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South China Morning Post
a day ago
- General
- South China Morning Post
Burst pipe in Hong Kong's North Point leaves thousands without water, electricity
A burst water main in Hong Kong's North Point on the weekend has left around 2,600 residents without water and 130 households without electricity, authorities have said, while emergency repair work continues. The Home Affairs Department on Monday said the Water Supplies Department completed repairs on the water pipe early in the morning and that the water supply had resumed. However, electricity at Ming Yuen Centre, a residential building near the damaged main, had yet to be restored. 'Regarding the power supply, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and [electricity provider] HK Electric have been on site, providing support to the building's incorporated owners, management company and their contractors,' a Home Affairs Department spokesman said. 'The goal is to restore power as soon as it is safe to do so.' At 2.25pm, the Post observed that workers from HK Electric, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department, Water Supplies Department and building staff were still working on repairs at Ming Yuen Centre. A construction worker said he expected electricity to be restored in 'hours', but could not provide a concrete timeline. A woman in her 70s surnamed Sze, who lives on the 25th floor with her 79-year-old husband, said they planned to stay away until the power was restored.
The Standard
11-07-2025
- Business
- The Standard
HK Electric wins top privacy award for data protection excellence
HK Electric Operations Director Mr. Raymond Choi (centre) receives the Outstanding Gold Award at the Privacy-Friendly Awards 2025 from Mr. Clement Woo Kin-man (right), Under Secretary for Constitutional and Mainland Affairs, and Ms. Ada Chung Lai-ling (left), Privacy Commissioner for Personal Data.
South China Morning Post
30-05-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong to impose new emission caps on local power plants from 2030
Hong Kong environmental authorities will impose new emission caps on power plants from 2030 in a bid to further improve local air quality, with a major electricity firm pledging to import more zero-carbon energy from mainland China. Advertisement The Environment and Ecology Bureau said on Friday that it would further cut the electricity sector's annual emission allowances for sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and respirable suspended particulates (RSPs). In five years, the allowances would be reduced by 19 per cent, 25 per cent and 14 per cent, respectively, it said. The reductions will translate into 2,302 tonnes of sulphur dioxide, 8,350 tonnes of nitrogen oxides and 317 tonnes of RSPs, according to the 10th Technical Memorandum for the Allocation of Emission Allowances, which outlines the emission caps. CLP's Black Point gas-fired power station in the New Territories. Photo: Martin Chan The bureau said the new caps were decided after considering factors such as the local electricity demand, the gas-fired electricity generation of the city's two main power companies, the emission performance of existing generating units, the estimated import amount for nuclear power and clean energy, and the projected electricity intake from renewable energy sources. Advertisement The city's two main suppliers are HK Electric, which provides power to Hong Kong Island, and CLP Power, which covers Kowloon and the New Territories.
South China Morning Post
19-05-2025
- General
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong marine officials missed ferry design flaw, disaster inquiry hears
Two Marine Department officials have told a court inquest that they failed to notice a design flaw in a ferry involved in one of Hong Kong's deadliest maritime disasters as they thought they were not required to look for such issues during periodical check-ups. The Coroner's Court on Monday heard oral evidence from three current and former ship inspectors who were involved in checks on the Lamma IV between 1997 and 2009 before it collided with another ferry and sank on October 1, 2012. The Lamma IV was hit by the Sea Smooth ferry in the waters off Lamma Island while carrying 124 HK Electric employees and their relatives to watch National Day fireworks over Victoria Harbour. The Lamma Island-bound Sea Smooth, operated by Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry, was able to continue its journey to Yung Shue Wan Pier, but the Lamma IV sank in less than two minutes, leading to 39 deaths. The court previously heard that the Lamma IV's initial design from 1995 involved six compartments on the underdeck, with the steering gear compartment and the tank room at the stern separated by a watertight bulkhead. The ferry sank in less than two minutes. Photo: Handout Lo Ngok-ying, a director at Cheoy Lee Shipyards which built the Lamma IV, later decided to introduce a hatch connecting the two rooms without a watertight door to comply with what he thought was a legal requirement on the minimal size of underdeck rooms.
South China Morning Post
08-05-2025
- South China Morning Post
Hong Kong ferry disaster survivor says life jackets locked away before sinking
A survivor of Hong Kong's Lamma Island ferry disaster has told a court inquest that the life jackets were locked away and he was unable to get one by himself before his ferry sank following its collision with another vessel. Advertisement Philip Chiu Ping-chuen, whose sister died in the tragedy, on Thursday became the first witness to provide verbal testimony at the coroner's inquiry into the accident that took place on October 1, 2012. That night, the Lamma Island-bound Sea Smooth, operated by Hong Kong and Kowloon Ferry, crashed into the Lamma IV, which was taking 124 HK Electric employees and their relatives to see the National Day fireworks in Victoria Harbour. The former was able to continue its journey to Yung Shue Wan Pier, but the Lamma IV sank in less than two minutes, partly due to design flaws, resulting in 39 deaths – the city's worst maritime disaster since 1971. Chiu, a newspaper editor, said he went to get a life jacket after the collision at around 8.22pm, only to find out the safety apparatus closest was locked behind a 'metal frame' that could not be accessed without a crew member. Advertisement The court heard that an HK Electric employee got the key from the crew and unlocked the life jackets about 30 seconds later.
