Severe Weather

Severe Weather – Contingency Plans

Before School

If your child is at home when a Red or Black Rainstorm warning is issued, or a Typhoon 8 is hoisted, parents are asked to keep their children at home for the whole day.

On the way to School

If the Red or Black Rainstorm warning is issued or a Typhoon 8 is hoisted during the journey to school, the school must close.

• If the child is accompanied by parents/helpers, they should return home.

• If the child is unaccompanied - they should proceed to school.

• If the child comes on a school bus, the bus mother will send them back to their home at the point of pick-up to their parent, appointed guardian or adult caregiver.

• If the child has already boarded the bus when the warning is issued, they will be brought to school.

• In these circumstances, parents are asked to collect children as soon as possible. Supervision of children may be seriously limited.

During School hours

• If the Red or Black rainstorm warning is issued during school hours, classes will continue until 3:00 pm. School buses will not run and children will remain in school until they are collected by parents (or a nominated adult).

• If your child is at school when a Typhoon 1 or 3 is issued, school will continue as usual, unless advised otherwise by the Education Department Bureau.

• If it is announced that a Typhoon 8 will be hoisted before the end of school, parents should arrange for their children to be collected immediately. School buses will not run during a Typhoon 8.

• When severe weather is announced (i.e. Red or Black Rainstorm warning issued or Typhoon 3 or 8 hoisted) tune-in to TV or Radio for latest up-dates, the ESF may also post a message on its Website (http://www.esf.edu.hk). These are amongst the most reliable sources of up-to-date information.

After-school clubs and activities will be cancelled following a Red or Black Rainstorm warning.