Hong Kong Housing Authority and Housing Department

Incident Records of Lifts

Incident Records of Lifts

The summaries of the reported lift incidents from 2009/10 to 2012/13*:-

Reported Lift Incident Records
Main Cause of
Incidents
 
  Number of Incidents
09/10 10/11 11/12
12/13
Apr-Jun
12/13
Jul-Sep
12/13
1 Oct - 16 Dec *
Lift Equipment Fault 14 14 10 6 3 0
Injuries to Lift Worker 0 1 1 0 0 0
Other Reasons
(Example: Passenger Behaviour)
58 92 86 20 24 18
Details of Lift Equipment Fault       Details (PDF format)   Details (PDF format)   Details (PDF format)   Details (PDF format)    
Remark : * The Lifts and Escalators Ordinance (Cap. 618) comes into effect on 17.12.2012 and brings all lifts and escalators including those of Housing Authority (HA) under a single control by Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD). Information on the HA's lift incidents happened after the Ordinance enforcement date will be promulgated by the EMSD together with other reported lift incident records.
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