Power restored after 4-hour outage plunges 760 Hong Kong flats into darkness
CLP says suspected equipment fault disrupted supply at Ha Kwai House in Kwai Chung Estate on Sunday evening, ahead of Lunar New Year’s Eve
Electricity has been restored after a four-hour outage at a residential high-rise building in a Kwai Chung housing estate, caused by a suspected water leak that triggered a power cut ahead of Lunar New Year’s Eve.
The power cut lasted four hours and electricity was restored at 1.30am on Monday.
The Housing Department was “deeply concerned” about the power outage and dispatched staff to the scene immediately after learning about it, a government spokeswoman said.
“It is preliminarily believed that a short circuit in the building’s electrical machinery room was caused by water seepage from the pipes,” she said, adding that electrical and lift engineers were promptly sent to carry out emergency repairs.
She added that the department had contacted residents requiring special care and confirmed they were safe. One person who relied on a ventilator had moved to a relative’s flat nearby, accompanied by family members.