2025 Legislative Council Election | Jacob Chak Pui Kam: MTR to run first trains earlier on polling day and continue encouraging employees and the public to vote
立法會選舉2025｜金澤培：港鐵於投票日提早開出頭班車 持續鼓勵員工及市民投票
The Legislative Council election will be held on December 7, and the government and various businesses have successively introduced measures to encourage employees and the public to vote. The government earlier said that the voting period would start one hour earlier and end one hour later, from 7:30 a.m. to 11:30 p.m. MTR Chief Executive Jacob Chak Pui Kam also wrote in a Sing Tao Daily column today (18th) that, in response to the extended voting hours, the MTR would run its first trains earlier on polling day to facilitate polling-station staff making preparations in advance. Jacob Chak Pui Kam said the MTR would make use of advertising light boxes at stations and post election reminder information at some entry and exit gates. It would also follow the guidelines of the Electoral Affairs Commission and facilitate registered electors staying on the mainland in travelling to boundary polling stations. The company would at the same time actively support the government’s arrangements for the election and encourage and support members of the public to vote. To encourage MTR employees to vote, Jacob Chak Pui Kam said election publicity had been carried out through internal communication platforms and posters displayed in offices. Considering that some MTR employees would need to be on duty on polling day, additional staff would also be deployed that day for flexible allocation and to facilitate colleagues voting.
立法會選舉 12 月 7 日舉行，政府以至不同企業都陸續推出措施鼓勵員工和公眾投票。政府早前指選舉的投票開始和結束時間都會分別提早和延遲 1 小時，由早上 7 時半至晚上 11 時半；港鐵行政總裁金澤培今日（18 日）亦在《星島日報》專欄撰文，表示因應今次延長投票時間，港鐵將在選舉日提早開出頭班車，便利票站人員早作準備。 金澤培說，港鐵會善用站內廣告燈箱及部分出入閘機張貼出選舉的提示資訊，又會配合選舉事務處指引及便利身在內地的登記選民前往邊境票站，公司同時會積極配合政府選舉安排的部署，鼓勵和支持市民大眾投票。 為了鼓勵港鐵員工投票，金澤培說已透過內部通訊平台、辦公室張貼海報等宣傳選舉。考慮到部分港鐵員工需於選舉日值班，當日亦會加派人手當值，以作靈活調配和便利同事投票。