The minister expressed confidence in the ability of the MTR Corporation, the city’s rail operator, to provide overnight services after large-scale events, saying they only happened occasionally.
The MTR Corp told the Post it was committed to facilitating cross-border passenger travel and maintained close communication with government bureaus and stakeholders.
“We will actively cooperate with the relevant policy decisions,” it said.
Thousands of northbound mainland visitors were left stranded in the city on Monday after New Year’s Eve countdown celebrations. Many queued for cross-border buses and some spent the night at railway stations awaiting the first train to either Lo Wu or the Lok Ma Chau Spur Line border checkpoint stations.
In an effort to avoid transport chaos in the future, the government pledged to come up with a range of…