Ngong Ping 360

Forty cable cars now feature 20 new designs by 10 local designers and artists. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Stormy Hong Kong weather blamed for slump in visitors to cable car

The stormy weather has been blamed for a slump in visitors to the Ngong Ping 360 cable car on Lantau, which reopened earlier this month after a five-month revamp.

23 Jun 2017 - 9:34am 3

The Ngong Ping cable car service will restart in about two weeks. Photo: Felix Wong

Lantau cable car rides to resume in two weeks, says operator

22 May 2017 - 10:59pm

The 5.7km cable car system has been shut since January to replace ropes. Photo: Felix Wong

Cable car set for June reopening amid race to beat typhoon season

26 Apr 2017 - 8:51pm

The cable car is now closed for five months to replace cables. Photo: Robert Ng

Cable car bucks tourism slump with 5.5 per cent rise in visitors

17 Feb 2017 - 7:01am

Stella Kwan, managing director of Ngong Ping 360, said maintenance days and weather conditions are two of the factors affecting visitor numbers. Photo: Felix Wong

‘Challenging year’: Lantau Island’s Ngong Ping cable car visitor numbers fall 11pc in 2015

1 Mar 2016 - 3:40pm 2

Flying Fox still keen on zip-line attraction

Flying Fox still keen on zip-line attraction

5 Jun 2013 - 3:46am

Fok Chun-wai, a technician at Ngong Ping 360, wipes brown stains on components that the gondola lift operator says should not be confused with rust. Photo: May Tse

Ngong Ping 360 says it's safe after report of 'rust' on cabins

5 Jun 2013 - 3:34am

Ngong Ping 360 cable car. Photo: Dickson Lee

Mishap sees cable car numbers down

29 Jan 2013 - 4:37am

Disneyland requires staff members to speak Cantonese, Putonghua and English well. Photo: Dickson Lee

Business alliance to provide job training for Tung Chung residents

27 Dec 2012 - 1:17pm

Letters to the Editor, October 31, 2012

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm 4

Ngong Ping is now just another theme park. Photo: Robert Ng

Zip-line attraction would be bad for Ngong Ping

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

City Digest

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Havoc and devastation in wake of Typhoon Vicente

25 Jul 2012 - 12:00am

Concern over Tung Chung plans

10 Jul 2012 - 12:00am

Theme parks ally to improve their image

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Hip Hot Hong Kong

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Tourism reputation hanging by a wire

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Lai See

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Lack of checks led to cable car fault

4 Apr 2012 - 12:00am

Big players push Lantau as Pearl Delta hub

18 Mar 2012 - 12:00am

Cable-car wear spotted last year 'was normal'

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Cable car faces HK$35m losses

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Cable car puts our reputation at stake

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Corrections & clarifications

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

More checks could have caught cable car defect

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Cable-car riders stuck in cold snap

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Minister blasts cable car firm over failures

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

No single cause for cable car's litany of faults

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

Briefs

8 May 2015 - 12:15pm

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