Source: Hong Kong Government special administrative region
Following is a question by Dr the Hon Chan Han-pan and a reply by the Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, in the Legislative Council today (September 25):
Question:
It is learnt that since the commissioning of the Lift and Pedestrian Walkway System between Castle Peak Road and Kung Yip Street, Kwai Chung, two lifts of one of the lift towers (i.e. the lift tower connecting Shek Lei (I) Estate and Castle Peak Road) break down quite often. As the closed-circuit televisions (CCTVs) of these two lifts have not been equipped with camera devices, it was impossible to determine whether the breakdowns involved human factors, and it was only until several months ago that camera systems were installed after repeated requests by residents. Regarding the management of lifts of pedestrian walkway systems, will the Government inform this Council: