Mishap sees cable car numbers down

Ngong Ping 360 cable car last year drew the second-lowest number of passengers since it opened in 2006.

It carried just 1.36 million people last year, compared with 1.6 million in 2011.

Business alliance to provide job training for Tung Chung residents

A business group that includes Hong Kong Disneyland, Asia World Expo and Ngong Ping 360 will organise job fairs and retraining for underemployed Tung Chung residents.

Zip-line attraction would be bad for Ngong Ping

I would like to thank the Country and Marine Parks Board for summarily rejecting the plan by British operator Flying Fox to build an adventure attraction for the paying public within North Lantau Country Park ("Advisers shoot down zip-line plan", October 18).

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Tony Chan to stand trial for forgery in April

Self-styled fung shui master Tony Chan Chun-chuen, 52 (left), will go on trial in April accused of forging and using a false will to claim the fortune of late tycoon Nina Wang Kung Yu-sum. A pre-trial review hearing will take place on January 24 and the main hearing, set to last 60 days, will start on April 22.

Havoc and devastation in wake of Typhoon Vicente

The city struggled to recover yesterday after Severe Typhoon Vicente left it bruised and battered.

There was traffic chaos on the land and in the air and at least 138 people were injured, 71 of whom were hospitalised. A 43-year-old man was in a serious condition.

Concern over Tung Chung plans

A green group has asked the government to consider whether it is advisable to propose high-rise development in the Tung Chung river valley, which has marble caverns beneath it and is susceptible to landslides.

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Spring season

Get ready to jump for joy at the 360 Pogo Jumpathon.

Tourism reputation hanging by a wire

The Lantau Island cable car is one of the world's longest at 5.7 kilometres but, regrettably, not one of the most reliable. For the second time in its six-year life it has been closed for months following operational incidents that dented public confidence.

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Ill-fated cable car system was compromised from the start

Lack of checks led to cable car fault

Inadequate monitoring of the troubled Ngong Ping 360 cable car meant engineers missed two chances to spot problems which led to a system failure that left 800 passengers stranded in mid-air, an investigation report has revealed.

Big players push Lantau as Pearl Delta hub

Better transport and 'repositioning' could transform Lantau from a backwater into a tourism and convention hub, it was argued yesterday.

Cable-car wear spotted last year 'was normal'

Claims that the main cable holding Lantau's troubled Ngong Ping 360 cable cars was found to be worn during an annual check last year were confirmed yesterday.

Ngong Ping 360 managing director Wilson Shao Shing-ming said the incident did occur and it was decided that, following repair works, there was no need to halt operations.