Kowloon Public Library

Location: Kowloon Public Library | Accessibility category: Public libraries | Accessibility information: The Kowloon Public Library has a number

Kowloon City Community Facilities - Library

Accessibility Index

Attractions Evaluation

The entrance and exit are equipped with manual doors, and the width is roughly suitable for wheelchairs to pass through, some of which may require assistance from others

The aisle is flat and wide or has a ramp, wheelchairs / people with reduced mobility can enter and leave alone

There is no need or a wide drop lift to reach all floors, wheelchairs / people with reduced mobility can use them alone

There are gender-free toilets, which may require assistance from others before use

Special facilities for wheelchair users are available or can be borrowed

The staff are kind and courteous, and can provide help and assistance for wheelchairs/persons with disabilities

The space channel is generally wide and flat, wheelchairs / people with reduced mobility may require assistance from others

Local Facilities

Lead Path
Touch Map
Guide Dogs are welcome
Wifi
Available by subway (within 30 minutes walk)
Bus reachable (within 15 minutes walk)

Introduction

Kowloon Public Library is a large public library located in Ho Man Tin, Kowloon City District, Hong Kong. It is located at the junction of Pui Ching Road and Waterloo Road (opposite to Pui Ching Middle School). The library is 12 stories high and is the third largest public library in Hong Kong. The library belongs to the scale of a major library, with a collection of 1,500,000 books.

Accessibility description

There are multiple barrier-free facilities, including entrances and exits, lifts, passages, accessible toilets, tactile guide paths, tactile braille, and tactile floor plans, etc. The design fully considers the needs of wheelchairs/persons with reduced mobility.

FG Tips

The Kowloon Public Library is the third largest public library in Hong Kong. The area is still wide. People with wheelchairs should pay attention to the entrance beside the escalator. They need to press the door clock or call the barrier-free officer to open the door. (Tel: 2926-4055) Then take the elevator to the library lobby on the 2nd floor.

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Picture-Exterior of Kowloon Public Library

Relevant information

Address : 5 Pui Ching Road, Kowloon

Enquiries : 2926 4062

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Traffic Information

Accessibility Index

- There are a lot of bus routes to reach

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1) Ho Man Tin

Bus routes: 7, 8, 10, 81C, 103, 208, 270A, 271A, 271P, 281B, 281X
After getting off the car, head towards Peizheng Road. After crossing the road, the library is next to the petrol station.

Meeting Facilities

Entrance

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- The main entrance of the Kowloon Public Library is located on Pui Ching Road. There is an escalator at the entrance. People in wheelchairs must enter through the entrance beside the escalator. If the entrance is obstructed, the staff must be notified to open the door

Main entrance of Kowloon Public Library
Entrance next to the escalator

Channel design

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- Most parts of the library are designed with wide passageways, which are generally suitable for wheelchair users
- Some study rooms are not accessible by wheelchair friends due to the steps
- There are 2 lifts on each floor
- There are no ramps in a small number of uneven places, and wheelchair users cannot get on and off alone

The local passages in the library are designed to be wide enough for wheelchair users to pass throug
Lifts on and off each floor
Broad design of local passages in the library

WC

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- There are 2 accessible toilets in the library, located in the men's toilet next to the elevator on the 5th floor and the women's toilet next to the elevator on the 6th floor

Toilets on the 5th floor
Accessible toilets on the 5th floor
Bathroom on the 6th floor

Visually impaired facilities

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- The library is equipped with tactile guide paths, tactile braille, tactile floor plans and computer services for the visually impaired

Tactile guide path
Tactile floor plan

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