Easy access: Highways Department Senior Engineer (Bridges & Structures) Chow Wing-kwong discusses the installation of lifts and stairlifts on footbridges. More Photos

The disabled and others with mobility problems now have better access across Hong Kong thanks to the Highways Department's installation of elevators for 17 footbridges.

Five are on Hong Kong Island, five in Kowloon and seven in the New Territories. Another near Tai Wo Hau MTR station will be completed by year's end.

One is being tendered, five are in design stage, and more are in the pipeline as the phase two study on 28 footbridges and 18 subways will be completed next year.