Supplementary to question No 5.. LegCo meeting on 20 January 1988
Prof. POON: Sir, would the Secretary inform this Council
the
whether brake failure is due to the poor quality of the braking
system or due to poor maintenance ?
Secretary for Lands and Works: Sir, I understand that the
brake was found to be improperly adjusted.
Mr. LIU (in Cantonese): Sir, for escalators which have been
in service for over 10 years, will the Government conduct
more frequent maintenance schedules and will there be more
stringent requirements ?
Secretary for Lands and Works: Sir, in fact, in this
particular case, the escalator had been inspected by a
registered escalator mechanic very shortly before and also
a few months earlier by a registered engineer. Under the
amendments to the Lift and Escalators Ordinance
introduced
in November last year, there is a requirement for a monthly
inspection by a registered escalator contractor and an
examination by a registered escalator engineer every six
months and with testing of safety equipment every 12
including a full load test; I think that probably should be
enough to cover all eventualities.
months
Mr. HU: Sir, can the Secretary for Lands and Works advise
this Council when the braking system of the escalator
was
concerned checked before the accident happened?
Secretary for Lands and Works: Sir, the last check was in