The lift that plummeted to the ground on Saturday night had been maintained by Shineford Engineering and government engineers are scrambling to conduct safety checks on 248 other lifts the firm...
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The accident happened at about 8pm in a commercial building at 480 King's Road. The lift dropped suddenly just after it had passed the first floor on the way up.
17 Feb 2013
Hong Kong is home to the most skyscrapers in the world, more than double the number in New York. But surprisingly, it fails to feature in a list of the globe's top five fastest lifts.
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In a city known for its towering skyscrapers and fast pace of life, lifts or elevators are an essential part of life. Ever wondered how many lifts there are in Hong Kong? The 'vertical' city has...
Lift equipment faults led to 36 incidents last year, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department revealed yesterday after a spate of lift failures.
All of the lifts similar to the one that fell 14 floors in a public housing estate last month were found to be safe, the government said yesterday.
A fire broke out at the top of an elevator shaft in a Tsim Sha Tsui building yesterday morning, days after the government ordered that 1,000 lifts across the city were to be checked for safety...
A fire broke out at the top of a lift shaft in a Tsim Sha Tsui building yesterday morning, days after the government ordered safety checks on 1,000 lifts across the city following an accident in...
As a model village it is spectacular. There are buildings of all shapes and sizes in every direction, a sea with miniature ships, sculpted mountains, even tiny bathers sunning themselves byrooftop...
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