113.         To promote the employment of persons with disabilities, starting from the next financial year, we will increase job attachment allowance and wage subsidy under the On the Job Training Programme for People with Disabilities and the Sunnyway – On the Job Training Programme for Young People with Disabilities. We will also closely monitor the impact of the statutory minimum wage on the employment of persons with disabilities. When necessary, we will enhance the employment support measures.

114.         Committed to building a barrier-free society, we are pressing full steam ahead with a comprehensive retrofitting programme for upgrading barrier-free facilities in about 3 500 government premises and facilities as well as about 240 public housing estates at a cost of $1.3 billion. Ninety percent of such works were completed six months ago as scheduled, and the remaining projects are scheduled for completion by June next year.

115.         In 2013-14, the Government will further enhance the point-to-point rehabus service to cater for the special transport needs of persons with disabilities. We are also studying the extension of the Public Transport Fare Concession Scheme for the Elderly and Eligible Persons with Disabilities to eligible children with disabilities aged under 12.

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