Elevators

New committee set up to look into lift safety

18 Mar 2013

Paul Chan Mo-po, on his official blog yesterday, wrote that the lift and escalator safety advisory committee would be represented by the lift trade and "outside-sector parties" such as property...

4:44AM

Taken for granted, lift safety needs attention

6 Mar 2013

Lifts are indispensable to a city such as ours, crowded with high-rise buildings. When we step into a lift - whether in an office tower, a residential block, or shopping mall - we move up and down...

2:51AM

Rust found on lift cables that snapped in North Point, injuring seven

4 Mar 2013

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...

8:43AM

Seven injured in lift accident in North Point building

3 Mar 2013

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.

3:13PM

Hong Kong's lifts fail to make grade in list of world's fastest

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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China Digest, September 21, 2012

21 Sep 2012

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Schindler shoots for new recruits

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...

7:39PM

Faulty parts led to 36 lift incidents

Lift equipment faults led to 36 incidents last year, the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department revealed yesterday after a spate of lift failures.

5:48AM

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.

2:29AM

Fire in lift engine room after safety checks begin

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...

3:27AM

Blaze in lift shaft comes days after checks begin

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...

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