HONG KONG, Sept. 5 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 8 Northeast Gale or Storm Signal on Thursday evening under the effect of super typhoon Yagi. The No. 8 signal is the third-highest warning under Hong Kong's weather system, which has five rankings for typhoons. Th...
The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) said from Thursday night more than 70 mm of rainfall were recorded in most parts of Hong Kong. All departments of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region government have been instructed to...
Aptly nicknamed “Bloody Mary,” this was considered to be the worst storm to have hit Hong Kong in the 23 years since the Great Hong Kong Typhoon. The Royal Observatory issued the No. 10 warning signal, though sustained surface winds of 119 kilometres per hour were not observed, as is t...
HONG KONG, Sept. 16 (Xinhua) -- The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No. 10 hurricane signal, the top level warning, at 9:40 a.m. on Sunday, as typhoon Mangkhut hit Hong Kong after it has left at least 25 people dead in the Philippines. The top level warning means that winds wi...
Hong Kong’s typhoon season usually falls in summer. But Tang said it is not uncommon to have typhoons in autumn and winter. The observatory’s forecast of Hong Kong’s annual rainfall has also been revised from the previous 2,000 to 2,600 millimeters to 2,300 to 2,900 millimeters. ...
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The previous CEO of Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing, Nicolas Aguzin, told CNBC in 2022 that the bourse wasreviewing that protocol. According to theHong Kong observatory, there were 11 tropical cyclones reaching typhoon intensity or above in 2023 — that's less than the 60-year average of ...
In conclusion, the Hong Kong Typhoon Season is May through October, with June, July and August being the worse months. Raw data for typhoon graphs from the Hong Kong Observatory:http://www.hko.gov.hk/ Typhoons rarely cause serious injury, but that wasn’t true in the past....
Two people brave strong winds in Hong Kong as Typhoon Merbok moved nearer the city yesterday. The Hong Kong Observatory upgraded its storm warning last night, leading to the cancelation of dozens of flights and delays to hundreds more. The airport authority said 41 flights had been canceled and...
According to theHong Kong Observatory, the No. 10 hurricane signal – the highest warning level from the agency – will continue to be in effect for a while. This is the first time the No. 10 warning has been issued since Super Typhoon Mangkhut struck Hong Kong in 2018. ...