An escalator broke down at a Mass Transit Railway station in Hong Kong after an Indonesian woman’s long dress got stuck in it on Sunday morning.
At 8am, the woman took the escalator connecting Exit C and the concourse of Diamond Hill MTR Station in Kowloon, but her dress got stuck in the gap between a step and an escalator comb plate, Oriental Daily reported.
She tried to pull her dress out but failed, and the accident triggered an emergency halt of the escalator’s operation.
No one was injured. MTR officials said staff shut down the escalator and replaced the damaged parts.
They advised passengers who wear long dresses, sandals or slippers to stand clear of the edges of MTR escalators.
Over the past few years, there have been a couple escalator-related accidents across the city and in mainland China.
Last year, one of the escalators at the Langham Place mall-cum-office building in Kowloon’s Mong Kok area malfunctioned, sending people crashing to the floor. In that incident, 18 people were injured, causing panic at the facility.
In 2015, a 30-year-old mother was killed by a defective escalator at a shopping mall in Jingzhou in central China’s Hubei province as the metal plate she stepped on collapsed.
Boots Dapiaoen Binay-an exactly she is so mean she must not have a helper indeed.let her work with her own mess at home ????????????????
Very Good Answer thats very True
Or tell your helper to stay at home and you will pay double like my employer do, no problem . Double your pay ????
Mylene So Pendre very true and well said
As this is mandatory in all dh here in hk.. Tbh.. You are much lucky hongkongers because you have a full holiday in saturday and Sunday, and also can rest about an hour in you’re workplace. While as a dh we are not allowed to rest1 any single minutes.. And we work more than 16 hours. We never ever get any O.T. Payment.. That it suppose to be we only have to work 8 hours.. And yet you still complain to agencies..why dont you try our work and replace our position and let us know how hard it is.. Standing while4 day.. Plus get any repremands all the time..
Ohohhh,,, using.long.dress is probibited ????
Better use shorts ????
Who is the they here, Virginia? Would you be willing to swear that you’ve never worn something that could catch in an escalator? Because Crocs catch. Heels catch. Handbags held down (epsecially with fringe! OMG the THEY that have FRINGE on their handbags are probably the worst) catch. Delete this racist comment or change your name.
shame on Asia Times for linking the woman’s nationality with this event. If it wasn’t obvious that this was dog-whistling against islamic women and other women who choose to dress modestly, I think the comments section will make that crystal clear.
thats their way of clothing coz most of them are muslims,its not their clothes matter its about safety,so just be carefull next time.
They are Muslims they wear dress like that so we cannot blame them, but of course, they should be aware too… Its a big reminder for them
be safe…
Warning for another indonesian people…we not didn’t allowed you all to wearing "gamis syar’i "..just beware yourself..dont be laughing stock by other people….not just one or two time this happened so many times..and makes people Judge how fool you are..
Its traditional wearing dress for them,they are muslim so they should wear long dress
Wear short not longtime avoid accident
This is just a accident,, so please don’t judge us by wearing a long dresses ????
Wearing a long dress, sweeping and mopping the ground while they are walking….????
My goodness! Im so taken beyond my wits reading these comments. These people castigated the lady as if they are so perfect and faultless. Instead of expressing sympathy and grateful that the lady was not harmed, they instead chose to blame her. How ignorant these people are!
Be creful when step at escalator must n proper position .
Esp.those at lane wd some hurry time to passby they mke as staircase and sudden blug u ..ho hoo hoo…
but sometime we need to consider what country are we working its not the country who need to adjust its the person/employee
It’s a common sense if they wearing long dress or high heels ????.stand up properly and hold her dress up….so that they won’t get this trouble for everyone…
it’s a tradition dear it’s not their fault