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The Kai Tak Sports Park’s main stadium. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong to hold trial matches at 50,000-seat Kai Tak stadium in January

Authorities are holding multiple trial events at smaller facilities across the park in run-up to testing the showpiece stadium.

Letters | MTR Corp, how about some lift etiquette first?

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp won’t use by-laws to stop walking on escalators

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Explainer | Walk this way? Why Hong Kong’s MTR Corp is targeting escalator etiquette

Some residents are putting their foot down over call to do away with transport tradition and stand still on both sides of escalators.

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Hongkongers have engaged in heated online debate after the MTR Corp launched its safety campaign. Photo: Dickson Lee

Hong Kong to deploy tens of thousands to test crowd control at Kai Tak stadium

Chief Secretary Eric Chan says civil servants will disperse from stadium and walk to nearby MTR stations to check how crowds flow out of venue.

Walk in the park? Why it takes 1 hour to get from Hong Kong’s new stadium to TST

Post reporters test out public transport options at Kai Tak Sports Park and find construction sites throw up their share of hurdles.

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No passing on the left? MTR Corp tries to change how Hongkongers use escalators

Commuters traditionally stand on the right, while allowing others to walk on the left, but the rail giant says that is dangerous.

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More than 1,300 escalators serve millions of passengers every day at MTR stations across the city. Photo: Jelly Tse

MTR Lab backs AI start-up Ensonic in first mainland Chinese investment

Ensonic produces AI-based acoustic detection systems used for equipment quality control and maintenance.

How Hong Kong’s Choi Hung station spawned rumours of deaths and gates of hell

Station plays storied role in history of city’s MTR network and has sparked outlandish rumours and beliefs over the years.

Hong Kong’s Kai Tak Sports Park off to smooth start after ‘precious’ trial run

Snacks relatively cheap compared with Hong Kong Stadium, but can of beer still costs HK$40; fans upbeat over transport arrangements.

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The invite-only fixture welcomed about 1,500 spectators. Photo: Sam Tsang

Opinion | How Hong Kong is slowly but surely greening its transport system

With plans for sustainably designed MTR stations and zero-emission buses, the city is moving foward on its goal of achieving carbon neutrality by 2050.

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An MTR train approaches the Kowloon Bay station, on August 15. Photo: Jelly Tse

Buyers swarm Hong Kong’s biggest home sales weekend in 6 months

Buyers snapped up more than 300 of 504 new flats across Blue Coast II in Wong Chuk Hang and Cullinan Sky in Kai Tak on Saturday.

Letters | China’s stimulus measures show lessons learned from the past

Readers discuss the evolution of China’s monetary strategy, the need for transparency on MTR plans, and the escalating crisis in the Middle East.

Chung Yeung Festival: more than 517,000 Hongkongers cross border for holiday

Lawmaker also slams railway operator’s stopgap crowd measure of terminating northbound train service before reaching border stations.

Passengers pass through the Lo Wu checkpoint heading to Shenzhen during the Chung Yeung Festival. Photo: Dickson Lee

Would ending Hong Kong liquor tax and delaying shisha ban help bar business?

Hong Kong Bar and Club Association urges measures to help revitalise industry amid growing trend of cross-border spending.

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Total bar receipts in the first half of the year reached HK$611 million, a 13.6 per cent drop from HK$694 million in the same period last year. Photo: Nora Tam

Hong Kong assures fair bidding process for 3 new mass transit projects

MTR Corp has no advantage in East Kowloon, Kai Tak and Hung Shui Kiu bids as the projects ‘don’t involve a heavy rail system’, official says.

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Passengers evacuated from Hong Kong train carriage after lithium battery fire

One passenger sustains minor injuries and is taken to United Christian Hospital in Kwun Tong for treatment.

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On This Day | ‘Chaos and kinks’ as Hong Kong’s MTR opens to public in 1979 – SCMP archive

Running from Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong station, the MTR map’s green-coloured railway line opened to the public 45 years ago.

The Shek Kip Mei Station crowded with passengers. The MTR Corporation’s Kwun Tong line, from Shek Kip Mei to Kwun Tong station, was opened on October 1, 1979. Photo: Yau Tin-kwai

A look at Singapore’s MRT disruption and other train delays in Asia

Singapore’s recent MRT disruption, the worst in its history, highlights the challenges of managing train delays in modern Asian cities.

The changing face of Hong Kong’s MTR

Hong Kong to boost cross-border traffic arrangements for National Day crowds

Authorities seek to avoid repeat of chaos on New Year’s Eve last year when thousands of mainland Chinese were stuck in city after fireworks show.

National Day fireworks last year. This year’s show will end at 9.30pm, which should give visitors enough time to head back over the border. Photo: Sam Tsang

What’s on in Hong Kong on National Day? Fireworks, shopping and free transport

Half-price film tickets, drone shows and free entry to major museums lined up for National Day celebrations.

A fireworks display will light up Victoria Harbour at 9pm on October 1. Photo: Sam Tsang

Hong Kong to roll out MTR discounts, cheap film tickets for National Day break

No 2 official Eric Chan says patriotism key focus of celebrations and cost of extensive decorations ‘worth it’.

Investors eat up dim sum bonds from Guangdong province, Hong Kong’s MTR

Issuance of offshore yuan-denominated bonds has jumped 28 per cent this year, according to the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.

Hong Kong back in business after Super Typhoon Yagi topples trees, injures 9

Classes and trading suspended, but residents rush back to work as city emerges from world’s second-strongest tropical cyclone this year.

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Authorities have received 119 reports of fallen trees, with one landslide and one case of flooding also recorded. Photo: Jonathan Wong

MTR Corp creditworthiness cut on soft Hong Kong property market, funding needs

S&P says MTR Corp’s operational and rental recovery from the pandemic could take longer than it previously expected.

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As well as rail operations, the MTR Corporation also develops, manages and rents out residential and commercial projects. Photo: Edmond So

All aboard the retro express: vintage MTR train delights 1,400 fans in Hong Kong

Rail operator launches train designed in the style of city’s first-generation carriages from 1979 as part of 45th anniversary celebration.

Hong Kong’s MTR Corp marks 45th anniversary by launching train in retro design

Refurbished train with iconic red-and-white design reminiscent of first-generation carriages from 1979 launched amid fanfare.

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MTR Corporation
The Mass Transit Railway Corporation operates Hong Kong's railway system. It is also a major property developer and landlord in the city and is listed on the Hong Kong stock exchange.
last updated:
24 August, 2024
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