Public Consultation on the Review of the "Design Manual: Barrier Free Access 1997"

Background

The Government has commissioned a review on the "Design Manual: Barrier Free Access 1997" which sets out the obligatory and recommended requirements for provision of a barrier-free built environment for people with disabilities and other sectors of the population, who do at times require the same provision as people with disabilities.

A draft Design Manual incorporating the views received so far is now available for public information.  Please click here to view the full document.

Comments and Suggestions

We welcome your comments on the draft revised Design Manual.  Please free feel to send your comments to the following address on or before 30 June 2006:

Health, Welfare and Food Bureau

9/F, Citibank Tower,

3 Garden Road, Hong Kong

(Attn: Executive Officer/Rehabilitation 1)  or  by fax to: 2543 0486

Public Forums

Two public forums will also be held to introduce the draft revised Design Manual to the public, and to collect public views on the draft revised Design Manual.  The two public forums will be held as follows:

Public forum (1)        Date:       15 February 2006

                                Time:       2:15 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                                Venue:     Leighton Hill Community Hall,

133 Wong Nai Chung Road,

Happy Valley, Hong Kong.

Public forum (2)        Date:       21 February 2006

                                Time:       2:15 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.

                                Venue:     Tai Hang Tung Community Centre

17 Tong Yam Street,

Tai Hang Tung, Kowloon.

Seats will be arranged on a first come, first served basis.  For enquiry, please call telephone no. 2626 1511 during office hours.