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Free Malaysia Today
23-07-2025
- Climate
- Free Malaysia Today
Hong Kong axes flights, classes as Typhoon Wipha nears
Passengers stranded at Hong Kong airport as Typhoon Wipha grounds multiple flights. (EPA Images pic) HONG KONG : Hong Kong issued its third-highest tropical cyclone warning in the early hours of Sunday as Typhoon Wipha drew nearer, with authorities cancelling classes and grounding hundreds of flights. Wipha was located around 280km (175 miles) southeast of Hong Kong as of midnight (1600 GMT), according to Hong Kong's weather observatory. The observatory has hoisted the T8 warning signal, meaning that 'winds with mean speeds of 63kmh or more are expected'. The storm was expected to keep intensifying, moving across the northern part of the South China Sea and edging closer to the coast of China's Guangdong province. 'There will be frequent heavy squally showers and thunderstorms over the region. Seas will be high with swells,' the observatory added. China's Hainan and Guangdong provinces were also put on high alert, state news agency Xinhua reported Saturday. More than 250 flights servicing Hong Kong had been cancelled as of late Saturday, according to the website of the city's international airport. Hong Kong's Airport Authority asked travellers to prepare for 'significant flight cancellations or delays' and said that no passenger flights are expected to depart the city before Sunday noon. Authorities suspended Sunday's classes at all day schools and daycare centres. Bus services are expected to be halted until midday Sunday. Wipha brought heavy rains and flooding to the Philippines and two people have been reported missing, according to the country's national disaster risk reduction and management council.
RTHK
16-06-2025
- General
- RTHK
Air India flight returns to HK over mechanical issue
Air India flight returns to HK over mechanical issue The Air India aircraft involved in the Hong Kong incident is of the same model that crashed in India last week. File photo: Reuters An Air India flight departing from Hong Kong for New Delhi landed safely back in the SAR on Monday after the pilot reportedly decided to circle back over a suspected mechanical problem. Flight AI315 was back at Chek Lap Kok less than an hour after taking off. Indian media reported that the pilot detected a possible technical issue in mid-air for the Boeing 787 Dreamliner. "[The cockpit] requested local standby at around 1pm today," the Hong Kong Airport Authority said in a statement. "The flight landed safely at around 1.15pm. The airport operations were not affected." The incident comes days after an Air India flight to London, using the same type of Boeing aircraft, crashed in the western Indian city of Ahmedabad moments after take-off. All 242 people but one on board were killed. In total, at least 270 people were killed as Air India flight 171 crashed in a residential area. (Additional reporting from Reuters)
South China Morning Post
12-02-2025
- Business
- South China Morning Post
Skytopia vision doesn't serve Hongkongers' needs
Published: 9:30am, 12 Feb 2025 The Hong Kong Airport Authority's recently unveiled 'Skytopia' mega-project , with its HK$100 billion (US$12.9 billion) price tag and promise of an arts hub, gourmet market and yacht marina, shows that the government is seriously misreading public sentiment. The attraction of affordability and quality is not lost on Hong Kong residents, who are crossing the border to Shenzhen in increasing numbers for shopping, dining and even medical services that are cheap and good. With its Skytopia plan, the government has chosen to ignore these clear preferences. Under the development blueprint, the Chek Lap Kok site will be transformed into an airport city with an arts hub, a 600-berth marina for yachts, the city's largest water recreation area and a gourmet seafood market. It also features the cluster of offices, shops, hotel and entertainment facilities the Airport Authority has named Skycity . The entire project is envisioned to be a landmark in Asia, boasting of tourism, cultural, entertainment and commercial facilities unrivalled by other aviation centres. It can be summed up in two words: 'good' and 'expensive'. Airport Authority acting CEO and chief operating officer Vivian Cheung Kar-fay speaks at the unveiling of its 'Airport City' vision for the Hong Kong International Airport, on January 16. Photo: Jonathan Wong
