‘Extreme conditions’ notice not a stop-work order, Eric Chan tells Hongkongers

‘Extreme conditions’ notice not a stop-work order, Eric Chan tells Hongkongers

An “extreme conditions” announcement in Hong Kong does not constitute an order to suspend work, the No 2 official has said, following criticism that the government did not make such a declaration to prevent workers from commuting ahead of Tuesday’s record-breaking downpours. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki on Saturday addressed criticism for failing to convene…

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‘Extreme conditions’ notice not a stop-work order, Eric Chan tells Hongkongers

‘Extreme conditions’ notice not a stop-work order, Eric Chan tells Hongkongers

An “extreme conditions” announcement in Hong Kong does not constitute an order to suspend work, the No 2 official has said, following criticism that the government did not make such a declaration to prevent workers from commuting ahead of Tuesday’s record-breaking downpours. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki on Saturday addressed criticism for failing to convene…

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Hong Kong deploys 3 robotic ‘water-pumping dragons’ to drain 24 floods

Hong Kong deploys 3 robotic ‘water-pumping dragons’ to drain 24 floods

Hong Kong authorities have deployed three “mobile powerful pumping robots” for the first time to drain at least 24 flooded locations on a day when the city’s forecaster recorded the heaviest daily rainfall for August since 1884. According to the Drainage Services Department, multiple pumping robots, including three known as “water-pumping dragons” in Chinese, tackled…

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