Typhoon Danas kills two, injures hundreds in Taiwan
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South China Morning Post
2 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Rain, thunderstorms persist in Hong Kong, but weather to improve next week
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. Rain and thunderstorms will continue to affect Hong Kong on Saturday, the city's forecaster has said, adding that the weather is set to improve early next week. The Hong Kong Observatory said sunny intervals were expected in the afternoon, noting that squally thunderstorms and showers, which would be heavy in some areas, were brought by an active southwest monsoon. 'With an anticyclone aloft strengthening, the weather will improve over the coast of Guangdong early to midweek next week,' it said. 'It will be very hot during the day and there will also be a few showers. The anticyclone aloft is expected to weaken in the latter part of next week.' According to the latest nine-day forecast, there will be a few showers with sunny periods between Sunday and next Wednesday.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- South China Morning Post
‘Better safe than sorry', Hong Kong's No 2 official says over school suspension
Hong Kong's No 2 official has responded to parents' concerns about the suspension of day schools on Friday despite the fine weather, saying it was a difficult decision due to the low predictability of rainstorms and a wish by authorities to be safe rather than sorry. Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, who chairs the steering committee on handling extreme weather, said the government had decided to halt certain classes due to the local forecaster predicting that Hong Kong could have faced its fifth-largest rainfall, or 390mm (15.4 inches) a day, in an 'extreme' case. The predictions factored in the effects of remnants of then tropical cyclone Danas, which brought heavy showers and thunderstorms to the city. 'Therefore, we chose to issue early warnings and make proactive preparations, even if it meant 'doing too much', even if the safety margin was excessively large, and even if volatile weather might lead to forecast deviations,' Chan said in a social media post. 'We would rather be safe than sorry.' He explained that issuing the warning the day before ensured residents had more time to prepare than if they were notified on the morning of the day of a school suspension.
South China Morning Post
3 days ago
- South China Morning Post
Day school suspension amid limited rainfall leaves Hong Kong parents furious
Parents in Hong Kong have questioned the 'scientific basis' of the government's decision to suspend classes at all day schools on Friday, with some arguing their children's graduation ceremonies were cancelled despite little rainfall in the morning. In a WhatsApp group with more than 1,000 parents, furious comments started flooding in at around 7.30am to complain about the decision. 'There is not a drop of rain. Due to class suspension, I still have to take special leave to take care of my children,' a parent, who was only identified as HT, said. 'No rain in the morning! I am so angry. My children study in private schools; it costs me every day. I can hardly understand why the government could not decide to suspend classes in the morning like in the past, but a day earlier,' another parent replied. Their angry comments followed an announcement on Thursday by the steering committee on handling extreme weather, which is led by Chief Secretary Eric Chan Kwok-ki, the city's No 2 official. 'To ensure the safety of students, and considering that schools across Hong Kong may have already started their summer vacation and the actual impact of class suspension on students' learning and teaching is relatively small, the Education Bureau announces that classes of all day schools, including secondary schools, primary schools, special schools, kindergartens, and kindergartens-cum-child care centres, will be suspended [on Friday],' the committee said in the press release that day.
