Amber rainstorm warning in Hong Kong, with thunderstorms expected over weekend
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“Hong Kong is bracing for a series of thunderstorms on the weekend, with the weather forecaster issuing an amber rainstorm warning on Saturday morning.”
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— Hong Kong International Airport (IATA: HKG, ICAO: VHHH) is an international airport on the island of Chek Lap Kok in western Hong Kong. The airport is also referred to as Chek Lap Kok International Ai…
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— Typhoon Mangkhut, known in the Philippines as Typhoon Ompong , was a powerful and catastrophic tropical cyclone that caused extensive damage in Guam, the Philippines, and South China in mid-September …
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— Typhoon Saola, known in the Philippines as Super Typhoon Goring, was a powerful and destructive tropical cyclone that affected the Philippines, southern Taiwan, and South China in late August 2023. Th…
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“Particularly heavy rain at more than 70mm per hour expected in Tai Po and might cause serious flooding, Observatory says”
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— The Kowloon–Canton Railway (KCR; Chinese: 九廣鐵路; Cantonese Yale: Gáugwóng Titlouh) was a railway network in Hong Kong. It was owned and operated by the Kowloon–Canton Railway Corporation (KCRC) until 2…
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— Mang Gui Kiu (also called: Haunted Bridge, Ghost Bridge) (Chinese: 猛鬼橋) is a bridge situated in Tsung Tsai Yuen (松仔園), Tai Po Kau, Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong. It was originally named …
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— On 26 November 2025, a large fire broke out at the Wang Fuk Court apartment complex in Tai Po District, New Territories, Hong Kong, and burned for 43 hours and 27 minutes. Seven out of the eight block…
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“An amber warning means that heavy rain has fallen or is expected to fall generally over Hong Kong, exceeding 30 millimetres in an hour, and is likely to continue.”
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— 30 may refer to:
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— The Antonov An-30 (NATO reporting name: Clank, nicknamed Nastia in the USSR), is a variant of the An-24 designed for aerial cartography developed in the Soviet Union. It is the second member of the An…
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— The .30-30 Winchester / 7.62×52mmR (officially named the .30 Winchester Center Fire or .30 WCF) cartridge was first marketed for the Winchester Model 1894 lever-action rifle in 1895. The .30-30 (prono…
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