Yellow rainstorm warning signal goes into effect All school suspensions Primary One Admission Centre is open as usual

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Written by: Liu Ding'an

2020-06-07 06:22

[Update at 11:00] The Observatory changed the yellow rainstorm warning signal.

[Update at 10:30] The Education Bureau announced that all schools will be closed this afternoon. Schools that are currently attending classes should continue to attend classes until after school hours, and under safe circumstances, before allowing students to return home.

[Updated at 10:00] The Observatory issued a special report on flooding in the northern New Territories, stating that the northern New Territories, especially in the areas of Baxiang and Kam Tin, are being affected by heavy rain. In the past 4 hours, the area has recorded more than 110 millimeters of rainfall, calling on the public to prevent water The possible losses due to flooding, and heavy rain may cause flash floods, people should stay away from the river.

[Update at 09:00] Red flags are hoisted at Shi'ao Beach, Stanley Main Beach, Pui O Beach and Xiamen Bay Beach.

[Update at 07:30] The Hong Kong Observatory issued a red rainstorm warning signal at 7:30 am. The Education Bureau announced that all schools will be closed this morning.

Although the Education Bureau announced that all schools will be closed, the Primary One Admission Centres will remain open as usual today.

The government announced that parents who had completed the unified allocation process for their children on January 18 or 19 this year, if they have not received the "Primary One Registration Certificate" delivered by home delivery or issued by Hongkong Post "Receiving Mail Notification Card", parents can press the child's school network to go to the designated collection center to retrieve the "Primary One Registration Certificate". The Education Bureau urges parents not to bring their children to the collection center. Parents should also decide whether to go to the collection center depending on the weather and safety.

If parents fail to collect the "Primary One Registration Certificate" at the collection center today, they can still go to Manulife Financial at 223 Wai Yip Street, Kwun Tong, Kowloon from 9 am to 6 pm from June 8 to 10 (Monday to Wednesday) The degree allocation group on the 2nd floor of the center will receive the "Primary One Registration Certificate"

At 7:30 am, Tsuen Wan District recorded more than 50 mm of rainfall in the past hour.

At 7:20 am, the Observatory issued a local heavy rain report: The rainfall in Sai Kung and Tai Po areas was particularly heavy. More than 70 millimeters of rain were recorded in the past two hours at 7:15 am, and there may be severe flooding.

At 6.35 am, the Observatory issued a local heavy rain report: The rain in Sai Kung was particularly heavy. About 70 mm of rain was recorded in the past hour at 6:30 am, and there may be severe flooding.

Landslide warning and thunderstorm warning take effect. The effective time of thunderstorm warning has been extended to 9:30 am today. It is expected that there will be a violent thunderstorm in Hong Kong. Strong wind gusts of up to 70 kilometers per hour or more are expected to hit Hong Kong.

The Observatory issued a yellow rainstorm warning signal at 6.20am.

The Observatory stated earlier that in the short term, a wide area of ​​Hong Kong may be affected by heavy rain, and the public should be vigilant.

At 6:20 am, the observatory recorded a temperature of 28.9°C and a relative humidity of 86%. Today's highest UV index is about 4, with moderate intensity.

Weather forecast for Hong Kong today: cloudy with rain and squally thunderstorms, with heavy rain in the morning. The maximum temperature is about 29 degrees. Blow gently and coolly from south to southwest. Looking forward to thunderstorms tomorrow morning. The weather improved in the next few days and the weather was hot.

Huang Yu