Supporting the Underprivileged

Rehabilitation Services

People with Disabilities

96.     To meet the increasing demand of people with disabilities for rehabilitation services, the Government will continue to provide additional places for pre-school, day and residential rehabilitation services.  In addition, we are preparing to launch a licensing scheme to regulate the operation of residential care homes for people with disabilities and raise service quality.  To tie in with this scheme, the Government has launched a pilot bought place scheme to encourage private residential homes to improve their service quality, increase the supply of subsidised places and facilitate the development of different types of residential care homes in the market.

97.     The Government pays great attention to the needs of people with severe disabilities for special care.  A pilot scheme was launched this year to provide home care services for them.  In 2008, the SWD conducted a trial scheme to provide tetraplegic patients with transitional residential and day training services.  Given its success, we will make the scheme permanent.

98.     To improve access for people with disabilities, the Government has commenced a major retrofitting programme to upgrade barrier-free features in about 3 700 existing government premises and facilities and 300 properties managed by the Housing Authority.  Improvement works at about 3 300 premises and facilities will be completed by June next year.

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