China - Hong Kong (Special Administrative Region) Updates

Excerpt Section 2 TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2023 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2023 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2023, a total of...

Section 2 TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2022 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2022 **2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) ** In 2022, a total of 27...

(Hong Kong, 14 June 2022) In response to the 5th wave of COVID-19 pandemic, the Hong Kong Red Cross (HKRC) provided a series of humanitarian services to support vulnerable groups and people affected,...

Provide Humanitarian Services in Response to the 5th Wave of Pandemic HKRC Set Up COVID-19 Support Hotline Offers Latest COVID-19 Measures and Health Information, Psychological Support, Social...

Section 2 TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2021 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2021 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2021, a total of 27...

For the urban coastal city of Hong Kong, typhoons are a regular occurrence from May to October. Consequently, Hong Kong’s infrastructure is designed to cope with the strong winds, floods, and storm...

(Hong Kong, 15October, 2021) Hong Kong has experienced different types of disasters and emergencies in recent years. To review Risk Perception, Level of Readiness and Level of Confidence of Hong...

As tropical storm Lionrock is moving away from Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Observatory issued the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 4.40am today (October 10). It replaced the No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm...

The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal issued by the Hong Kong Observatory this morning (October 9) remains in force. The Home Affairs Department has so far opened 21 temporary shelters in various...

TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2020 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2020 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2020, a total of 25 tropical...

(Bangkok, 16 December 2020) – The Asia Pacific Refugee Rights Network (APRRN) is concerned that the Hong Kong Government’s[1] proposals to amend the Immigration Ordinance contravene international...

Beijing ‘Reinterprets’ City’s Constitution, Punishes Democracy Advocates (New York) – The Chinese and local authorities’ latest assault on Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement amid the Covid-19 crisis...

SALVATION Army members and staff in Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan are continuing to provide whatever assistance they can despite the restrictions that have been put in place to slow the spread of the...

TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2019 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2019 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2019, a total of 28 tropical...

Disaster Preparedness in the Community Launched by the United Nations, the International Day for Disaster Reduction (IDDR) has been held on 13 October since 2009 to call for global attention to the...

by Nicola Ward, Climate Centre, Hong Kong Amid widespread scientific agreement that with climate change potentially lethal heatwaves are starting earlier and ending later, the first-ever...

TROPICAL CYCLONE OVERVIEW FOR 2018 2.1 Review of tropical cyclones in 2018 2.1.1 Tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific (including the South China Sea) In 2018, a total of 33 tropical...

Urbanization is exacerbating global warming and cities like Hong Kong are heating up fast. And the most vulnerable, such as elderly people, are paying the higher price of hotter weather. Hong Kong is...

WMO has signed an agreement with the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) to further strengthen meteorological cooperation. Under a Memorandum of Understanding signed by HKO Director Shun Chi-ming and WMO...

(Hong Kong, 18 September 2018) Hong Kong was just hit by the strong typhoon Mangkhut, and the community is seriously damaged by the disaster. Before the typhoon struck Hong Kong, the Hong Kong Red...