On Wednesday’s Backchat, we’re talking about Hong Kong’s friendliness to people with disabilities.

This comes as Paralympic athlete Ho Yuen-kei was barred from entering a Causeway Bay restaurant, after being told that her wheelchair could obstruct other patrons. The eatery’s management later apologized, promising to offer more disability awareness training to its staff.


Rights’ groups have called on the Equal Opportunities’ Commission to enhance anti-discrimination education, adding that it was not the first time a disabled person had been denied service in Hong Kong.


Last July, two visually impaired passengers were required to leave a Tokyo-bound flight after staff were unsure whether the pair could travel unaccompanied.


Have you or a loved one ever been denied service on the ground of disability? And how can we make Hong Kong more accessible to the disabled?

After 9:30, we speak to the organisers of the BOCHK Science and Innovation Prize 2024.


And after 9:45, RTHK’s Jim Gould joins us to talk about Operation Santa Claus 2024.


9:00am - 9:30am: Hong Kong's friendliness to people with disabilities
9:05am-9:30am: John Tse, Executive Director of Hong Kong Unison
9:05am-9:30am: Ajmal Samuel, Para athlete and disability rights activist
9:30am-9:45am: BOCHK Science and Technology Innovation Prize 2024
9:30am-9:45am: Prof William Wong, Vice Chair and Secretary General of the Hong Kong Alliance of Technology and Innovation
9:45am-10:00am: Operation Santa Claus 2024
9:45am-10:00am: Jim Gould, Advisor to RTHK’s English Programme Service