Accessibility has become a less obscure concept in recent years, but in a report released two months ago the Audit Commission laid bare the continued inadequacy of barrier-free facilities on Government premises. It criticised the Leisure and Cultural Services Department and the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for poor maintenance of tactile paths at parks […]
Author Archives: Alfred C. M. Chan
Professor Alfred C. M. Chan is the chairperson of the Equal Opportunities Commission. Prior to his appointment to the equality watchdog, he was a practitioner in welfare services for older persons and an academic in social gerontology. Chan has served in various public bodies locally and internationally, including as Chairman of the Elderly Commission. He also acted as a consultant on ageing and social development issues for the United Nations Economics and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific.
