Policy Address

Support Persons in Rehabilitation

Formulate Guidelines on Rehabilitation Products

262. The Government will collaborate with university teams to formulate guidelines for consumers of rehabilitation products, with electric wheelchairs, electric smart beds, and robotic exoskeletons as pilot items. The guidelines will set out basic technical and operational requirements of rehabilitation products, to assist the elderly, PWDs and their carers in selecting suitable products.

Provide Additional Rehabilitation Services for Persons with Disabilities

263. The Government will strengthen rehabilitation services for PWDs by adding 80 places under the Bought Place Scheme for Private Residential Care Homes for PWDs, 220 places at Special Child Care Centres, 100 places at Day Activity Centres (DACs), and 50 places at Hostels for Severely Mentally Handicapped Persons.

Expand Support for Ageing Persons with Disabilities

264. Ageing PWDs face additional challenges in their daily life. The Government will, starting from the second quarter of 2026, progressively introduce one-stop support and care services at hostels for severely and moderately mentally handicapped persons, and increase the number of extended care places at hostels co-located with DACs/integrated vocational rehabilitation services centres. These measures will release about 700 day rehabilitation training places, providing day training for PWDs living in the community and alleviating the pressure on carers.