Hongkongers dress for the weather on Saturday. Photo: Winson Wong

Hong Kong cold snap kills one, temperatures plunging to 6.3 degrees Celsius on Lantau Island

Authorities remind the elderly and those with chronic illnesses to take care as chilly weather expected to persist into the new year

Topic | Hong Kong weather

Ernest Kao , Sum Lok-kei , Kimmy Chung

Published: 12:07pm, 30 Dec, 2018

Updated: 10:53pm, 30 Dec, 2018

Hongkongers dress for the weather on Saturday. Photo: Winson Wong

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Ernest Kao

Ernest is a reporter at the SCMP. He mainly covers environment, energy, science and urban planning and development issues.

Sum Lok-kei

Sum Lok-kei joined the Post in 2018. He is a reporter on the Hong Kong desk.

Kimmy Chung

Kimmy Chung joined the Post in 2017 and reports for the Hong Kong desk on local politics and Hong Kong-mainland issues. Prior to joining the Post, she covered Hong Kong politics and social policies for more than six years for different media outlets.