Advisory Committee on Barrier Free Access

The terms of reference of Advisory Committee on Barrier Free Access (ACBFA) are to offer advice to the Building Authority in relation to plans submitted for a new building or for alteration and addition to an existing building as to whether reasonable access will be provided in the building for persons with a disability. In arriving at such an advice, the Committee should consider the following :

1. the standards and requirements contained in Building (Planning) Regulation 72, the Design Manual - Barrier Free Access 2008 and any other relevant statutory provisions;
2. whether it is practicable to provide such access within the curtilage of the building, bearing in mind the physical location and immediate environs of the building; and
3. whether providing such access would impose unjustifiable hardship on the person seeking approval or any other person.