2 more ex-Observatory directors urge gov’t to revamp heat stress index for outdoor workers amid controversy

Two more ex-Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) directors have urged the Labour Department to revamp a controversial heat stress warning for outdoor workers, after even record high temperatures triggered only the lowest alert. Lee Boon-ying and Shun Chi-ming, both former directors of the HKO, said in a jointly written op-ed in Ming Pao on Thursday that […]

By Irene Chan