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South China Morning Post
25-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Signal failure leaves 17 stranded on Hong Kong's Ocean Park Tower
Hong Kong's Ocean Park has closed its aerial viewing tower following a signal malfunction that left 17 visitors stranded for nearly two hours. The Park said on Sunday that the Ocean Park Tower experienced a signal failure at 8.09pm the day before, which triggered its automatic safety protection system and brought the ride to a halt. 'In accordance with the ride's safety and operation protocols, the ride's operators led the 17 passengers on board to exit the ride through the safety passage located at the centre of the tower. All passengers returned to the ground safely at 9.56pm,' the Park said. The Park added it had reported the incident to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and would suspend the Ocean Park Tower until further notice. Located in the park's Marine World, the tower, which stands at 72 metres high (236ft) and 200 metres above sea level, offers 360-degree views of the South China Sea, Aberdeen and outlying islands.
South China Morning Post
21-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong's MTR Corp hires independent expert to look into train faults
Hong Kong's rail operator the MTR Corporation has commissioned an independent investigation into faults that left engineering trains stranded on the tracks and led to two rail disruptions in three months on the same line. Advertisement MTR chairman Rex Auyeung said on Wednesday the firm had hired an independent expert to look into the incidents after the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department expressed grave concerns last month over two engineering train-related incidents and pledged to conduct a special audit of the rail giant's maintenance capabilities. 'About the two incidents, I hope that it won't happen again and I would like to apologise to the affected passengers,' he said. 'We will conduct an independent investigation and we've invited an independent expert to review the overall operation of our engineering trains and see what improvements need to be made.' Last month, an engineering train used for inspecting overhead cables malfunctioned near Fo Tan station on the East Rail line, causing more than six hours of service disruptions and adding 10 to 15 minutes to travel times. Advertisement In February, another engineering train used for lifting operations broke down near Tai Wo station on the same line, also causing disruptions and delays. According to the department, preliminary findings suggested that the incident in April was due to an equipment fault that hindered the train's lifting platform from descending.
