Comments by "Canice Tang" (@canicetang8837) on "Hong Kong’s MTR by the numbers" video.

  1. It 'used' to be one of the best in the world. But not anymore. Overcrowding on the trains during the rush hours. Capacity is beyond the breaking points, well exceeding the 102 to 110% threshold. Maintenance issues with both the aging trains and the infrastructures (daily from 1am to 5 am) was a growing issues with the passengers daily. Also, the problems with both the 'Hong Kong - Canton Express Rail' and the upcoming 'Shatin - Central' line are mired with construction problems, inferior concrete that has serious moisture seepage. Rails for the Express Rails were buckled, problems persisted with the inferior Kobe Steel on the train cars. Over the new Shatin line. The construction problems with both the To Kwa Wan and the new platform at the Hung Hom stations had the metal steel rods purposely shortened, so the connecting bolts cannot be fastened to the rods to distribute the massive weight. Close to 20% of the rods were not even fastened this way. The completed platform could be collapse at any moment. Yet the contractor of the MTR, Leighton, who is the subsidiary of the construction firm UGL. The same firm which the previous Chief Executive, CY Leung (689), was accused of taking a $50M HKD bribe to be granted as the sole contractor. Moreover, the wholesale change to the Mainland made railway cars for most of their existing lines in the near future were also met with extreme skepticism. Simply because it is the same model where both Taiwan Subway and the Singapore MRT had the same issues barely 5 years into the service. They included: 1. Exploding batteries from being welded in an unsafe location. 2. Loose fitting of the interiors, such as windows, handrails and so on that would be more than just a safety hazard for the passenger. 3. Interior fracturing of the rail cars had happened. 4. Faulty signals of the mechanical of the train kept happening. As for the Singapore MRT, 26 of the 35 ordered had already gone back to the Mainland for various 'refurbishing' and compulsory updates. That was 2016. They still had yet to hear from them about the upgraded cars coming back to the service. The bill for the Singapore MRT for their 2010 order was about $350M SGD. The order for HK MTR for the same, problematic model was for $6B HKD ($1.045B SGD). Those cars will go to the Kwun Tong, Island, Tsuen Wan, and Tseung Kwan O Lines, which accounts for at least 70 to 80 percent of the passenger load. Just imagine the ticking time bombs coming down the road .......
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  2. Jordan Wong There are lots of problems with MTR. Have you been following the news? Some of the platforms on their stations were 'sinking' due to nearby constructions that disturbed the earth beneath the concrete. Not only that. Some of the concrete supports for the elevated portion of the route was sunk by as much as 80mm. If that is not playing Russian Roulette with the passengers and buckled the track itself. Then what is? Safety should always be the priority of the MTR. No, I am not dissing other systems. But the Hong Kong MTR system is facing a crisis. Those in the higher brass of the new construction of the Shatin - Central Line and the problematic High Speed Train programmes were all fired. Perhaps you should read up and stay with the news first. By the way, I have been to Japan, Korea, Thailand and even Singapore. Their systems are much better. I lived in Toronto and Vancouver too. They might be older trains, but they are just fine.
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  3. questiouk I used to live there and following the news pretty frequently.
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