Hong Kong Issues Red Rainstorm Warning, Suspends Classes

Hong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as education authorities suspend classes

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. The Hong Kong Observatory has issued a red rainstorm warning as education authorities announced the suspension of afternoon classes. The forecaster raised the warning at 12.15pm on Friday, just 25 minutes after issuing the amber signal, the lowest level in the three-tier system. “Areas of...

By Kate Chan