19 h. ago T1 warning to remain in force as tropical depression brings rain to Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The No 1 typhoon warning signal issued in the early hours of Wednesday will remain in effect throughout the day, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, as showers hit the city. The weather forecaster issued the standby signal at 12.40am and said it would assess whether to raise it to No 3 in the...

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19 h. ago T1 signal to remain in force as Tropical Depression Wutip brings rain to Hong Kong

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The No 1 typhoon warning signal issued in the early hours of Wednesday will remain in effect throughout the day, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, as showers hit the city. The weather forecaster issued the standby signal at 12.40am and said it would assess whether to raise it to No 3 in the...

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19 h. ago Hong Kong T1 signal to remain in force on Thursday morning as Wutip brings rain

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The No 1 typhoon warning signal issued early on Wednesday will remain in force overnight and on Thursday morning, the Hong Kong Observatory has said, as showers hit the city. The weather forecaster issued the signal at 12.40am and said it would assess whether to raise it to No 3 on Friday. It...

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44 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory may raise No 1 typhoon signal on Wednesday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday morning at the earliest and assess the need to raise the alert to a higher level the following day. The forecaster said a broad area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea was...

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44 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory could issue No 1 typhoon signal on Wednesday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday morning at the earliest and assess the need to raise the alert to a higher level the following day. The forecaster said a broad area of low pressure over the central part of the South China Sea was...

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44 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory may issue No 1 typhoon signal on Wednesday morning

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory is expected to issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday morning at the earliest and assess whether to increase the level the following day, as the city recorded its hottest day of the year so far amid temperatures of 37.8 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in...

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44 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory to issue No 1 typhoon signal at 12.40am on Wednesday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory will issue the No 1 typhoon warning signal at 12.40am on Wednesday and assess whether to increase the level later in the week. The city recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday with temperatures of 37.8 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in some areas. The...

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44 h. ago Hong Kong Observatory issues No 1 typhoon signal at 12.40am on Wednesday

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon warning signal at 12.40am on Wednesday and will assess whether to increase the level later in the week. The city recorded its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday with temperatures of 37.8 degrees Celsius (100 Fahrenheit) in some...

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1 week ago Hongkongers feel tremors as magnitude 4.3 quake strikes Guangdong’s Heyuan

Hongkongers reported feeling tremors as a magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck about 170km (105.6 miles) north-northeast of the city on Thursday afternoon. The Hong Kong Observatory said that it had received more than 10 reports of residents experiencing earth tremors that lasted for several seconds. The forecaster said that its initial analysis “indicated that an earthquake of magnitude 4.3 occurred at 1.17pm on Thursday in Heyuan, Guangdong”. It added that the quake’s epicentre was about 170km...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong students in US visa limbo although ‘interview bookings available’

Hongkongers hoping to pursue tertiary education in the United States are grappling with uncertainties after the US government halted scheduling interviews for student visas, although a consultancy said online bookings were still available on Wednesday. Kitty Wu, director of Hong Kong-based education consultancy Litz USA Student Service, said that her company was still able to schedule visa interviews on Wednesday morning despite the US government order emerging the previous night. According to a...

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2 w. ago Water supply for Hong Kong’s northern Tuen Mun to be shut off from 11pm

The water supply for the northern part of Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun will be suspended from 11pm on Tuesday, after an underground pipe leak left two lanes along a major road temporarily closed. The decision is expected to affect at least 23 residential estates and two hotels. The Water Supplies Department said it aimed to fully reopen the Tuen Mun Road before the Wednesday morning rush hour, adding that it was working hard to complete the repairs. The Hospital Authority’s New Territories West cluster...

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2 w. ago Water supply for Hong Kong’s northern Tuen Mun shut off from 11pm

The water supply for the northern part of Hong Kong’s Tuen Mun was suspended at 11pm on Tuesday, after an underground pipe leak left two lanes along a major road temporarily closed. The suspension affected at least 23 residential estates and two hotels. The Water Supplies Department said it aimed to fully reopen Tuen Mun Road before the Wednesday morning rush hour, adding that it was working hard to complete the repairs. The Hospital Authority’s New Territories West cluster earlier said that...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong Observatory issues third ‘very hot weather’ warning in 5 days

Forecaster urges residents to take precautions as temperatures exceed 30 degrees Celsius in most places.

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3 w. ago 4 Hongkongers hurt after school bus driver allegedly faints behind wheel, hits taxi

Police say school bus driver is believed to have fainted behind wheel before losing control and colliding with taxi on Wednesday morning.

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