Electrical and Mechanical Services Department

18 Mar 2013

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department has decided to suspend for six months the registration of the lift maintenance contractor responsible for the North Point lift that plunged to the...

3:06AM

Lift inspections to be stepped up after accident

5 Mar 2013

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) has pledged to step up its inspections of lifts maintained by contractors on the bottom rung of its performance rating system. The...

5:50AM

Incidents spur Ocean Park pledge

17 Sep 2011

After a series of incidents involving its rides, Ocean Park says it will establish a mechanism to govern reporting details to the public.

7:39PM

City Digest

16 Jul 2011

Department investigates two escalator incidents

2:55PM

Park train reopens

17 Dec 2010

The Ocean Express tunnel railway at Ocean Park was allowed to reopen yesterday - but at lower speeds - after an accident on December 6 in which seven passengers were injured.

12:54PM

Coroner urges more training for ambulancemen

8 Dec 2009

The Fire Services Department should provide more training for ambulance officers to make sure they better understand their duties and know more about ambulance maintenance, a coroner suggested...

3:43PM

Opinion

Michael Cox

The 1-2 punch heard around the world

Updated 4:14PM

Wang Xiangwei

Placating graduates a work in progress

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5:24AM

In Brief

Warning on dehumidifiers

1:12AM

In Brief

Exploding signal box checked

The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department was examining a Mong Kok traffic-signal control box that exploded on Sunday, injuring two firemen, and...

8:22AM

12 inspectors for 57,000 lifts too few: lawmaker

The government should employ more workers to inspect the city's 57,000 lifts as the 12 officers now responsible for the job were too few, a lawmaker said yesterday in comments prompted by a...

3:05AM

Minister inspects closed Disney ride

Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Frederick Ma Si-hang visited Hong Kong Disneyland yesterday to inspect the Autopia ride, which was ordered to close after one of its cars derailed...

4:37AM

Air-con fire warning

Capacitors in four models of Carrier window-type air-conditioners - 51G9, 51G7, 51V7 and 51T7 - were subject to easy corrosion if placed closed to sea or exposed to salty water without regular...

6:17AM

Boy critical after freak lift accident

An 11-year-old boy was seriously injured yesterday in a freak lift accident in Fanling.

Lui Kam-ho had to be rescued by firemen and was admitted to Northern Hospital in a critical...

10:41AM