I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel obliged to ask if Hong Kong has become a city of wusses. Do we really have to close down much of the city every time thereâs excessive rain? The three-tier system Hong Kong has for rainstorm warnings â comprising amber, red and black â is useful…
I apologise if this offends anyone, but I feel obliged to ask if Hong Kong has become a city of wusses. Do we really have to close down much of the city every time thereâs excessive rain? The three-tier system Hong Kong has for rainstorm warnings â comprising amber, red and black â is useful…
Hong Kong has been battered by heavy rainstorms, with the Observatory issuing the black rainstorm signal, the highest in a three-tier warning system, twice over two days. The second black signal lasted for more than 11 hours on Tuesday as downpours triggered significant flooding in areas such as Tseung Kwan O, Central and Western district,…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMPâs journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. Hong Kongâs weather forecaster issues a black rainstorm signal for a second time in six hours, with heavy showers flooding different areas…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMPâs journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory has issued an amber rainstorm warning, less than an hour after downgrading its second black signal of the…