As Typhoon Vicente is moving away from Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory replaced the No 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal, issued at 3.35am, by the No. 3 Strong Wind Signal at 10.10am today (July 24).

Service of public transport has gradually resumed normal.

According to the Hospital Authority, as at 9.30am, a total of 129 people, including 56 males and 73 females, aged between 4 and 86, have sought medical treatment at the Accident and Emergency Departments at public hospitals. Seventy-two of them were admitted.

The Home Affairs Department's 14 temporary heat shelters continue to open today (July 24) while the Very Hot Weather Warning (VHWW) is still in force.

They will be closed at 10 pm if the VHWW is cancelled before 4.30pm or else the centres will be closed at 8 am tomorrow.

People in need of refuge from the heat may call the Department's enquiries hotline 2835 1473 for more information. The hotline operates until midnight under the VHWW.

The 14 centres are located at:

Hong Kong Districts:

In response to the Great East Japan Earthquake, the relief supplies offered from the Government of the HKSAR are to arrive in the morning of Saturday, April 9, 2011 (*).

This assistance forms a part of the total assistance of 5 million HK dollars which the Government of the HKSAR has expressed. The dispatch of relief supplies, which consists of approximately 20,000 cans of food (including about 10,000 cans of tuna & 10,000 cans of corned beef), will be sent to Iwaki City in Fukushima Prefecture.

The Chief Executive, Mr Donald Tsang, visited Tai O this (September 16) afternoon to see the impact of Typhoon Koppu on the local residents.

Mr Tsang was briefed by the District Officer (Islands), Mr Byron Lam, on the assistance offered to Tai O residents which included the issue of a real time flood alert and the activation of an emergency command centre to co-ordinate evacuation, rescue and emergency relief efforts.

Mr Tsang paid visits to homes and shops and listened to residents' accounts on how they tackled the floods. He

Although Typhoon Koppu began to move away from Hong Kong after 5 am this (September 15) morning, strong south-easterly gale wind still prevails in Hong Kong.

Hong Kong Observatory issued amber rainstorm warning and New Territories North Flooding Special Report at around 4 am.

During the passage of Koppu, service of most public transport is suspended. However, the arrival and departure flights at the Hong Kong International Airport remain normal.

As the weather condition is yet to improve, the Education Bureau announce that AM classes of all bi-sessional schools

Typhoon Koppu's passage saw the No. 8 signal raised for 16 hours, during which the Drainage Services Department received 8 reports of flooding.

As Typhoon Koppu moved away from Hong Kong, the Observatory replaced the No 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal with the No 3 Strong Wind Signal at 10.15am this morning.

The Drainage Services Department received eight reports of flooding - two each in Kowloon, Yuen Long and Sha Tin, one on outlying islands and one in Sai Kung.

Due to the serious risks of flooding in Tai O, the Islands District Office had activated an emergency command

Since the No. 8 Northeast Gale or Storm Signal has issued at 5.55 pm today (September 14), most public transport, except the Mass Transit Railway, have been suspended their services.

Peak tram have suspended services at 7pm while tram and most buses have their services suspended at 9pm.

At the Hong Kong International Airport, incoming and outgoing flights remain normal.

The Home Affairs Department has opened 28 temporary shelters. As at 8 pm, 118 people have sought refuge at these shelters.

As at 9pm, the Highways Department and

Hong Kong was spared of major damage during the passage of Typhoon Molave today (July 19). As the storm is moving further away from the territory, the No. 9 Increasing Gale or Storm Signal was replaced by the No. 8 Southwest Gale or Storm Signal at 4.40am, and it was eventually replaced by the No. 3 Strong Wind Signal at 6.40am.

Public transport companies are beginning to resume normal service. Up to 7am, six flights have been cancelled, 14 flights delayed and four diverted.

As at 7am, no flooding and landslip have

A spokesman for the Department of Health (DH) today (June 11) said DH is investigating 14 newly confirmed cases of human swine influenza (Influenza A H1N1). Three of them are imported cases.

This brings to 63 the total number of human swine influenza (HSI) cases in Hong Kong.

Among the 14 cases, 11 came from the same class of the 16-year-old girl of St. Paul's Convent School who was confirmed to have infected with HSI on June 10.

Ten of the girls developed respiratory symptoms since June 6 while another developed diarrhoea on June 10. They