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Hong Kong takes good and efficient care of the health and hygiene in the city in order to ensure a healthy and clean environment. Hong Kong Health Information suffices some important health-related facts. Various measures have been taken and are taken still to provide the local people as well as the foreign tourists a safe and better environment. The moment you land in Hong Kong and pass through the immigration, your body temperature will be taken. This is done both for the city's and for your own benefits. The city harbors many modern hospitals and clinics where treatment is done on the basis of high-end scientific technology. This is possible due to the city's well-developed and advanced technology. All those hospitals are well-equipped with professional doctors and nurses who provide efficient services and utmost care. The Hong Kong Government insures the foreign visitors of any kind of emergency help as and when they are in need of it. Hong Kong Health Information states that if you need to use the Accident and Emergency Services in the public hospitals of Hong Kong, you are required to pay $570. However if you are unable to pay it immediately, you can do so later. To promote and ensure hygiene, most of the public places have been made no-smoking areas. Strewing and spitting on the roads are strictly prohibited. Any violation to these will be highly penalized and will lead to a heavy fine. It is advisable to all to take preventive measures against certain diseases like dengue fever, avian flu, food poisoning and AIDS. The government promotes AIDS awareness programmes. In case of some diseases instant vaccination is required especially in cases of children. Health education is imparted in schools, colleges and universities also.
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