Developing | Hong Kong airport may suspend all flights for 36 hours as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches

Developing | Hong Kong airport may suspend all flights for 36 hours as Super Typhoon Ragasa approaches

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong’s airport is considering suspending all flights for 36 hours starting Tuesday evening for the first time as Super Typhoon Ragasa moves towards the city, the Post has learned. It is understood that…

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Hong Kong to spend HK$300 million on flood-control steps to protect from megastorms

Hong Kong to spend HK$300 million on flood-control steps to protect from megastorms

Hong Kong authorities have expressed confidence they can better handle extreme weather events in the coming decades as they outlined strategies and upgrades to infrastructure worth more than HK$300 million (US$38.3 million) that will bolster defences against heavy rainfall, rising sea levels and storm surges. In a paper released on Friday for a discussion scheduled…

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