Mrs. Tang, the Senior Counsellor of the Counselling Service Section of Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said: "The facilities seem to be minor to us, but they are important to the disabled."

     Since most buildings in HKU and HKPU were constructed over 20 years ago, some facilities were added and improved later.

     For those newer universities like HKUST, the buildings already met the requirements of the Construction Ordinance. The designs fit the needs of the physically disabled.

     The school representatives agree that the facilities have met the requirements of the disabled students since the number of cases is limited.

     Mrs. Bonnie L. S. Cheung, student affairs officer of the Student Affairs Office at the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, said: "The visually impaired account for half of the disabled students in our university. They are not totally blind but find it difficult to read."

     Students who are physically disabled still have difficulties in travelling around, though some parts of the campus are specially designed.

     As a locomotory disabled student, Luk Ching Kit, a Year 1 philosophy student at The Chinese University of Hong Kong, said: "The Rehabus Service is the most helpful. The buses take me from the hostel to classrooms, and I can book a specific bus-line schedule every day."

     Nevertheless, nothing is perfect. The Rehabus Service has to be booked in advance. If there's an emergency, the schedule can't easily be changed.

     Therefore, Luk thinks that help from classmates is essential.

     In addition, The Network on Students with Disability has been set up which is composed of the department of rehabilitation science, the Jockey Club Rehabilitation Engineering Centre and the Estate Office to help the disabled students.

     Disabled students can be divided into three categories: the visually impaired, the hearing impaired and the physically disabled. Some of the Facilities provided by HKUST, HKPU and HKU for the disabled are as follows:

1. Facilities for visually impaired:
HKUST-Special TV in library
HKPU-Special reading room, campus map in braille form
HKU-Powerbraille, braille printers and books, magnifiers
All have braille plate for lift buttons and lifts with voice synthesiers provided.

2. Facilities for hearing impaired:
HKUST-Wireless radio system

3. All have ramps and handrails provided for users of wheelchairs.