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commercial style of profit-taking.
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Under the idea of return and profit, the Housing Authority and Housing Department can hardly reach the goal of improving the living facilities of the inhabitants in the New Territories, while those in genuine need of the provision of public facilities will be undoubtedly affected. Hence the Kuk suggests that the land for public houses should be sought from another source than from the land already fixed for public use.
6. Insufficient medical facilities in the New
Territories
The New Territories have a vast area and a
The high population which amounts to 1.5 million. provision of medical facilities as yet is not enough to cope with the actual need. Up to the moment, there is no regional hospital. Princess Margaret Hospital at Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon, though near to Kwai Chung of the New Territories can hardly cater for the need.of the numerous inhabitants of the New Territories, due to the dense Kowloon population it has to serve. District Hospitals such as Yuen Long Pok Oi Hospital, Tsuen Wan Yan Tze Hospital and Fan Ling Hospital can hardly meet the needs of the three districts because of the small range of services with few doctors and beds and the poor facilities of each of the hospitals. As for other districts, especially those in the remote places, there is a want of clinics, and even mobile medical services are inadequate.
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To cope with the future development in the New Territories, medical facilities and services should be planned to cater for a population of 2.5 million. 7. Extension of transport facilities in the New
Territories
At the present time, the road network consists of 3 main roads, i.e. Tai Po Road, Castle Peak Road and Tuen Mun motorway, where extension work is required in order to solve the escalating
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