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Hong Kong gov’t to give HK$20k to centres to assist elderly, disabled voters in ‘all patriots’ legislative elections
Hong Kong Free Press 12th November 2025 Hong Kong gov ’ t to give HK$20k to centres to assist elderly, disabled voters in ‘ all patriots ’ legislative elections The Hong Kong government will offer a HK$20,000 subsidy to each district centre to assist elderly voters and those with disabilities in casting their ballots in next month’s “patriots only” Legislative Council (LegCo) elections . The one-off grant will be used to provide “convenience measures” to senior citizens, peop
Chris McMillan
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Peng Liyuan, Spain's Queen Letizia visit service center for persons with disabilities in Beijing
Xinhua 12th November 2025 Peng Liyuan, Spain's Queen Letizia visit service center for persons with disabilities in Beijing Editor: huaxia Peng Liyuan, wife of Chinese President Xi Jinping, and Spain's Queen Letizia, who is accompanying King Felipe VI of Spain on his state visit to China, visited Beijing Demonstration Center of Service for Persons with Disabilities on Wednesday. https://english.news.cn/20251112/d80c7e89349f40c8afa27b1889ac732e/c.html
Chris McMillan
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Taiwan wheelchair user criticises airport for making him ‘climb into plane’
South China Morning Post 30th October 2025 Taiwan wheelchair user criticises airport for making him ‘climb into plane’ Polio-suffering 1990s singing star who became icon for China’s disabled says he aims to raise general awareness about accessibility Wheelchair-using Taiwanese singer Zheng Zhihua has complained that staff at an airport in China left him to “roll and climb into a plane” The entertainer raised a red flag in a bid to boost awareness over a general lack of access
Chris McMillan
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