Chiak Sai HK same failure as Pee Sai Singapore Flyer STUCKED, near 100 Pax High & Dry for Hours! GPGT!

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https://hk.news.yahoo.com/中環摩天輪故障　乘客被困半空近句鐘-231852647.html

中環摩天輪故障 乘客被困半空近句鐘


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2018年12月24日 上午7:18

香港摩天輪昨晚發生故障。（吳建明攝）
座落中環海濱的香港摩天輪，昨日（23日）晚上10時許發生故障，據報在運行中突然停頓，當時在42個車廂內，約有一半載有乘客，工作人員立即搶修，同時向被困半空的乘客施援，近一小時後，安全協助各人離開。據了解，初步懷疑摩天輪的液壓系統失靈，工作人員正進行維修，暫未知會否影響今日的運作。
該摩天輪高60公尺，每個車廂可載8人，繞行一圈要花15至20分鐘，車廂內有恆溫設備。

Central Ferris wheel failure passengers trapped in the air
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December 24, 2018, 7:18 am
The Hong Kong Ferris wheel broke down last night. (photo by Wu Jianming)

The Hong Kong Ferris wheel, located on the Central Waterfront, broke down at 10 pm yesterday (23rd). It was reported to have suddenly stopped during operation. At that time, about half of the 42 cars contained passengers, and the staff immediately repaired them. The passengers trapped in the air were assisted. After nearly an hour, they safely assisted everyone to leave. It is understood that the hydraulic system of the Ferris wheel is initially suspected to be malfunctioning, and the staff is carrying out maintenance. Whether it will affect the operation of today.

The Ferris wheel is 60 meters high, each car can carry 8 people, it takes 15 to 20 minutes to go around a circle, and there is constant temperature equipment in the car.




https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...s-hong-kong-observation-wheel-trapping-dozens



Fault hits Hong Kong Observation Wheel, trapping dozens of passengers in cars

• After up to an hour, customers were able to disembark
• Services resumed as normal on Monday morning

PUBLISHED : Monday, 24 December, 2018, 11:26am
UPDATED : Monday, 24 December, 2018, 11:28am

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The Ferris wheel on Hong Kong’s harbourfront broke down on Sunday night, trapping dozens of passengers in cabins for up to an hour.
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Services on the Hong Kong Observation Wheel reopened at 11am on Monday, Christmas Eve.
A statement from the operator read: “The mechanical component at fault has been replaced. Standard operating and safety checks have now been completed.”
At about 10.30pm on Sunday, the time of the attraction’s final 15-minute ride, a hydraulic cylinder failed, causing a short delay. Half of the wheel’s 42 gondolas, which can seat eight people each, were carrying passengers at the time. By 11.18pm, all passengers had disembarked the 60-metre wheel safely, with the help of staff.

The wheel started operating in 2014. It was suspended for about four months in 2017 because of negotiations over the lease, when the contract with a former operator expired.




https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong...osure-hong-kong-ferris-wheel-hurt-citys-image
Sudden closure of Hong Kong Ferris wheel ‘hurt city’s image as international travel destination’

Hong Kong Observation Wheel, a popular spot among tourists in Central Harbourfront since 2014, was closed without warning on Wednesday

PUBLISHED : Friday, 01 September, 2017, 6:45pm
UPDATED : Friday, 01 September, 2017, 6:47pm

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A lawmaker has rounded on the “irresponsible and chaotic handling” of a major tourist attraction in Hong Kong, saying it has hurt the city’s image as an international travel destination.
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The Hong Kong Observation Wheel, a popular spot among tourists in Central Harbourfront since 2014, was closed without warning on Wednesday. The attraction’s future remains hanging in the balance as the new operators have not decided whether to keep the Ferris wheel.
“The poor arrangement could leave visitors the impression that Hong Kong does not have a well-rounded tourism development plan,” said tourism lawmaker Yiu Si-wing.
Hong Kong sees tourism bump thanks to handover celebrations
By Thursday, the Hong Kong Tourism Board had received 29 inquires, of which four were from visitors who left in limbo after the wheel’s sudden closure.
While a new tenant, The Entertainment Corporation, was in May awarded a contract to rent the government site for three years at HK$1.5 million a month, no plan has been raised during the past three months. The contract of the incumbent, Swiss AEX, expired on August 28.
“The government kept stressing it played no role [as the attraction was a commercial development]. But the observation wheel has become an iconic tourist attraction during the past three years, how could you adopt such attitude?” Yiu asked.
Daredevil climbs Hong Kong’s Ferris wheel, putting security in spotlight
The lawmaker was also disappointed that the government did not make any effort to smooth the transaction between operators, nor tell the public in advance – like the cable car operator Ngong Ping 360 on Lantau did when it was closed for five months to get its rope replaced earlier this year.
“Now the observation wheel looks like a rotten project,” Yiu said.
Despite its iconic status in Hong Kong, it was not easy for the observation wheel to make a profit because of its high admission fee, Yiu said.
‘Like a university lecture’: tourists learn inconvenient truths about Hong Kong
He urged the government to impose additional terms to the contracts whenever premium land was leased to private operators – such as the company’s profitability and exit arrangement – to avoid creating a bad reputation.
The Post was unable to reach Michael Denmark, director of the new operator The Entertainment Corporation for comment. The wheel remained closed on Friday.



https://www.hongkongfp.com/2017/09/...lition-eleventh-hour-parties-reach-agreement/

Business Hong Kong Hong Kong Observation Wheel saved from demolition at eleventh hour as parties reach agreement

7 September 2017 11:29
Karen Cheung
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Plans to demolish the Hong Kong Observation Wheel have been scrapped at the last minute after the incoming and current operators of the tourist attraction struck an agreement on Wednesday.
The ferris wheel sits on the Central harbourfront in front of piers No.9 and No.10, and the ride was first opened to the public in December 2014. It is operated by Swiss AEX, whose land lease with the Lands Department expired last Monday.
The government subsequently said that, unless an agreement to retain the wheel is reached, the site must be cleared to make way for the new tenant, The Entertainment Corporation Limited (TECL).

Photo: Swiss AEX.
Swiss AEX claimed TECL had no experience in operating observation wheels – a claim the government denied – and that plans to transfer the existing wheel to TECL fell through. Swiss AEX offered to reopen the wheel, but the government said that TECL had won the tender. The existing wheel was set to be demolished and TECL was to build a new wheel.
In a turn of events, the parties released a joint statement on Wednesday stating that contracts transferring the ownership of the Observation Wheel between Swiss AEX and Dutch Wheels – the owner of the wheel – to TECL were signed that afternoon after five weeks of discussion.
A spokesperson for TECL said on Wednesday that “the company is delighted to have reached this point.”
“It has been a challenging road so far, given there is no precedent for the transfer of the Hong Kong Observation Wheel between operators.”
“We look forward to sharing The Entertainment Corporation [TECL]’s future plans for the activation of the Hong Kong Observation Wheel site.”

Allan Zeman. File Photo: HKFP.
Timothy Peirson-Smith, spokesperson for Swiss AEX, said the parties have “worked tirelessly” to reach an agreement. He thanked businessman Allan Zeman, who facilitated the final discussions between the parties “in the interest of Hong Kong,” according to the statement.
Zeman described the situation as a “win-win” for Hongkongers and tourists, and said it will uphold Hong Kong’s reputation in the tourist industry. The government had invited Zeman to take part in the negotiations and was in close contact with him throughout, RTHK reported.
Peirson-Smith added that the Observation Wheel will only be reopened after contractual matters are finalised and licensing processes are completed, but promised it will be “at the soonest time.”

 

[democracy my butt]

http://www.ejinsight.com/20170906-hong-kong-doesn-t-need-a-hong-kong-eye/

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Since it opened in late 2014, Hong Kong's Observation Wheel has been bogged down by poor attendance. Photo: Bloomberg


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Ben KwokSep 6, 2017 1:56pm

Hong Kong doesn’t need a Hong Kong Eye




Much of the controversy concerning the Observation Wheel at the Central harbourfront is focused on the deadlock between the old and new tenants of the site, which has led to a shutdown of the operation of the tourist attraction.
But a more fundamental question should be asked: Do we really need a Hong Kong Eye?
It goes without saying that the attraction has failed to attract a lot of tourists and locals. Since it opened in late 2014, the giant Ferris wheel has been bogged down by poor attendance.
The HK$100 ticket price was a bit too high for many people who wanted to try it out, and there weren’t any significant activities held at the site except the AIA Winter Carnival, where many visitors complained about how fast their HK$1,000 was spent on some cheap thrills.
It is therefore understandable why the government changed the criteria of the tender to give advantage to The Entertainment Corp. Ltd., whose management also ran AIA Winter Carnival, rather than to the old operator Swiss AEX, which is more of an engineering concern than an entertainment firm.
But the simple truth is this: Hong Kong does not need a Hong Kong Eye.
Our city is home to thousands of skyscrapers. I doubt if most buildings along Connaught Road would not have a better view of Victoria Harbour, given that the Hong Kong Observation Wheel is only about 60 meters tall, or about the height of a 20-storey building.
Except for a few restaurants at the 108-storey International Commerce Centre in West Kowloon, the city’s tallest building, I think many pubs and food joints can offer similar stunning views of the harbour for less than HK$100 per head – and for more than 10 minutes – not to mention the fact that one can also get a great view by just going up to the Peak.
As such, Hong Kong Eye doesn’t have an edge like the London Eye by the River Thames, along which there are not too many tall buildings.
Same case for Singapore, where the Singapore Flyer is having a hard time competing with the SkyPark at Marina Bay Sands.
Six years after it opened, the 165-meter-tall Singapore Eye, billed as the world’s second-tallest observation wheel after the one in Las Vegas, went into receivership in 2013 and it took a year before a new investor came to the rescue.
Back in Hong Kong, the new operator of the observation wheel plans to lure more visitors by offering ticket prices as low as HK$20, but we wonder if at that price it could ever be a profitable enterprise.
I heard that the AEX once offered to lease the venue for a one-day charge of HK$3 million, an unrealistic figure that shows how eager it had wanted to recoup its total investment of around HK$100 million.
A rumor has circulated in the local expatriate community that a certain property developer would like to lease the deck for a night’s stay.
That may sound crazy, but what seems crazier is that the government, while desperately looking for land amid the housing shortage, can’t seem to maximize the value of a prime site.
And if it wants to make people happy, a Hong Kong Eye, and a small one at that, just won’t serve the purpose.





http://www.thatsmags.com/shenzhen/post/24283/spokeless-ferris-wheel-to-rise-in-shenzhen

Spokeless Ferris Wheel Coming to Shenzhen


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As part of the Bao’an Coastal Cultural Park, Shenzhen is scheduled to see a 128-meter Ferris Wheel rise along the coast, The Construction Index reports. That's just shorter than the London Eye (135m) and over twice as tall as the Hong Kong Observation Wheel (60m). When completed, the 'Shenzhen Glory' should include 28 carts, each of which will accommodate up to 25 people.
With this new glory, scheduled to open 2020 along with the first phase of the park, Shenzhen will join the ranks of cities like Singapore, Melbourne, Shanghai, Tianjin, Suzhou, Changsha... you get the picture. Over 80 cities boast a observation wheel, by our count.
But the Shenzhen Glory will be different: the contractor, Shenzhen OCT Coast, plans a centerless wheel. The carts of these wheels typically move along the path of the fixed outer rim, with the center left hollow for a striking silhouette. In Tokyo's Big O (currently the largest of this kind, at a mere 60m) the Thunder Dolphin roller coaster passes right through the center.

Of course, this all assumes the Shenzhen Glory avoids the sad fate of Changzhou's Turn of Fortune. As That's reported in 2015:

Despite completion in 2013, the Turn of Fortune has sat unused and untended in Changzhou's Bauhinia Park for two years now as it continues to await approval from the General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine.​

Three years later, that fortune has yet to turn. The wheel is still listed as "unfinished."

With any luck, the fate of Shenzhen's colossal wheel will be different. With the city's unrelenting skyscraper boom and work on what will be China's next tallest building, Shenzhen clearly has the will to reach the sky.
While the contractor reportedly hasn't yet applied for construction permits, we remain hopeful that we'll see our Glory rise to new heights.
[Images via Laguarda.Low, Wikimedia Commons]

 

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Things sure have gotten worse for HK since the poms left

 

[democracy my butt]

Things sure have gotten worse for HK since the poms left

Just like Pee Sai bastards, ate too much Chow Ang Moh shit. When Chow Ang Moh got fucked away, all the idiots Shit Eaters of Asia will also die together.