Former Hong Kong Observatory director Lam Chiu-ying says claims made online have no basis, as mercury drops to 10.6 degrees Celsius in Tsim Sha Tsui on Sunday evening, the lowest so far this year.

On Monday and Tuesday, the lowest temperature will be around 10 degrees Celsius in urban areas, and a few degrees lower in the New Territories.

Shun Chi-ming will start as director of services at the World Meteorological Organisation in Geneva.

Report from University of Hong Kong studied impact of cold snap in 2016, and author calls for better public health education for vulnerable residents.

The post-rain collapses have killed hundreds in the city, much of which is made up of slopes. Now the custodians of its hillsides want to notify people of the dangers, and of ways to stay safe.

Temperatures will range between 12 and 18 degrees Celsius in daytime, observatory says, adding the nip in the air will last until Wednesday.

Concern groups want robust government action and individual lifestyle changes to save Hong Kong from the impact of climate change.

City hit by an average of two tremors each year and there have been no casualties since records began.

Keep your hands warm as the cold January running days roll round so you can still grip your poles, tear open your gels and push yourself in the hills.

Technicians from Town gas on Friday put their finishing touches to the lamps, which were shattered by Typhoon Mangkhut in September 2018.

New front moving over Guangdong province expected to hit city on Friday, dropping temperature to about 15 degrees Celsius.

Tourist attraction provided telescopes and eclipse filters as families and visitors flocked to site to watch event.

Engineers say they are responding to threat of more powerful storms with high-tech scanners, allowing speedy repairs to defences.

When global warming hits Hong Kong, deadly heatwaves will become more frequent; we will experience heavier rainfall yet remain water-stressed; food availability will decrease and prices will increase. Before this city becomes even less liveable, we must act.

Thunderstorms battered the city on 59 days between February and October, about 50 per cent more than the average, and there were a record number of hot nights.

Senior Citizen Home Safety Association says number of elderly seeking medical help has shot up, as Observatory predicts colder mornings with lows of 12 degrees Celsius.

Observatory says a cold front is expected to form over central China and will move across the south China coast around Monday night.

The air pollution level is expected to remain higher than normal until the advent of stronger winds, the Environmental Protection Department says.

Two international experts call on Hong Kong to be a climate action role model for the world.

Forty-five hot nights is most since weather records began in 1884. Last month also had 26 per cent more sunshine and 60 per cent less rainfall.

Air Quality Health Index to record ‘serious’ pollution in parts of the city later on Thursday, with levels to ‘remain higher than normal until the advent of stronger wind next week’.

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Storm centred about 800km from city and Hong Kong skies record higher than normal levels of ozone and suspended particulate matters.

Air quality reaches ‘serious’ risk level – as storm projected to land in Fujian and Guangdong provinces after sweeping southern tip of Taiwan.

Announcements come amid another weekend of protests in city, with teachers’ march in Central under way.

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More than 1 million people in Shanghai and neighbouring Zhejiang province were evacuated and more than 3,000 homes were damaged.

Residents advised to reduce or avoid outdoor activities with increase in Hong Kong’s pollution level. Rain by next week is expected to bring relief.