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The heatwave continued yesterday as the temperature topped 34.5 degrees Celsius at 4pm at Tai Po and Lau Fau Shan in the New Territories. The Observatory issued a Very Hot Weather Warning at 2.20pm to alert the public of a high risk of heatstroke. A female cleaner at Sha Tin racecourse fell sick at 11.30am, while a man was overwhelmed by the heat when working outdoors in Monmouth Terrace, Wan Chai, at noon. A 13-year-old girl fainted on her way to the book fair in Wan Chai. They were fine after treatment.
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