The covered ramp system connecting Tai Wo Hau Road and Wo Tong Tsui Street in Kwai Chung Village was put into use in April this year. Residents no longer need to walk the 119-level "100-step ladder". .
However, the "Hundred Steps Elevator" involved has suffered multiple failures since it was put into use. The Highways Department acknowledged in reply to the inquiries of "Hong Kong 01" that the lift involved has recorded six failures since it was put into use, that is, an average of 6 failures have occurred every month since it was put into use. A service outage occurred.
The system involved has two lifts. The Highways Department stated that the No. 2 lift was damaged on August 28 due to the cable drag chain and needed to be replaced with new parts. The service has been suspended until now. month, you need to stop for one month.
According to the information, the lift involved cost about 110 million yuan to build.
The Highways Department once said that the two lifts had been operated 4,000 times before they were put into use, which could minimize malfunctions.
Kwai Tsing District Councilor Leung Chi-shing said that the lift often breaks down, causing inconvenience to residents, and complained that two lifts have been stopped at the same time.
He also pointed out that some people used the lift as a cargo to deliver goods, which was suspected to aggravate the wear and tear, and hoped that the public would cherish it.
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The "Hundred Step Ladder" lift system involved was put into use on April 6 this year. The total contract cost is nearly 110 million yuan. The project includes two ramp lifts connecting Tai Wo Hau Road and Wo Tong Tsui Street.
The completion of the lift was originally a "gospel" for residents. At that time, the Transportation and Housing Bureau stated on social media that residents could save the "hundred-step ladder" and go up and down the mountain in about one minute, with an estimated daily usage rate of 8,600 people.
Later, the authorities even filmed a video to interview residents' voices. Many people said that they were tired from going up and down the "hundred-step ladder", and even the elderly thanked the government for this.
Looking through the relevant clips, an engineer of the Highways Department once pointed out that the two lifts had been operated 4,000 times before they were put into use, which could minimize malfunctions.
Unfortunately, less than half a year later, the elevator system failed again and again.
The Highways Department replied to "Hong Kong 01" that as of September 14, the lift system had recorded two cable or related drag chain failures, three signal failures and one short-term power outage, that is, a total of six failures, but no passengers were trapped.
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One of the lifts has been out of service since the end of August
There are two lifts in the system, of which No. 2 is currently out of service.
The Highways Department stated that the lift had broken down on August 28. After inspection, the contractor found that the cable drag chain was damaged and needed to be replaced with new parts. Therefore, the lift has been suspended from service since that day, and the cause of the failure is still under investigation.
The Highways Department added that the parts previously ordered from Germany have been delivered to the lift manufacturer in the Mainland and have completed quality inspection. They are now being delivered from the Mainland to Hong Kong and are expected to arrive in Hong Kong within the next week. The contractor will then replace the parts. It is expected that the No. 2 unit will resume service by the end of this month.
In other words, that is, the No. 2 machine has been in use for about five months, and it will be temporarily used for one month for maintenance.
It is still in the maintenance period and is expected to cost more than 4 million yuan per year in the future.
When asked about the maintenance cost, the Highways Department pointed out that the current system is still in the maintenance period under the responsibility of the contractor, and the contractor is responsible for paying the relevant expenses.
The department also emphasized that it has urged contractors to strengthen regular maintenance and to store sufficient spare components to reduce maintenance time.
Kwai Tsing District Councillor Leung Chi-shing said that the elevator system breaks down from time to time. After the No. 2 lift was shut down for a month, the service of another lift, No. 1, was also stable, "stopping and stagnant", the cause of the failure is unknown, and sometimes it will The two lifts will be disabled at the same time, that is, residents can only step on the "100-step ladder" again.
He bluntly said that the frequent failures of elevators made life inconvenient for residents and complained a lot.
Leung Chi-shing also pointed out that in the past, some people regarded lifts as goods, and believed that it would increase the wear and tear of lifts. In particular, the design of ramp lifts is different from traditional ones, and may not be suitable for delivery.
He continued that in the first week of the lift's operation, someone accidentally hit the door during delivery, causing the lift to malfunction.
He sighed that although there are staff guarding the lifts, they do not work full-time and it is difficult to stop everyone from delivering goods. He hopes that the public will cherish the lifts.
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