Hong Kong Education Bureau says classes will be cancelled if red or black rainstorm warning issued from 5.30am to 8am

The Education Bureau has given more details to schools about class suspensions when a red or black rainstorm warning is issued, stating in a circular that morning and whole-day classes would be cancelled for the day if such warnings were put out between 5.30am and 8am.

This comes about two weeks after the bureau announced that schools would be suspended all day if red or black rainstorm warnings were issued before 8am.

But it said classes would continue if warnings were issued after 8am.

The bureau also said then that a suspension would be made public at the same time that a red or black rainstorm warning was issued.

In the circular released on Tuesday, the bureau said that between 5.30am and 8am, students who had not left for school should stay home, and schools should implement contingency measures and arrange staff to look after students who had already arrived.