PRE - NO. 8 SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT

ATTENTION : DUTY ANNOUNCERS, RADIO AND TV STATIONS
 
PLEASE BROADCAST THE FOLLOWING AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AND
REPEAT IT AT SUITABLE INTERVALS.
 
(THIS ANNOUNCEMENT SHOULD NOT BE BROADCAST AFTER THE
TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL NO. 8 HAS BEEN ISSUED. THE
MESSAGE BY THE EDUCATION BUREAU SHOULD NOT BE BROADCAST
AFTER 11 P.M.)

 

THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY ANNOUNCES THAT THE TROPICAL
CYCLONE WARNING SIGNAL NUMBER 8 IS EXPECTED TO BE ISSUED AT
OR BEFORE 10:40 P.M. TODAY (18 AUG 2020). WINDS LOCALLY
WILL STRENGTHEN FURTHER.
 
THE GOVERNMENT ADVISES MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC WITH LONG OR
DIFFICULT HOME JOURNEYS OR HAVING TO RETURN TO OUTLYING
ISLANDS TO BEGIN THEIR JOURNEYS NOW. THE GOVERNMENT IS NOW
MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO RELEASE ITS EMPLOYEES ACCORDINGLY.

DISPATCHED BY HONG KONG OBSERVATORY AT 20:40 HKT ON 18.08.2020