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No level changes in Arrivals Level and
only one in Departures Level. | |
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Designated drop-off area for the disabled
at the departures kerb with access for wheelchair
users. | |
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Ramps, lifts and escalators provide easy
access to all public levels. | |
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Porter Services is available from
Departures kerbside to check-in and from Baggage Reclaim Hall,
arrivals level. You can call Worldwide Flight Services Holding
S.A. at 2261 2727 for more information on wheelchair service
and in-terminal transportation service.
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The Automated People Mover (APM), a
shuttle train inside the terminal, can accommodate
wheelchairs. | |
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There are 12 electric vehicles that
operate in the restricted area of the Arrivals and Departures
Levels to carry passengers to aircraft gates. Provision of
such service can be made at the discretion of airlines or
alternatively at a fee to be made payable directly by
passengers to the operator Worldwide Flight Services Holding
S.A. | |
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Escalators and walkways in the public
area of the passenger terminal have audio warning signals for
the visually impaired. | |
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A covered walkway leads from the Arrivals
Hall to the Regal Airport Hotel and multi-storey car
park. | |
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Information Counters accommodate to
wheelchair users. | |
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All passenger lifts are suitable for
wheelchairs, and are equipped with braille push buttons and
acoustic signals. | |
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Facilities for the disabled are clearly
signposted and identified with the standard international
symbol. | |
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Restrooms for wheelchair users have
extra-wide cubicles, grab bars and alarm buttons.
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All public phones have adjustable volume.
Conventional payphones with button operation for the
convenience of the blind and Powerphone touch screen payphones
with e-mail, fax and datajack for the hearing impaired are
available in all public areas of the Arrivals and Departures
Levels. There are also braille signs on payphones and courtesy
phones. | |
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Drinking fountains and public phones are
at heights accessible to wheelchair users.
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For the sight impaired, tactile guide
paths lead from the departures kerb to the help phones
installed at the main entrance of the passenger terminal; from
both levels of the Airport Express station to the MTR Customer
Services Centre; and from the station platform to the
Information Counter on the Departures Level.
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Induction loops installed in strategic
places, such as waiting areas and lounges enable most hearing
aides to pick up public announcements.
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All automatic glass doors have horizontal
yellow and white terminal pattern strips to make the doors
more visible for the visually impaired.
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To help the visually impaired ascend or
descend staircases, yellow strips line the edge of each step
for improved visibility. | |
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Braille signs at toilet entrances help
the blind identify a gents' or ladies'
toilet. | |
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