Five-hour MTR chaos in Hong Kong sparks official rebuke, service review ordered


Commuters queue at a bus stop near North Point MTR Station for Citybus services to Tseung Kwan O during rush hour, as Citybus enhances routes to support suspended MTR Tseung Kwan O Line services, May 22, 2025. - Photo provided to China Daily

HONG KONG: The city’s rail operator, the MTR Corp, was ordered to submit a full account of the reasons behind the hours-long suspension of services on the Tseung Kwan O line on Thursday (May 22) at the city’s legislature on Monday (June 2), according to Hong Kong’s transport chief.

Expressing grave concern over the five-hour service disruption caused by a power supply failure, Secretary for Transport and Logistics Mable Chan asked the operators to conduct a full review of the incident in a social media post late on Thursday.

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