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Power outage cuts water supply, disrupts lifts for 3,000 residents for 24 hours

Power outage cuts water supply, disrupts lifts for 3,000 residents for 24 hours
South China Morning Post Tuesday 09 June 2026, 04:52 UTC By Fiona Sun 1 min read
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About 3,000 residents at a Tsuen Wan housing estate have been left without water and with disrupted lift services for more than 24 hours after a power outage, with electricity only gradually restored around noon on Tuesday. The outage struck Phase 1 of Tsuen Wan Centre on Monday morning, affecting around 1,000 households across five blocks and a care home for people with disabilities. According to a notice issued by the Tsuen Wan Centre Management Services Office on Tuesday morning,...

About 3,000 residents at a Tsuen Wan housing estate have been left without water and with disrupted lift services for more than 24 hours after a power outage, with electricity only gradually restored around noon on Tuesday. The outage struck Phase 1 of Tsuen Wan Centre on Monday morning, affecting around 1,000 households across five blocks and a care home for people with disabilities. According to a notice issued by the Tsuen Wan Centre Management Services Office on Tuesday morning, electricity...
Tsuen Wan (PERSON) Phase 1 (EVENT) the Tsuen Wan Centre Management Services Office (ORG)
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