6 h. ago Hong Kong to update railway standards with national measures to help cut costs

Hong Kong is seeking to incorporate national railway standards into local benchmarks in a bid to greatly cut costs and raise efficiency, paving the way for standardised rules and their wider application in future government projects. The move will also help facilitate the export of mainland Chinese building technology, such as modular integrated construction (MiC), to other countries, according to a railway engineering veteran. The Highways Department on Friday announced the move to update the...

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7 d. ago Hong Kong Observatory could issue T1 warning on Friday night

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 has said it may issue the typhoon standby signal No 1 on Friday night at the earliest, as the forecaster warned of unstable weather from Sunday onwards. An area of low pressure near Luzon, which is currently about 800km (497 miles) away from Hong Kong, is expected to...

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8 d. ago Hong Kong could face windy, wet weekend as potential tropical cyclone forms

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. Hong Kong could experience windy and wet weather from the coming weekend under the influence of a low-pressure area that may become a tropical cyclone, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory said on Thursday that the low-pressure area might turn into a tropical...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong to consider issuing No 1 typhoon warning signal on Thursday night

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said it will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon warning signal on Thursday night, adding the city is expected to experience scattered thunderstorms the next day. The Hong Kong Observatory said a broad area of low pressure was consolidating and expected to...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong may issue No 1 typhoon warning signal between Wednesday and Thursday

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has said it may issue a No 1 typhoon warning signal on Wednesday night or Thursday morning, with thunderstorms expected over the next two days. “The broad area of low pressure to the west of Luzon has entered the central and northern parts of the South China Sea...

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2 w. ago Hong Kong Observatory could issue T1 warning on Thursday 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 could issue a No 1 typhoon warning on Thursday morning, with the forecaster also expecting showers, thunderstorms and squalls that day. “The broad area of low pressure to the west of Luzon has entered the central and northern parts of the South China Sea and is...

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3 w. ago Deepfake porn scandal in Hong Kong exposes need to update laws

The deepfake scandal at the University of Hong Kong – hundreds of non-consensual, sexually explicit composites reportedly found on a student’s laptop – feels like a sequel to a much older story from 2008, when intimate photographs copied from actor Edison Chen’s computer were leaked on the internet. Then, the harm was privacy invasion: real images, created in private, thrust into public view. Now, the harm arrives through fabricated images: generated by artificial intelligence (AI) with enough...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong set for hot weather of up to 33 degrees before thunderstorms from Sunday

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. Hong Kong is bracing for scorching heat before showers and thunderstorms return from Sunday amid a developing area of low pressure, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The mercury may reach 33 degrees Celsius (91.4 degrees Fahrenheit) or higher on Friday and Saturday due to an...

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3 w. ago Amber rainstorm warning issued as heavy showers hit 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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued an amber rainstorm warning signal, saying the city is expected to experience widespread heavy showers and a few squally thunderstorms. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 9.41am on Tuesday and said that an active southerly airstream was...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong cancels amber rainstorm warning, but heavy showers persist

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled an amber rainstorm warning signal on Tuesday, but warned that showers and squally thunderstorms would persist throughout the day. The Hong Kong Observatory lifted the signal at 11.15am after it issued it at 9.41am and said that an active southerly...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm warnings less than 2 hours after class suspensions

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. Hong Kong education authorities suspended all morning and whole-day classes on Monday due to squally thunderstorms, but the weather forecaster cancelled all rainstorm warnings less than two hours later. The Hong Kong Observatory cancelled an amber warning at 7.20am, more than an hour after...

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3 w. ago Amber warning reinstated after heavy rain forces class suspension in 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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued another amber rainstorm warning on Monday, several hours after squally thunderstorms forced education authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day classes. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the second amber warning of the day at 10.20am. The first one...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong cancels all rainstorm signals after showers force class suspensions

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled all rainstorm warning signals on Monday, several hours after squally thunderstorms forced education authorities to suspend all morning and whole-day classes. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the second amber warning of the day at 10.20am and cancelled...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong cancels No 1 typhoon signal 22 hours after issuing warning

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 cancelled the No 1 typhoon signal on Sunday evening, nearly 22 hours after the warning was first issued. The tropical depression will skirt the southwestern coast of Hainan Island in the next few hours and continue to move away from Hong Kong, according to the...

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3 w. ago Hong Kong Observatory to issue T1 typhoon warning signal at 10.20pm

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 signal at 10.20pm on Saturday night, with higher warnings possible on Sunday as the city faces occasional squally showers and thunderstorms. The weather forecaster said an area of low pressure over the central and northern parts of South...

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4 w. ago Typhoon Podul: Hong Kong issues black rainstorm warning, classes cancelled

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 has issued the highest-level black rainstorm warning on Thursday morning, with education authorities cancelling the morning and whole-day school classes. The weather forecaster issued the black warning at 7.50am, meaning that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to...

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4 w. ago Storm Podul: Hong Kong issues black rainstorm warning, cancels classes

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued a black rain warning signal as Tropical Storm Podul skirts the city, with education authorities cancelling morning and whole-day school classes. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 7.50am on Thursday, meaning that heavy rain has fallen or is...

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4 w. ago Storm Podul: Hong Kong to lower black rainstorm signal to red, warns of flooding

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. Hong Kong’s weather forecaster has issued a black rain warning signal as Tropical Storm Podul skirts the city, with residents being warned of flooding and education authorities cancelling classes of all-day schools. The Hong Kong Observatory raised the signal at 7.50am on Thursday and said it...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong lowers black rainstorm signal to red after class, flight disruptions

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. Hong Kong experienced disruptions after a black rainstorm warning signal was issued on Thursday morning, leaving several areas flooded and prompting authorities to cancel classes and some flights. The Hong Kong Observatory replaced the highest-level signal raised at 7.50am with red at 11.10am....

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4 w. ago Hong Kong lowers black rain signal to amber after class, flight disruptions

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. Hong Kong experienced disruptions after a black rainstorm warning signal was issued on Thursday morning, leaving several areas flooded and prompting authorities to cancel classes and some flights. The Hong Kong Observatory replaced the highest-level signal raised at 7.50am with red at 11.10am...

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