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Written by: Lin Yingxian
2021-04-09 15:09
Last update date: 2021-04-09 15:09
The 2017 “Ladder” in Langham Place, Mong Kok, after the bizarre slip-off case caused at least 40 passengers to slide to the bottom of the elevator like “dominoes”. There was a situation of overlapping people. The elevator contractor Otis Elevator (Hong Kong) Co., Ltd. was ruled. 22 charges of disciplinary violations were established, with a total fine of 960,000 yuan and a hearing fee of about 590,000 yuan. His violations were also gazetted and condemned.
In the Langham Place elevator accident, the escalator that should go up suddenly went down suddenly, which lasted at least a few seconds.
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The Disciplinary Tribunal of the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance stated today that it has completed the hearing of Otis and ruled that all 22 charges were established.
Otis’ allegations of disciplinary violations include 4 cases related to the defective maintenance of the escalators at Langham Place, Mong Kok, which were found by the court to violate the Lifts and Escalators Ordinance. The committee ordered Otis to condemn and pay 96 The fine of 10,000 yuan and the cost of the hearing procedure are about 590,000 yuan.
Otis also involved 18 cases involving professional misconduct or negligence, 11 of which involved Otis’ failure to notify the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services regarding major changes to escalators carried out between 2015 and 2017, and 7 cases involved Otis’s failure to notify the Director of Electrical and Mechanical Services in 2017. The information and details of the escalator maintenance project were not recorded in the work log.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department welcomes the ruling and emphasizes that it will continue to strictly enforce the relevant regulations to ensure the safety and reliability of lift and escalator services to protect public safety.
The Langham Place "Ladder" accident occurred on March 25, 2017. The "Ladder" on the fourth to eighth floors in the mall suddenly stopped and moved in the opposite direction, resulting in 18 injuries.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department conducted a criminal investigation into the incident and found that Otis had failed to ensure that the regular maintenance of the elevator was carried out properly.
The Electrical and Mechanical Services Department then filed a charge against Otis for violations. The court convicted the crime the following year, and the Department later referred the relevant issues to the committee for disciplinary hearing.
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