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SCMP Reporter

The operator of the Lantau cable car says it has a timetable for opening the problem-plagued tourist attraction - but will not  say what it is.

It says a series of tests need to be completed to ensure there will not be a repeat of the failure that left 500  invited guests stranded during a trial run on June 17,  and that caused the opening, scheduled for June 24, to be postponed.

Skyrail-ITM's  director of sales and marketing Susan Tse  yesterday said the company had an 'internal schedule' for the opening.

'We are conducting tests with the manufacturer once again from the beginning and we need to do them step by step,' she said. 'Therefore, we cannot disclose the date of the opening at this stage.'

She said progress reports would be released to the public from time to time.

Trial runs of the cable car, part of the Ngong Ping 360 tourist attraction, would resume before the opening.

Island District Council vice-chairwoman Chau Chuen-heung  said the public and councillors wanted an exact opening date.

'We want to know what is going on and when it can be launched. It just looks like the company does not have confidence about the opening,' Ms Chau said.

She  added that she had received complaints from passengers stranded during the trial run.

'A passenger told me she was trapped in a cable car for two hours.  She had to queue for the washroom and queue again for the shuttle bus that took her out of Ngong Ping. It took four hours for her to get out of the chaos.'

Ms Chau quoted the passenger as saying it would have been a disaster for the government and the MTR Corporation, which owns the cable car, if it had been a paid ride.

Three technical problems that occurred almost simultaneously led to a two-hour interruption of the service  on June 17. Operations of the cable car  were suspended after the incident.

The findings of a probe, which found safety had not been compromised, have been given to the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department and the MTR Corp.



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