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benefactors albeit with some subsequent Government assistance.
Specialist treatments are usually not available in any of these
general hospitals which are staffed and equipped to look after
patients awaiting entry into a major urban hospital and those who
are convalescent.
(b) Roads: Although the major roads have been built and improved by
Government to serve the satellite towns, most of the subsidiary
roads affording access to villages have been built and financed
by the villagers, in some cases assisted by Government's supply of
some of the construction material. Access to the remoter areas is
still very inadequate.
(c) Education: Most of the primary and secondary schools in the New
Territories have been built by private benefactors although some
have received Government assistance. Owing to the inadequacy of
secondary school places, many children have to travel daily by
road, rail or ferry to Kowloon and Hong Kong for their education.
(d) Culture and Recreation: The New Territories are lacking in
public cultural, recreational and sports facilities such as city
halls, libraries, playgrounds, sports stadia and public gardens.
The Yuen Long Town Hall was built from private donations and
assistance from Government but its maintenance and operation
artistic activities w
I in respect of cultural and expenses are' borned wholly by the local people. Whereas the
provision of such facilities in urban areas is made by the Urban
Council out of substantial funds from rates at its disposal, there
is no allocation of public funds for these purposes in the New
Territories, nor has the Heung Yee Kuk (and there is no other body
representing the people) been given any power to decide on such
matters.
(e) Water: The supply of water required for the farming of the land
still left to the indigenous inhabitants is inadequate for their
purposes in the dry season because of the offtake for new
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