PRE - NO. 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION : DUTY ANNOUNCERS, RADIO AND TV STATIONS
 
PLEASE BROADCAST THE FOLLOWING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND
REPEAT IT AT SUITABLE INTERVALS.
 
(THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT BE BROADCAST AFTER THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE
MESSAGE BY THE EDUCATION BUREAU SHOULD NOT BE BROADCAST
AFTER 11 P.M.)

 

THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCES THAT THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL NUMBER 8 WILL BE ISSUED AT 6:20 P.M.
TODAY (5 SEP 2024). WINDS LOCALLY WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER.
 
THE GOVERNMENT ADVISES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH LONG OR
DIFFICULT HOME JOURNEYS OR HAVING TO RETURN TO OUTLYING
ISLANDS TO BEGIN THEIR JOURNEYS NOW. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO RELEASE ITS EMPLOYEES ACCORDINGLY.
 
ANNOUNCEMENT BY THE EDUCATION BUREAU (EDB): THE EDB
ANNOUNCES THAT CLASSES OF ALL SCHOOLS ARE SUSPENDED TODAY.
SCHOOLS SHOULD IMPLEMENT CONTINGENCY MEASURES TO ENSURE THE
SAFETY OF STUDENTS. THEY SHOULD ENSURE THAT CONDITIONS ARE
SAFE BEFORE ALLOWING STUDENTS TO RETURN HOME.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 16:20 HKT ON 05.09.2024