Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones

It is an offence in law for a driver to pick up or set down passengers in restricted zones. However, for the convenience of people with disabilities, the police have agreed to exercise discretion to allow drivers of taxi, private car, private light bus and private bus to pick up or set down passengers with disabilities in restricted zones (except expressways and 24 hours restricted zones), provided that no hazard or major disruption is caused to other road users. As evidence of the journey, passengers with disabilities can issue a completed "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones" to the driver, with information on the journey (date, time and pick up/set down place) and vehicle registration number (see Figure 4). Passenger with visual impairment can fill in the certificate in Braille. In the event that the driver is interrogated by a police officer, he can show the certificate to the latter for consideration.

People with specified types of disabilities can apply for the certificate from 77 contact organisations under the coordination of the Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS).

Service users and members of rehabilitation organizations can apply to their respective organizations or agencies directly while others can contact Hong Kong PHAB Association, Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong, Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power and Rehabaid Society. For details of the contact telephone number of HKCSS and contact organizations, please refer to Table 5.

Figure 4
Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers
with Disabilities in Restricted Zones


Table 5
Application for the "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones"

The Hong Kong Council of Social Service (HKCSS) coordinates application from persons with disabilities for the issue of "Certificate for Picking Up or Setting Down of Passengers with Disabilities in Restricted Zones". Applicants can call the HKCSS at 2864 2929 or contact the following non-government organizations for detail.

Contact Organizations Tel. No. Service Area
1. Hong Kong PHAB Association West Hong Kong PHAB Centre 2551 4199 All Districts
2. Hong Kong PHAB Association Hong Kong East PHAB Centre 2557 1631 All Districts
3. Hong Kong PHAB Association East Kowloon PHAB Centre 2351 1811 All Districts
4. Hong Kong PHAB Association Sham Shui Po PHAB Centre 2361 2323 All Districts
5. Hong Kong PHAB Association Shatin C&Y Centre 2637 2266 All Districts
6. Rehabilitation Alliance Hong Kong 2337 0826 All Districts
7. Hong Kong Rehabilitation Power 2554 9594
2915 9452		 All Districts
8. Rehabaid Society 2364 2345 All Districts
9. Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation 2817 9558 Members Only
10. Hong Kong Society for Rehabilitation Community Rehabilitation Network 2794 3031 Members Only
11. Hong Kong Federation of Handicapped Youth 2337 9311 Members Only
12. Cheung Ching Lutheran Centre for the Disabled 2495 0118 Members Only
13. The Spastics Association of Hong Kong 2527 8978 Members Only
14. Hong Chi Association 2664 4373 Members Only
15. Caritas Rehabilitation Service 2524 2071
ext. 555		 Members Only
16. Caritas Special Education & Vocational Training Service 2524 2071
ext. 555		 Members Only
17. Tung Wah Group of Hospitals 2859 7610 Members Only
18. Mental Health Association of Hong Kong 2865 4883 Members Only
19. Salvation Army 2332 4531 Members Only
20. Fu Hong Society 2745 0424 Members Only
21. Wai Chi Christian Service 2776 2622 Members Only
22. Po Leung Kuk 2576 3386
ext. 162		 Members Only
23. Pui Oi School 2490 9255 Members Only
24. Po Leung Kuk Law's Foundation School 2481 0828 Members Only
25. Princess Alexandra Red Cross Residential School 2340 1329 Members Only
26. Rhenish Church Grace School 2328 0362 Members Only
27. Sunnyside School 2703 1722 Members Only
28. Hong Kong Blind Union 2339 0666 Members Only
29. Hong Kong Society for the Blind 2778 8332
ext. 322		 Members Only
30. Hong Kong Federation of the Blind 2343 5363 Members Only
31. Ebenezer School and Home for the
Visually Impaired 		2817 6076 Members Only
32. PHC Ling Kwong Bradbury Centre for the Blind 2320 3519 Members Only
33. Shep Kip Mei Lutheran Centre for the Blind 2776 0033 Members Only
34. Retina Hong Kong 2709 9989 Members Only
35. Christian Ministry to Visually Impaired Persons 2777 7762 Members Only
36. SAGE Chai Wan Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2558 0187 Chai Wan
Shau Kei Wan
Sai Wan Ho
37. SAGE Eastern District Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2563 0187 Quarry Bay
North Point
Causeway Bay
38. SAGE Kwai Chung Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2425 1281 Kwai Tsing
39. SAGE Chan Tseng Hsi Tsuen Wan Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2412 3651 Tsuen Wan
40. St. James' Settlement Wanchai Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2835 4319 Wan Chai
41. St. James' Settlement Central and Western District Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2805 1250 Central and
Western
42. Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre, Wong Chuk Hang Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2553 6333 Wong Chuk Hang
Ap Lei Chau
Stanley
Shek O
43. Aberdeen Kai-fong Welfare Association Social Service Centre, Wong Chi Keung Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2555 0851
ext.16		 Aberdeen
Tin Wan
Pokfulam
44. SKH Diocesan Welfare Council
Wong Tai Sin Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly
 2352 3082 Wong Tai Sin
45. SKH Diocesan Welfare Council Chuk Yuen Canon Ma Tin Multi-Service Centre 2323 0632 Wong Tai Sin
46. SKH Western District Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2818 3717 HK West
47. SKH Lok Man Alice Kwok Integrated Services Centre 2333 1854 To Kwa Wan
48. Holy Carpenter Church Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2774 0111 Kowloon City
49. SKH Lady MacLehose Centre Dr. Lam Chik Suen Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2423 5489 Kwai Chung
50. Mong Kok Kai Fong Association Limited Chan Hing Social Service Centre 2395 3107 Mong Kok
51. Caritas Cheung Sha Wan Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2729 1211 Sham Shui Po
52. Caritas Yuen Long Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2479 7383 Yuen Long
53. Sik Sik Yuen Ho Kin Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2725 4875 Sham Shui Po
54. Hong Kong Y.W.C.A. Ellen Li Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2676 2525 Fanling
55. TWGHs Wilson T.S. Wang Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2647 2711 Sha Tin
56. Salvation Army Yaumatei Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2332 0005 Yau Tsim
57. Salvation Army Tai Po Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2653 6811 Tai Po
58. Yan Oi Tong Woo Chung Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2457 2585
ext. 402		 Tuen Mun
59. Yang Memorial Methodist Social Service Choi Hung Community Centre for Senior Citizen 2329 6008 Choi Hung
60. Christian Family Service Centre Shun On Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2727 1234 Kwun Tong
61. Christian Family Service Centre True Light Villa Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2357 9963 Kwun Tong
62. Evangelical Lutheran Church Social Service, Shatin Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2691 7163 Sha Tin
63. Hong Kong Baptist Hospital Au Shue Hung Health Centre 2339 8431 Kowloon Tong
64. Pok Oi Hospital Mrs. Wong Tung Yuen Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2476 2227 Yuen Long
65. Hong Kong Christian Service Wilson T.S. Wang Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2717 0822 Kwun Tong
66. NAAC Pak Tin Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2784 7440 Sham Shui Po
67. SKH Tseung Kwan O Aged Care Complex 2702 9897 Tseung Kwan O
Sai Kung
68. TWGHs. Fong Shu Chuen Multi-Service Centre for the Elderly 2967 9211 Shau Kei Wan
69. ELCHK, Chung On Neighbour Elder Centre 2144 3199 Ma On Shan
70. NAAC Tuen Mun District Integrated Services Centre for the Elderly 2466 6591 Tuen Mun
71. NAAC Fu Tai Neighbourhood Elderly Centre 2453 7737 Tuen Mun
72. Wan Chai Methodist Centre for the Seniors 2527 4103 Wan Chai
73. EFCC Mei Foo Elderly Centre 2745 8839 Mei Foo
74. EFCC Hing Tin Wendell Memorial Church Alison Lam Elderly Centre 2772 7789 Kwun Tong
75. EFCC Fook On Church Elderly Centre 2497 3333 Tsing Yi
76. The Ark Community 2632 0734 Sha Tin
77. ELCHK Ma On Shan District Elderly Community Centre 3124 7633 Ma On Shan