At about 7 pm today (21st), Yuen Long suspected that there was a fire in a CLP cable. Some netizens took a video, pointing out that a cable trough believed to be CLP was on fire outside Long Ping No. 8, and the fire was fierce.
Many netizens pointed out that there were power outages in Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long, and Tuen Mun Hospital was also affected, causing a major power outage in the hospital.
New Territories North Member of the Legislative Council, Zhang Xinyu, attacked directly outside Long Ping Station. At 8:30 p.m., the fire was still not under control.
Lin Lin, a member of the Legislative Council Election Committee who lives in Yuen Long, had an operation earlier and needed to rest, but the sudden power outage caught her by surprise. She has already spent the night at her family's home in Tsuen Wan.
New Territories North Member of the Legislative Council, Lau Kwok-hsun, quoted CLP's estimate that the power supply should be restored gradually tonight.
Zhang Xinyu pointed out that the MTR has a backup power supply system. When an accident occurs on a section of the line, the backup line can be used to supply power, so the railway station restores power before other systems.
As can be seen from the picture, there is electricity supply at Long Ping Station and the nearby flyover, but the display screen in the station is turned off, and many MTR personnel maintain order in the station.
The public spaces of residential buildings in the distance normally have lights, and the residents have lights, but some traffic lights have no electricity.
Zhang Xinyu said that when he inquired with CLP employees, the other party was also "very impatient", but he could only wait for the news to put out the fire before emergency repairs.
Zhang Xinyu's team pointed out that at 8:30 p.m., the lifts in Tin Shing Village and Tin Yiu Village in Shui Wai were generally normal, but the street lights and traffic lights were not powered on.
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Zhang Xinyu: The power supply bridge involved is not open to pedestrians
At 8:45 p.m., Zhang Xinyu pointed out that the general situation was under control, and it was significantly narrower than 8:30 p.m. The fire department continued to pour water. There were police officers at the scene to maintain traffic, and there were also police officers in various districts to prevent people from taking advantage of the fire.
The District Commissioner is contacting community centers with backup power in Tin Shui Wai and Yuen Long to open them as temporary shelters for residents who do not have electricity at home. Details are to be announced.
Zhang Xinyu said at 9:30 that the power supply has been restored successively in Tin Shui Wai North areas such as Tin Wah Village.
He said that the bridge is a "power supply bridge" of CLP, which is used to cross the Shan Pui River. From old photos, we know that there are door locks on both sides of the bridge on weekdays, and it is not a pedestrian bridge for citizens to pass by.
He quoted the police at the scene as saying that one side of the bridge could not be investigated due to the fire, while the door lock on the other side was in good condition and was not damaged.
From the video of Zhang Xinyu driving into Tin Shui Wai at 10:00 p.m., the street lights have not been fully restored, and the "headlights" must be turned on when driving. The light rail station has electricity supply, and some residential buildings have lights, but some buildings next to them are only public areas. There is electricity, and there are buildings farther away that are still completely without electricity.
The situation in the city center of Tin Shui Wai has largely recovered. There are light rail commanders and traffic police commanding traffic near Tin Shui Wai Station. Walking towards the north of Tin Shui Wai, there are street lights in many sections, but some traffic lights are not energized.
Zhang Xinyu mentioned that the government has tested the alarm system in Hong Kong. He believes that this time it involves millions of people and needs to be used, but it is not just to inform the public that there is an incident, but to add reminders, such as reminding not to use lifts, and to have Calls for help from the Civil Affairs Office and the Fire Department.
Some community centers set up temporary shelters
Shen Haojie, chairman of the Yuen Long District Council, said that there was a large-scale power outage in central Yuen Long, Tin Shui Wai and rural areas.
He revealed that the District Commissioner is arranging to open the community hall in Long Ping Village for those in need to rest.
The government announced at 9:35 pm that the Long Ping Community Hall and Tin Fai Road Community Hall Temporary Shelter Centres have been opened.
Lin Lin, who had just finished the operation, had to spend the night at her parents' house because of the power outage in Yuen Long.
(File photo/Photo by Lu Yiming)
Lin Lin: Open the window and there is no wind
Lin Lin, who had undergone surgery earlier, said in an inquiry from "Hong Kong 01" that she originally thought it was the power outage in her home, but later found out that there was no electricity in the whole area, "really everyone is insane."
She said that today is the summer solstice, and her husband originally suggested opening the window to let in the cool breeze, but "there was not a drop of wind", and it was hot and baked.
Lin Lin, who was supposed to rest after the operation, couldn't bear to be driven by her family to her family's home in Tsuen Wan to spend the night.
She pointed out that there were many cars leaving Yuen Long on the road, the traffic lights were generally normal, and there was no major problem with road traffic.
Lin Lin is worried that if the electricity is not turned on in time, the residents will not have a fan tonight and "don't even know how to order it".
Liu Guoxun: It takes time to restore power supply by manpower district by district
Lau Kwok-hsun pointed out that the police have dispatched mobile units to strengthen patrols around Tin Shui Wai, and the Yuen Long Traffic Team has also arrived at Tin Shui Wai to direct traffic.
At 9:30 p.m., Lau Kwok-hsun said that the power supply in downtown Yuen Long, Shiba Heung and Ping Shan was generally restored, but most places in Tin Shui Wai were still without power.
Liu Guoxun quoted CLP's estimate that the power supply should be restored one after another tonight.
He said that CLP is a "ring power supply", which could have been operated remotely through the system center, but this incident requires manpower to deal with district by district, so it will take time to restore the power supply.
At 10:10, Liu Guoxun said that Tianyao Village had just resumed power supply, and Pingxin Garden and Lehu Residence also had electricity one after another, but there was still no electricity in the Tiansheng area.
He said that Tin Shui Wai South had just restored power and network signals, and the phone began to receive signals and messages, and the citizens cheered when the power was restored.
As you can see, there are uniformed police patrolling the road to maintain law and order.
Liu Guoxun also mentioned that hundreds of thousands of people were involved in the power outage, and he questioned why the government did not use the emergency warning system, and questioned "what is the use of the system with over 100 million yuan in public funds?"
At 9:30 p.m., Lau Kwok-hsun said that most parts of Tin Shui Wai were still without power.
(Screenshot of Liu Guoxun's Facebook live broadcast)
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