By Tessa Wong

REPAIR work on the grounded Singapore Flyer should be completed by Sunday, but construction for its new backup systems has yet to begin, raising questions about whether it can meet its target to open by Chinese New Year.

The proposed systems - which will see a second operating system and two winches installed - are still in the design and concept phase, with parts currently being sourced from manufacturers, The Straits Times understands.

With just over a week to Chinese New Year, there is doubt about whether the Flyer can open by the target date - which, by chairman Florian Bollen's own admission, was 'very ambitious'.

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