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Hong Kong will wake up to a cold morning on Friday, with the minimum temperature plunging to 12 degrees Celsius from the current 15 degrees, according to a forecast from the Hong Kong Observatory.
The cold weather is brought by the approaching intense winter
monsoon which is expected to reach the southern coast of Guangdong on Thursday,
resulting in cold mornings on Friday and Saturday.
However, the cold winds from the north is expected to be
blown westward by the warmer easterlies that will bring cloudy periods and gradually
rising temperatures starting Sunday, the forecast said.
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During all this, the weather is expected to be fine and dry,
although with brief sunny and rainy periods.
“It is important that members of the public take note of
these warnings and take steps to protect themselves and their family against
cold or very hot weather,” the Observatory said.
For an update on the status of weather warnings, the public
may listen to radio and television broadcasts, call the Observatory's
Dial-a-Weather service at 1878200, browse the Observatory's website (https://www.hko.gov.hk) or use the mobile
app "MyObservatory".
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For its part, the Labour Department is reminding employers to take appropriate precautions, such as reminding employees who
have to work outdoors or in remote areas to wear appropriately warm clothing,
and make arrangements for employees to rotate from outdoor to indoor or
sheltered work sites as far as possible.
“Employees should take note of the weather report, wear
appropriately warm clothing and be mindful of their health conditions. They
should notify their supervisors and seek medical help immediately if feeling
unwell, such as having cold limbs and body shivering,” the LD said.
