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Tens of thousands of civil servants will be mobilised to test crowd control measures at Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park, the city’s No 2 official has said, while acknowledging some fans may have to walk even further than expected to reach an MTR station during busy events. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki said on…
For years, rumours circulated on the internet that a string of MTR workers had died on the middle rail track at Choi Hung station on the Kwun Tong line in Hong Kong’s bustling Kowloon area, and anyone brave enough to venture into one of the dimly lit tunnels would soon find themselves before the gates…
For years, rumours circulated on the internet that a string of MTR workers had died on the middle rail track at Choi Hung station on the Kwun Tong line in Hong Kong’s bustling Kowloon area, and anyone brave enough to venture into one of the dimly-lit tunnels would soon find themselves before the gates of…