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Monthly Archives: July 2021
Ventilation shafts across the MTR network
With a massive network of railway tunnels passing beneath Hong Kong, the MTR requires a plethora of ventilation shafts to supply fresh air to passengers underground, and remove smoke in an emergency situation. Early years of brutalism Ventilation shafts built […]
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Tagged Hong Kong, Mass Transit Railway, MTR, rail operations, railway, trains, underground
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Rescue training for Hong Kong cable cars
The last thing you want to happen when riding a cable car is getting stuck in the air – but luckily for anyone in Hong Kong, the Fire Services Department are ready for any contingency, thanks to a variety of […]
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Tagged cable car, emergency, Fire Services Department, firefighting, Hong Kong, Lantau Island, Ngong Ping 360, Ocean Park
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