In response to media enquiries on the escalator incident at Aberdeen Centre Shopping Arcade Site 4, 2-4 Nam Ning Street, Aberdeen, today (April 6), a spokesperson for the Electrical and Mechanical Services Department (EMSD) gave the following response:
 
     We received a report at about 2pm today about an escalator incident involving falls of passengers at the above site. We immediately sent staff to the scene to conduct investigation. It was confirmed that the incident was not caused by malfunction of the escalator.
 
     Our investigation revealed that a passenger lost balance and fell down, causing falls of the two passengers behind him. All the three passengers were sent to hospital for treatment.

Ends/Thursday, April 6, 2017
Issued at HKT 20:15

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