16-23    Basic Statistics on Scientific and Technological Activities
Item			2002	2003
Number of Persons Engaged in Scientific and Technological Activities ( person)			24746	25246
Scientists and Engineers			16783	16871
Number of Persons Engaged in Research and Development ( person year)			5317	5335
Scientists and Engineers			4502	4628
Funding for Scientific and Technological Activities (10 000 yuan)			167303	189930
Government Funds			46117	49072
Funds Self-raised by Enterprises			95936	117487
Bank Loans			7918	8852
Expenditures for Scientific and Technological Activities (10 000 yuan)			149499	173994
Service Fees			48706	54114
Purchases of Fixed Assets			37443	49219
Research and Development Expenses			35362	37957
Fundamental Research			1791	3223
Applied Research			10338	8782
Experimental Development			23233	25952
Proportion of Research and Development Expenses to GDP (%)			0.22	0.2