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Lung Cheung Road in Wong Tai Sin of Hong Kong’s Kowloon peninsula was flooded during a severe rainstorm in the highest Black category on 8 September 2023. Photo: Edmond So.
Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong’s brokers rush to insure staff for work, typhoon or shine

The insurance sector is busy helping Hong Kong’s 600 stockbrokers get their staff the coverage they require for working through typhoons and other savage weather when the rules change in September, according to industry players.

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Insurance

Saola-related rainstorm sparked Hong Kong’s second-highest insurance claims

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Insurance

Hong Kong insurers to face record high claims after typhoons, rainstorms

Hong Kong environmental issues

Opinion | Did anyone spare a thought for the safety of animals in Typhoon Saola?

Our prosperity as a multi-species society hinges upon including animals in our plans. Yet there is still scant consideration for the animals we share urban spaces with, especially when natural catastrophes loom.

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Birds take shelter in a telephone booth at the waterfront in Hong Kong’s Tsim Sha Tsui district on August 25 last year as Typhoon Ma-on arrived. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

Editorial | Hong Kong needs to find way to keep on working during typhoons

Despite city being prepared for Super Typhoon Saola, business still paid a heavy price as staff stayed home.

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Accidents and personal safety

Search back on for missing Hong Kong hiker, as 84 personnel scour country park

Fire Services Department says it relaunched its rescue efforts to find Ning Kwok-leung on Saturday evening after authorities lowered No 8 typhoon warning.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong must revolutionise tree-planting methods to ensure public safety: experts

Experts say government must opt for better quality soil and use more when planting trees in high-density areas to prevent them becoming vulnerable to storms.

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A resident steps over a fallen tree in Shatin amid the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

My Take | Storm measures are costly, and inconvenient, but safety is the key

The Observatory has often been under fire for either overstating or underestimating a typhoon’s impact. However, it is best to err on the side of caution.

Video | Hong Kong in the aftermath of Super Typhoon Saola

Hong Kong weather

Typhoon Saola leaves debris, fallen trees on Hong Kong roads, but impact small

Experts note minimal flood damage, attributing result to storm weakening on its approach.

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A jogger braves breached banks along Shing Mun River in Sha Tin in the wake of Typhoon Saola. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong weather

480 Hong Kong flights to resume as effects of Typhoon Saola wane

First planes in and out of city from around 11am, flag carrier Cathay to add additional flights for UK, Canada

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Stranded passengers at Hong Kong’s airport since Friday wait for flights to resume. Photo: Edmond So

Video | Super Typhoon Saola hits Hong Kong

Hong Kong environmental issues

Snakes alive! Hong Kong hospital staff find 30cm reptile near operating theatre

Queen Mary Hospital spokeswoman confirms snake was found in a corridor outside an operating theatre at around 2am on Friday.

Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong experts say Saola’s ‘double eyewall’ typical of very strong storms

Observatory says ‘eyewall’ refers to thick circular ring of clouds surrounding centre of the storm, where winds are at their fiercest.

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Super Typhoon Saola has developed a “double-eyewalled structure” typical of intense storms. Photo: Handout
Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong coastal residents in nervous wait over flooding from Super Typhoon Saola

Areas such as Lei Yue Mun and Heng Fa Chuen were hit hard by Mangkhut, and residents hope new measures, such as barriers, will help this time.

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The Civil Aid Service has been inspecting coastal areas for flooding threats. Photo: Dickson Lee

Video | Hundreds of flights cancelled as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong

Hong Kong weather

Hundreds stranded at Hong Kong airport after carriers cancel 460 flights

Cathay Pacific targets resuming flights at midday on Saturday, while Hong Kong Airlines says normal operations may return by Sunday.

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Hong Kong weather

The Post looks back at Hong Kong’s deadliest typhoons as storm Saola draws near

Hong Kong has witnessed a series of ferocious and occasionally deadly storms since records began in 1946.

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Super Typhoon Wanda struck Hong Kong in 1962 and is considered one of the deadliest storms recorded in the city. Photo: SCMP
Accidents and disasters in China

Guangdong party boss calls for ‘near-war state’ to combat Super Typhoon Saola

Provincial Communist Party chief Huang Kunming urges officials to ‘ensure that no family or individual is left behind’ and protect lives and property as tropical cyclone approaches Guangdong’s southern coast.

Accidents and personal safety

Hong Kong man found safe in Stanley hours before T8 typhoon warning took effect

Police say rural patrol officers discovered man, 62, on hillside near Stanley Fort, only hours before Observatory issued warning over Super Typhoon Saola on Friday morning.

The Football Association of Hong Kong, China

Hong Kong football bosses announce Super Typhoon Saola plan as storm nears city

Some weekend fixtures not expected to go ahead with officials planning to postpone matches if No 8 signal or higher in effect.

A resident watches the water rise near Belcher Bay Promenade in Kennedy Town as Super Typhoon Saola approaches Hong Kong. Photo: Jonathan Wong

Video | Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves bare of fresh food as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

Hong Kong shoppers strip supermarket shelves bare of fresh food as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer
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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong cancels all typhoon warnings after Tropical Storm Saola departs

Observatory cancels warning at 11.40 pm, as local winds continue to weaken.

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Hong Kong stock market

Hong Kong halts stock trading as Super Typhoon Saola approaches

Hong Kong’s financial markets are set to pause on Friday as Super Typhoon Saola triggers a T8 storm signal in the city. Markets in mainland China will open for business as usual.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong shoppers rush to stock up as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer to city

Some shoppers express worries about having no supplies, while others laugh off panic buying as business as usual on typhoon days.

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Shoppers buy up fresh vegetables as Saola approaches Hong Kong. Photo: Jelly Tse
Accidents and disasters in China

Super Typhoon Saola: highest warning as storm barrels towards southern China

Weather bureau issues red alert, with typhoon expected to make landfall between Huilai in Guangdong and Hong Kong on Friday.

A satellite image shows Super Typhoon Saola moving north towards Taiwan and Guangdong. China’s National Meteorological Centre issued a red alert at 6am on Thursday. Photo: AP
Accidents and personal safety

150 personnel join search for missing Hong Kong hiker as storm edges closer

Ning Kwok-leung went on a solo hike in Ma On Shan Country Park last Wednesday.

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Hong Kong weather

Hong Kong to issue T3 signal on Thursday as Super Typhoon Saola edges closer

Track and intensity of storm still uncertain due to northeastern monsoon, forecaster says.

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