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    It is a wonder that things are not flying around here in Wong Chuk Hang ... HUGE MTR construction site and several buildings in various state of tear-down or being built up.

    Quite windy. Was a bit bummed out that the Starbucks was not open... but 7-11 was.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Beanieskis:
    They have to issue a signal that covers the whole territory, not just built up areas. From teh HKO website:
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    "In the past hour, the maximum sustained winds recorded at Ngong Ping, Cheung Chau and Kai Tak were 110, 77 and 42 kilometres per hour with maximum gusts 139, 105 and 66 kilometres per hour respectively."
    Or they could have recognise that the weather at Ngong Ping is probably not representative of the whole of HK and issue separate signals for built-up areas. Then maybe people would take this a bit more seriously rather than as a bit of a joke.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dengxi:
    What % of HK is that... most places seem to have office blocks as far as I can see.

    If the weather is fine in 60% of HK, you'd think they could make the rules a little more flexible. Security guy where I stay was wearing a hard hat - no wind or rain, and it's a completely covered area anyway. A little more common sense could be applied here.
    Its you that obviously either has no common sense or just selfish enough to have complete disregard for others' safety. So by your selfish calculations, if 60% of the working conditions of the people in HK is fine, then the other 40% will have to work or commute through hazardous conditions.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proplus:
    Its you that obviously either has no common sense or just selfish enough to have complete disregard for others' safety. So by your selfish calculations, if 60% of the working conditions of the people in HK is fine, then the other 40% will have to work or commute through hazardous conditions.
    ... or they could just say "if it's safe to come in, do, if it's not dont'"...

    If the signal doesn't represent reality then people will ignore it and it's not much use anyway.
    Last edited by dengxi; 14-08-2013 at 09:30 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by dengxi:
    Or they could have recognise that the weather at Ngong Ping is probably not representative of the whole of HK and issue separate signals for built-up areas. Then maybe people would take this a bit more seriously rather than as a bit of a joke.
    You really are an idiot. Maybe you lived in a secluded box but weather can change very rapidly. Because HK is currently under the influence of a severe typhoon, there's nothing to prevent one of your so called calmer built up areas not to experience severe gusts of wind and rain in a blink of an eye.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proplus:
    Its you that obviously either has no common sense or just selfish enough to have complete disregard for others' safety
    You can tone down the insults as well, all I'm saying is that just maybe the system isn't perfect as is... as evidenced by people arriving in HK and laughing at it...

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    dengxi

    Even if it doesn't seem that windy in built up areas, it can still be gusty. A window blew out of a modern building near my flat recently, and that was only in a T3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Proplus:
    You really are an idiot. Maybe you lived in a secluded box but weather can change very rapidly. Because HK is currently under the influence of a severe typhoon, there's nothing to prevent one of your so called calmer built up areas not to experience severe gusts of wind and rain in a blink of an eye.
    Wow easy with the "idiot" thing. You really have no idea where I'm coming from?

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    Quote Originally Posted by dengxi:
    ... or they could just say "if it's safe to come in, do, if it's not dont'"...

    If the signal doesn't represent reality then people will ignore it and it's not much use anyway.
    So you can predict the future? Because everyone else can't. You will know the precise weather conditions when you get out of the MTR station when you reached your work destination?

    The signal represents reality, its just that some people like you have difficulty grasping it.

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    As the system was originally intended to serve as warnings for mariners, the issuance of signals was based on wind speeds measured around the Victoria Harbour. However, the system has also been adopted for use by the public over the years, and with ongoing urbanization, some have come to question the relevance of the warning system's mechanism in this day and age, citing the following reasons:
    The territory enters a complete standstill once Signal No. 8 is issued, and economic losses are incurred due to disruptions to financial activities.
    An overwhelming majority of buildings in Hong Kong are now built using concrete, and thus can withstand substantially higher wind speeds.
    With many tall skyscrapers acting as barriers, wind speeds are slowed, thus minimising the danger that citizens are exposed to.
    The advent of Mass Transit Railway (MTR) has allowed transportation to operate underground, free from weather interferences.
    After being released from work due to an impending storm, many officeworkers treat their time off as an opportunity to go out and socialize, as evident by full restaurants and queues outside cinemas, rather than to go home and ride out the storm, exemplifying the trust Hong Kongers have in the
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Ko...arning_signals

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