Black Rain｜KMB, Citybus, and Long Win are all suspended. The Hong Kong government announced the suspension of classes and non-stop work, but only appeals to employers to make flexible arrangements｜Constantly updated
Heavy rain broke out in Hong Kong late at night on Thursday (7th), and the Observatory issued a black rainstorm warning signal at 11:05 pm. All daytime bus routes of Citybus are suspended until further notice. As for KMB, it announced that it will resume limited services from 9:00 am. The government announced the suspension of classes at about 5 o’clock, but did not specify the suspension of work, and only called on employers to refer to the work arrangements under the No. 8 typhoon signal. At about 7 o’clock, the Labor Department reminded employers that, as the government has announced “extreme circumstances”, employees should not be required to return to work except for essential personnel.
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[Updated at 08:45 on September 8]
KMB announced that it will resume limited services from 9:00 am.
[Updated at 07:30 on September 8]
The Labor Department reminds employers that as the government has announced the “extreme situation”, except for essential personnel, employees should not be required to return to work, and employees should stay at their original location or a safe place. The Labor Department also reminded that once the “extreme situation” is over, employers should take into account the road surface, traffic and other conditions, make reasonable and flexible handling, and put the safety of employees as the first consideration.
[Updated at 07:15 on September 8]
MTR announced that the urban check-in service at Hong Kong Station of the Airport Express has now returned to normal.
【September 8, 07:05 Updated report】
The Department of Health announced today (September 8) that due to the impact of heavy rains from low-pressure troughs related to sea anemone remnants, extensive flooding and severe disruption of public transport have occurred in Hong Kong. Except for methadone clinics, they will be open according to normal service hours In addition, all clinics of the Department of Health will be closed this morning. People receiving methadone treatment can visit a methadone clinic to take methadone.
【September 8th 06:40 updated report]
The Immigration Department announced that as the extreme situation will last until at least noon, the Immigration Department Headquarters and its sub-offices, the Registration of Persons and the Births, Deaths and Marriages Registry will suspend services until further notice.
【September 8th 06:30 updated report】
The Hospital Authority announced that due to inclement weather, all general outpatient clinics, specialist outpatient clinics, allied health services and other ambulatory services under its jurisdiction will be suspended this morning (September 8). Patients who have already made an appointment, please make another appointment later.
The emergency departments of public hospitals maintain normal services.
[Updated at 6:10 on September 8]
The Social Welfare Department announced that as the black rainstorm warning signal is now in force, all welfare service units, child care centers, centers providing after-school care services, elderly service centers and sheltered workshops, integrated vocational rehabilitation service centers, integrated vocational Day rehabilitation service units including training centers and activity centers will not be open.
According to the SWD, when the black rainstorm warning signal is canceled, all units will resume normal services within two hours, weather and conditions permitting.
[Updated at 5:45 on September 8]
The MTR announced that starting from the first train, the service in the direction of Kwun Tong Line will need to be adjusted. Among them, the service between Shek Kip Mei Station and Choi Hung Station will be suspended, and the feeder bus will also be suspended.
There is a 6-minute bus between Whampoa and Shek Kip Mei, and a 12-minute bus between Choi Hung and Tiu Keng Leng Station.
[Updated at 5:35 on September 8]
The government announced that due to the heavy rain brought by the trough of low pressure associated with the remnants of sea anemone, extensive flooding in Hong Kong and severe disruption of public transport, all day schools will be suspended today.
In addition, the government calls on employers to refer to the work arrangements under the No. 8 typhoon signal, give priority to the safety of employees and the feasibility of commuting from the place of residence to the place of work, etc., and adopt reasonable and flexible work arrangements.
Extreme conditions will last at least until noon. The Government will continue to closely monitor the latest weather, road and public transport service conditions, and announce when the extreme situation will end in due course, and appeals to the public to pay attention to the latest news.
according to the government“Extreme Circumstances” Guidance Work Arrangementemployers should consider the operating conditions of individual industries, actual difficulties and the needs of each employee, such as allowing employees who have difficulty returning to work to work from home, or have more time to go to work and return to work.
The guidelines emphasize that employers must put the safety of employees as the first consideration. For example, after the end of the black rainstorm warning signal or “extreme conditions”, although employees generally have to return to work, employees may be affected by bad weather on their way to work (such as due to road blockages). , public transport services affected, flooding or landslides, etc.) due to delays.
In terms of salary arrangements, if employees fail to go to work due to bad weather or other uncontrollable factors, employers must understand the reasons, take into account the unique circumstances of each case and be considerate of employees, and should not refuse to pay their wages without reason, Attendance awards or allowances; if an employee fails to return to work in accordance with the provisions of the work schedule, the period of absence from work shall be counted after deducting a reasonable period of time required for him to return to the place of work.
[Report updated at 4:46 on September 8]
Affected by bad weather, Citybus daytime bus service is suspended until further notice.
Tram services will be suspended until further notice.
[Report updated at 4:17 on September 8]
Due to the severe flooding of roads in various districts caused by heavy rain, all daytime bus routes of KMB and Long Win Bus will suspend service until further notice.
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[Updated at 2:35 on September 8]
According to the Hong Kong government, as of 1 am today, the Drainage Services Department has confirmed 12 flooding cases. 40 emergency rescue teams from the Drainage Services Department and the Highways Department have gone to the relevant areas to deal with flooding cases.
The Home Affairs Department activated the Emergency Coordination Center and opened the Temporary Shelter Center for those in need of temporary accommodation. The first temporary shelter started operation at 11:35 last night; as of 1am today, a total of 12 temporary shelters have been put into operation. In response to the flood discharge of the Shenzhen Reservoir in the early morning of this morning, the North District District Office specially arranged vehicles to take villagers from six villages that may be affected by flooding to the shelter center for temporary stay.
The government stated that it will closely assess the latest weather, road and public transport service conditions, and announce before 6:00 a.m. whether work or school must be suspended today to protect public safety.
The Lok Ma Chau-Huanggang cross-boundary shuttle bus service has been suspended.
[Updated at 01:45 on September 8]
MTR: Inform citizens of train service arrangements before the first train
The MTR stated that the train service on the Kwun Tong Line has ended, and MTR personnel will carry out cleaning and repair work where feasible, and will notify the public of the train service arrangements before the first train depending on the progress of the repair.
Affected by the flooding, before the closing of the MTR trains, the tunnel section of the Kwun Tong Line, that is, the direction from Whampoa Station to Kwun Tong Station, will suspend train services. The stations between Whampoa Station and Kwun Tong Station need to be closed.
In addition, due to the flooding of the road surface outside the station, Wong Tai Sin Station will be closed, and Entrance C of Hong Kong Station, Entrance A2 of Nanchang Station, Entrance E of Chai Wan Station, and Entrance E of Sheung Shui Station will also be temporarily closed.
According to the search data, the first train departing from Whampoa Station on the MTR Kwun Tong Line is 6:10; the first train departing from Tiu Keng Leng Station is 6:07.
Citybus suspends all overnight bus services
At about 1:20 am on Friday (8th), Citybus said that due to the bad weather, it decided to suspend all overnight bus services.
Citybus stated that due to the bad weather, in order to protect the safety of passengers and bus captains, it has decided to suspend all overnight bus services until further notice, and will make an assessment of the resumption of bus services in due course depending on the weather and road conditions.
Citybus appeals to passengers to pay attention to the latest information on the Citybus mobile app before departure in the morning, especially the bus services in Shek O, Stanley, Tai Tam, Wong Chuk Hang and Tseung Kwan O.
KMB suspends all late-night and overnight routes
KMB later also stated that due to the serious flooding of roads in various districts, all late-night and all-night routes of KMB will be temporarily in service.
Transport Department: Some road sections are temporarily closed due to flooding
During the week, the Transport Department announced that the following road sections were temporarily closed due to flooding, and the affected bus routes had to be diverted:
– Tai Tam Road near Shan Chui Court (both directions);
– Shek O Road near Lanni Wan;
– Chai Wan Road roundabout;
– Yuen Long Highway (Tuen Mun direction) to Hung Tin Road slip road
– Po Lam Road near Ma Yau Tong
– Ping Che Road
– Chatham Road North (Kwun Tong direction) near the entire Valley Road, and
– Aberdeen Tunnel (towards Wan Chai) slip road to Queen’s Road East
Wong Tai Sin flooded seriously
The heavy rain caused flooding in many districts in Hong Kong, among which the flooding in Wong Tai Sin was serious. The Transport Department updated at around 1 a.m. on Friday that the entire line of Lung Cheung Road towards Kwun Tong near Wong Tai Sin Center was once closed.
In Wong Tai Sin, vehicles were trapped on the road by flooding
Wong Tai Sin flooded seriously
Wong Tai Sin
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