Government receives investigation reports on recent railway incidents and action plan from MTRCL
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At the Government's request, the MTRCL has also formulated an action plan on incident prevention and handling (attached to the TKL incident investigation report). The plan covers a one-off special inspection of targeted critical assets and a series of mid- to long-term measures. They include strengthening the monitoring and risk management of railway assets to enhance the overall resilience of the railway network; formulating plans for extreme scenarios, reinforcing drills and trainings under different scenarios, strengthening the decision-making and execution capacities of MTR staff during incidents; and enhancing free shuttle bus arrangements and strengthening information dissemination such as updates on repair work progress, suggestions on alternative routes to facilitate the public in planning their journey according to the latest situation, and rallying community support to assist affected passengers.
The Secretary for Transport and Logistics, Ms Mable Chan, said, "The MTR is the major mode of transportation for Hong Kong people. The MTRCL must proactively address potential issues before they arise, enhance the safety of its railway systems and accelerate the application of innovative technologies to realise predictive maintenance for fortifying the overall resilience of the railway system. I look forward to the continued effort of the MTRCL management in motivating staff at all levels to work together to implement the measures set out in the action plan. The management should also leverage the wisdom of frontline staff and strengthen the sense of accountability of staff from different ranks."
The MTRCL completed a comprehensive review of its railway asset management and maintenance regime in June 2023, which sought to strengthen its railway asset management and maintenance regime in five major action areas. The Transport and Logistics Bureau (TLB), the Transport Department (TD) and the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) will continue to closely monitor the progress, implementation and effectiveness of various follow-up actions taken by the MTRCL. The Government will continue to supervise and guide the MTRCL to learn from the experiences of recent incidents, accelerate the application of innovative technologies to achieve data-driven asset management and strengthen risk prediction and mitigation.
The TLB, the TD and the EMSD will also closely monitor the MTRCL in implementing the improvement measures set out in the investigation reports of the three incidents to ensure that the MTR will continue to provide safe and reliable services to the public.
Ends/Friday, June 27, 2025
Issued at HKT 17:05
Issued at HKT 17:05
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