MTR To End Services At 8pm On Wednesday Also

The MTR says seven stations will remain closed and services will also end early on Wednesday following widespread vandalism on Monday.

Kwun Tong, and Mong Kok stations on the Kwun Tong Line; Tseung Kwan O and Hang Hau stations on Tseung Kwan O line; Che Kung Mau Station, and Sha Tin Wai and Shek Mun stations on the Ma On Shan line. All services will end at 8pm on Wednesday.

The rail company said about 12,000 turnstiles, 800 ticket-vending and add-value machines and 900 CCTV cameras were damaged at various stations on Monday. About 40 elevators and 70 roller shutters were also vandalised.

It said the number of damaged facilities increased significantly from those it reported last Friday amid more and increasingly intense attacks by protesters.

The company condemned what it called irresponsible and illegal acts of vandalism, arson and by-law contravention, saying it will take suitable legal action. It says its maintenance teams are making every effort to repair damaged facilities with the aim of reopening all stations as soon as possible.

The MTR closed 13 stations from the start of operations on Tuesday, but and later reopened Po Lam and Tai Po Market.

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