MTR officials hope to resume normal train services from Monday if no further damage is done to stations, facilities
- Trains could run till 1am again from Monday, Hong Kong Federation of Railway Trade Unions vice-chairman Tam Kin-chiu says after meeting officials
- Stations were closed early since the beginning of October because of a vandalism campaign by anti-government protesters
Hong Kong’s commuters may enjoy normal train services from next Monday after almost two months – if no major destruction or vandalism takes place at MTR stations in the coming weekend.
Senior officials of the MTR Corporation met rail union leaders on Thursday and delivered the message that normal train services, ending at about 1am every day, may resume from Monday.
“After the district council elections last Sunday, the situation has calmed down a bit. If there is no further vandalism or major damage to the metro station facilities, the management expects to resume normal train services from Monday,” Hong Kong Federation of Railway Trade Unions vice-chairman Tam Kin-chiu told the Post.
“But if further rampaging takes place at the stations, the MTR Corp will be forced to impose early closures any time,” he warned.
Since people have already expressed their stance in the district council elections, I hope the protesters will now become rational and stop attacking the MTR stations. Early train closures have really caused great inconvenience to passengers
Stations have closed early since the beginning of October in the face of a vandalism campaign by anti-government protesters. Radicals turned their destructive fury on the railway giant, accusing it of bowing to Beijing and colluding with police. They have trashed its stations, set fire to – and thrown petrol bombs at – entrances, spray-painted graffiti on walls, and hurled objects onto tracks.