, including acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), from the lack of clean water and inadequate sanitation and from the effects of the drug problem… These are challenges that we, as political leaders, must meet." World Summit for Children, 1990. DPT Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 1992 83 Polio Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 1992 81 Measles Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 1992 77 Tuberculosis Immunized 1-year-old children (%) 1992 99

Women’s reproductive health : "…States Parties shall ensure to women appropriate services in connection with pregnancy, confinement and the post-natal period, granting free services where necessary, as well as adequate nutrition during pregnancy and lactation." Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women, Article 12, 1979. "Provide more accessible, available and affordable primary health- care services of high quality, including sexual and reproductive health care, which includes family planning information and services, and giving particular attention to maternal and emergency obstetric care…" Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 106, 1995. Births attended by skilled health personnel (%) 2002 100 Contraceptive use among currently in-union women aged 15-49 (%) 1992 86

Gender and education : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1. 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Literacy ratio gap women/men 1990 0.99 Net primary enrolment ratio gap women/men 2001 0.96 2004 0.95 Net secondary enrolment ratio gap women/men 2001 0.98 2004 0.97 gross tertiary enrolment ratio gap women/men 2001 0.88 2004 0.97

Gender gap in economic activity and earned income : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1, 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Activity rate gap women/men (%) 1990 0.62 2005 0.77 Estimated earned income ratio women/men 1991/2004 0.49

Women’s empowerment : "Discrimination against women, denying or limiting as it does their equality of rights with men, is fundamentally unjust and constitutes an offence against human dignity." Declaration on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, Article 1, 1967. "We are convinced that… women's empowerment and their full participation on the basis of equality in all spheres of society, including participation in the decision-making process and access to power, are fundamental for the achievement of equality, development and peace." Conference on Women - Beijing Platform for Action, Paragraph 13, 1995. Female professional and technical workers (%) Latest available data 40 Female legislators, senior officials and managers (%) Latest available data 27 Seats in parliament held by women (%) 1997 20 2005 29

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