Hong Kong cable car Hundreds trapped as Hong Kong’s Big Buddha cable car breaks down

90-minute cable car scare:Hong Kong- The cable car ride to the Big Buddha statue in Hong Kong was suspended on Thursday after 700 tourists were trapped in cold conditions for up to 90 minutes by a breakdown.The 5.6km cable car on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island stopped because of a technical fault on Wednesday as hundreds of Chinese New Year holidaymakers were on board.Seven hundred people were trapped in gondolas for up to 90 minutes with air temperatures dipping to 3°C on Hong Kong’s coldest day of the year so far.

The cable car operator said on Thursday that the service would be closed for 10 days while an investigation and safety checks are conducted.The cable car ride opened in 2006 and has been dogged by technical hitches.

Hong Kong cable car Hundreds trapped as Hong Kong's Big Buddha cable car breaks down

Hundreds trapped in Hong Kong’s Big Buddha cable car:The cable car ride to the Big Buddha statue in Hong Kong was suspended Thursday after 700 tourists were trapped in cold conditions for up to 90 minutes by a breakdown.The 5.6-kilometre cable car on Hong Kong’s Lantau Island halted because of a technical fault Wednesday afternoon as hundreds of Chinese New Year holidaymakers were on board.

Seven hundred people were trapped in gondolas for up to 90 minutes with air temperatures dipping to 3 degrees Celsius on Hong Kong’s coldest day of the year so far.The cable car operator apologized and announced on its website Thursday that the service would be closed for 10 days while an investigation and safety checks are conducted.

The cable car ride, which normally takes 25 minutes, opened in 2006 and has been dogged by technical hitches. The most serious was in June 2007 when an empty cable car fell from its cable and crashed onto a hillside.

Ngong Ping 360 cable car in at 14:49 on January 25 Xu Fasheng suspended accident, about 800 passengers were stranded in the air 1-2 hours. This is the Ngong Ping 360 nearly two months since the incident occurred in the fourth. In view of the accident, suspended cable car company has announced about ten days, during which the issue will replace the “beer order” (commonly known as bearing), and will invite the European manufacturer of a comprehensive inspection of parts.

cost up to 10 billion in Tung Chung on Lantau Island Ngong Ping 360 is connected to the city center and popular tourist attractions in Ngong Ping cable car system, 5.7 km, is the world’s longest operating cable car hanging system, in operation in September 2006. December 2011, the cable car accident outage occurred three times, causing the passengers were trapped.