Shui On won the Safety Technology Award at the Occupational Safety and Health Enhancement Forum 2000 with the application of the Jump Lift System in its building site.

Application:
First adopted at the Private Sector Participation Scheme development at Tseung Kwan O Town Lot No.62 Area 65A site in 1998.

Description:

• An advanced technique, developed by KONE Elevator in Europe, of putting lift cars into service during the construction stage without the need for a permanent lift motor room.
• Installed in permanent lift shaft inside the building.
• As the name suggests, the lift "jumps" as floors are added to a building under construction. As the building construction moves upwards, the "Jump Lift" follows, thereby serving as a construction lift.
  

Features and benefits:

• Provides safer means of vertical transportation during construction and fitting-out phases.
• Enables all weather operation, thus enhancing progress of site work.
• Minimizes environmental impact on the surrounding area.
• Allows fast change-over to permanent lift.
• Provides lift service to every floor from the beginning to the final stages of construction.
• Allows higher speed of travel than conventional construction lift, thus improving productivity.
• Improves productivity and site supervision as work locations become easily accessible.
• Prompts vertical check during construction of the building.
• Saves lift shaft scaffolding cost and time.
• Eliminates rework and making good of external finish due to temporary openings for
  conventional hoist and passenger lift.