When asked, he said it was not appropriate to comment on technical details.
This newspaper reported in the middle of last month that the lifts installed by Anli Elevator Co., Ltd. in Queen Mary Hospital's "Clinical Building 1" had experienced repeated failures over the past year, including sudden falls, causing staff to become trapped. Only 4 of the 28 lifts were operational. The incident prevented clinical services from being used. The incident has been brewing for nearly a month. Lu Chongmao responded for the first time after attending the event yesterday, saying that the government is vigorously promoting the Queen Mary Hospital reconstruction project. As a medical staff, he is "a little disappointed" with the delay in the new building project at this stage. He hopes that the project repairs can be carried out as soon as possible, and that the new building can be handed over to Queen Mary Hospital as soon as possible to provide better services to the public.
Li: Current services are not affected.
Li Xiayin said that she was "really disappointed" with the delay in the project, which was far from what she expected. She emphasized that the current services of Queen Mary Hospital have not been affected, but all hospital reconstruction projects are for medium and long-term development, and the future development of Queen Mary services will also rely on this reconstruction plan. She said that since the resumption of the building has not yet been completed, the impact of future development still needs to be further evaluated. She believes that after the resumption of the building is completed, "Queen Queen Mary Hospital colleagues will work hard to catch up with the progress."
The Architectural Services Department, the Electrical and Mechanical Department and the Hospital Authority initially responded jointly last month, saying that the lift project was in the final testing, acceptance and leakage enforcement stages, and that the installation and operation failed to meet the contract requirements, but they did not explain the cause of the failure. The Architectural Services Department, which is responsible for the construction of the new building, later announced on social platforms that 24 of the 28 lifts had problems with smooth operation or stability, including damage to the lift's electronic equipment and improper wiring connections. As of last Wednesday, there were reports that the trough was also skewed, causing the lift to be unable to be installed vertically. The Development Bureau issued a press release last Friday asking the Architectural Services Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Department to submit reports, saying that it had urged relevant departments to comprehensively inspect different devices of the lift, including mentioning the condition of the shaft for the first time.
The incident has been brewing for the first time in nearly a month.
When asked whether the Health Bureau had recently learned about the skewed trough, and whether the Architectural Services Department and the Electrical and Mechanical Department had also given the Health Bureau a "toothpaste" explanation, Lu Chongmao did not respond directly. He said that the Development Bureau had issued a statement and would make every effort to promote the Architectural Services Department and the contractor to deal with it. However, he said that as a building user, it was not appropriate to comment on the technical details. He said that he would try his best to support colleagues in Mary and minimize the impact on medical services during the process, and he was also ready to make full use of the services as soon as possible when the new building can be officially put into use.
Li Xiayan wanted to express her gratitude to the staff of Queen Mary Hospital, saying that the reconstruction of the original site had a great impact on services, but the staff worked tirelessly to provide additional services under the current environment in order to improve service volume. She said that there was construction work in the hospital, which was indeed not ideal. She thanked the public and patients for their understanding, and hoped that the resumption of the building could be completed quickly and services could continue to be developed.
