The SUN HK : Observatory tells people to keep warm as temperatures dip to 16˚C

21 November 2021

By The SUN

DWC began handing out winter clothes on Oct 31

Be ready for a sudden drop in temperatures to 16 degrees Celsius tonight, Nov 21, and prepare for even colder weather Monday night as Hong Kong enters a cold week.

The Hong Kong Observatory says people should bundle up as its expects the mercury to dip overnight from a daytime high of 27˚C in urban areas, to as low as 15˚C in the wee hours Tuesday morning.

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Temperatures will be 2 degrees colder in parts of the New Territories, the Observatory said.

The most vulnerable to the sliding temperatures are newly arrived foreign domestic helpers from tropical countries like the Philippines and Indonesia, many of whom are unable to bring thick enough clothes to last them through the cold spell.

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About this time last year, new arrivals who were spending their quarantine in hotels aired appeals for jackets and other winter clothes from the Filipino community as they shivered from the cold.

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For the past few Saturdays and Sundays, at least two groups, the Domestic Workers Corner and Social Justice for Migrant Workers, have been soliciting donations of thick clothes to give away to newly arrived Filipino helpers who came unprepared for winter.

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Many Hong Kong oldtimers, on the other hand, are expected to flock to Tai Tong in Yuen Long to watch the seasonal spectacle of the leaves on the sweet gum trees there change color to different shades of yellow, orange and red.

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Weather forecasters said cooler temperatures in the small hours Monday will be brought by a cold front crossing the coast of Guangdong, with strengthening winds from the north.

“This will bring cloudy skies and some rain to the region,” the Observatory said.