LCQ3: Improving barrier-free facilities

Following is a question by the Hon Lee Chun-keung and a reply by the Secretary for Labour and Welfare, Mr Chris Sun, in the Legislative Council today (October 21): Question: A number of organisations representing persons with disabilities have reflected that barrier-free facilities in Hong Kong are not yet fully adequate. Examples include discontinuities in barrier-free access routes in certain public housing estates, government venues and private shopping malls; barrier-free toilets being kept locked for prolonged periods; lifts and ramps being out of service for prolonged periods due to maintenance works; and guide paths being obstructed by miscellaneous objects or suffering from poor design. In this connection, will the Government inform this Council: (1) of the respective numbers of complaints received by various government departments over the past three years concerning damage to, improper design of, or obstruction of barrier-free facilities in public places; the average time required to complete the relevant repair and improvement works; (2) given that properties completed before 2008 and not subsequently altered are not governed by the guidelines set out in the Buildings De

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