Hong Kong issues red rainstorm warning as morning and whole-day classes suspended

South China Morning Post Thursday 27 August 2026, 01:05 UTC By Eric Jiang 1 min read

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Hong Kong’s weather forecaster issued a red rainstorm warning on Thursday morning, while education authorities announced that all morning and whole-day schools were suspended. The Observatory issued the red signal – the middle level in a three-tier system – at 5.05am, and soon after also issued a Special Landslip Advisory warning of potential landslides in Po Toi Island due to heavy rain. The Education Bureau announced that classes at all morning and whole-day schools were suspended.

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