Barrier-free Facilities

To facilitate the general public with different needs to make use of library facilities and services and participate in various library activities, Hong Kong Public Libraries provides the following barrier-free facilities in general for persons with disabilities:

Public Area

• Automatic door at the library entrances for wheelchair user
• Braille and Tactile map for visually impaired
• Tactile guide path for visually impaired
• Audio and visual signals of the emergency alarm system
• Accessible lifts
• Accessible toilets

Service Counter

• Service Counter with height suitable for wheelchair users
• Induction loop system for hearing impaired

Computer Facilities

• Internet workstations installed with assistive software, hardware or function for the visually impaired.

Access Officer

• The contact list of Access Officers, apart from being displayed at the libraries concerned, has also been uploaded to the website of Leisure and Cultural Services Department for public information.