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20 PULSE OF THE CITYPredictive model uses advanced optical fibre sensors and AI to proactively manage lift and escalator maintenance while minimising costs and downtimeImagine scaling a 100-storey skyscraper without a lift, or navigating Hong Kong%u2019s labyrinthine shopping malls without escalators. In this vertical city, where the sky is the limit, these often-overlooked marvels of engineering aren%u2019t just conveniences %u2013 they%u2019re the very arteries that keep the urban heart pumping. Hong Kong is home to approximately 80,000 lifts and escalators, many of which have been in operation for decades. The sheer scale of this infrastructure presents a unique urban management dilemma. The territory%u2019s regulations require annual inspections for lifts and biannual inspections for Pulse of the city