The EOC has made a submission to the Government in response to the 2026-27 Budget Consultation. The EOC calls on the Government to allocate resources for advancing accessibility and well-being for a resilient and inclusive economy. The proposals focus on five key themes, namely:

1. Promoting Accessible Tourism in Hong Kong;
2. Driving Digital Inclusion and Cultural Accessibility;
3. Prioritising Safety and Accessibility in Built Environments;
4. Advancing Inclusive Employment; and
5. Strengthening Youth Mental Health and Well-being.

Specific measures put forward by the EOC under these themes include: allocating budget to ensure availability of real-time accessibility information on digital travel platforms; integrating accessibility elements into tourism events subsidised by the Government; providing translation and transcribing devices for lending / on-site usage at key public service locations and supporting experiential learning activities that focus on mental health at school etc.

In addition, the EOC has also made another submission in response to the Communications Authority’s Public Consultation on Renewal of Domestic Pay Television Programme Service Licence. The EOC suggests that the Communications Authority should consider introducing a best practice guideline for enhancing the accessibility of TV programmes, encouraging licensee to leverage artificial intelligence to enhance subtitling, encouraging licensee to implement targets for including sign language with the use of artificial intelligence, requesting licensee to provide subtitling for a certain proportion or scope of programmes and submit plans on increasing audio description coverage.

• Read the submission on the 2026-27 Budget Consultation
• Read the submission on Public Consultation on Renewal of Domestic Pay Television Programme Service Licence