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Hong Kong People
Forty one public hospitals makes Hong Kong able to provide ample healthcare for the sick. Fees in
public hospitals and clinics are heavily subsidised. Patients in general wards of public hospitals are charged $100 a day.
This covers accommodation, food, tests, medicine and surgery. Private hospitals are more expensive, with charges ranging from about $320 to $900 or more per day, in addition to all
services performed on patients, such as medicine and dressings, fees for doctors, etc. Hong Kong has government rental housing, subsidised home ownership, and private sector housing. Over 2 million people live
in public rental housing. Since 1978, over 423 000 subsidised sale flats have been sold to households of eligible families/persons
at discounted prices under the Government’s various subsidised home ownership programs. The Government believes
that the amount of private housing production should be a matter for the market to decide. Hong Kong has about 11 million trips made daily on its public transport system. Railways, trams, buses, public light buses,
taxis and ferries are provided by private operators or public corporations without direct subsidy from the Government.
Hong Kong is now leading in Asia in terms of vehicle emission control and fuel quality standards and the government has stepped
up its efforts to control water pollution due to urban development by improving its sewage desposal systems. The diversity of people living in Hong Kong is beyond imagination. Many different Chinese dialects
adhere to different customs and traditions, as well as way of life. Newcomers continue arrive in Hong Kong from China and overseas with hope of finding a better way of life.
This immigration keeps Hong Kong full of life and charm. Immigration goes back as far as Hong Kong's history, the Hakka, are some of Hong Kong's oldest
landowners, emigrating from central and southern China. Hoklo are 'boat people' who lived in junks floating on the water. There are still some
of the older generations that continue to life off shore. Most are fishermen and laborers. Nintey eight percent of Hong Kong's population are Cantonese from main land China. All children are required by law to be in full-time education between the ages of 6 and 15. Preschool education for most
children begins at age 3. Primary school begins normally at the age of 6 and lasts for 6 years. At about age 12, children
progress to a 3-year course of junior secondary education. Most stay on for a 2-year senior secondary course, while others
join full-time vocational training. More than 90% of children complete upper secondary education or equivalent vocational
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