The escalator from the underground of Lam Tin Hui King Plaza to the MTR station often breaks down, causing nearby residents to queue up to wait for the lift. There are even long queues during peak hours, causing great distress to neighbors and merchants. However, earlier (11th), the Lam Tin Huijing Plaza Property Management Company issued a notice announcing that it would replace two escalators. The notice pointed out that the “Elevator No. 1” and “Elevator No. 2” of the square have been in operation for more than 30 years and are important connection facilities for the square, connecting the square with the transportation hub of the surrounding areas.
▼Implement the reasons for replacing the escalator▼
The notice also pointed out that in recent years, Hong Kong’s local economy has faced challenges such as the epidemic and global economic instability, which have had a certain impact on the owners of the plaza. Although they face limited resources, the owners have prioritized the approval of 2 at the all owners meeting in September last year. Long-term replacement project for escalators. The elevator is currently in the preliminary process stage. According to the plan, the entire project is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
▼The reason why the project takes 1 year▼
The management company emphasized that it will supervise the project contractors to carry out various processes in strict accordance with the timetable to ensure that the replacement project can be carried out smoothly; at the same time, it will try its best to coordinate the use of other facilities or places by the users of the square to cope with everyone’s access needs at different locations, and try its best Reduce inconvenience and impact. In addition, regular updates on the progress of the project will be provided to keep the public informed of the progress.
▼Past partial suspensions▼
From January 4, 2024 until further notice, netizens described it as “returning to normal.”
From August 31 to October 2, 2023, the two escalators will be temporarily suspended.
Starting from April 27, 2023, both escalators failed at the same time and were temporarily suspended.
On June 27, 2022, some neighbors said that one of the escalators broke down again.
Neighbors suggest adding pedestrian stairs: it will be suspended for one year this time
The notice attracted the attention of a large number of netizens. After hearing the news, some nearby residents said that the second floor of the square is a regional office of the Immigration Department that specializes in processing document renewals; there are minibuses and bus stops on the ground floor; and the third floor is for people traveling to Pingtian and Dezhou. At the transportation interchanges in Tin and Kai Tin, there is a long queue of nearly 200 people at the bus stop during peak hours. “You can imagine how amazing the pressure on the escalators is.” Some people bluntly said, “It would be better to just use stairs instead.” Pedestrian stairs”.
As for the time it will take for the replacement project to be completed, some residents believe that “it will be suspended for a year”, which means residents will not be able to use the escalator throughout the year, so everyone should wait patiently.
▼What netizens say▼
Source of information and pictures:Facebook@XGUANTANGLAOMUGROUP、Liandeng discussion forum
2024-01-25 06:00:48
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