Typhoon Season 2013

[Proplus]

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.

[dengxi]

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.

[Proplus]

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.

[dengxi]

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...

[Beanieskis]

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.

[TheBrit]

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.

If the conditions were too dangerous I am sure the operators of the buses and MTR would shut their transport networks down. They are not about to endanger public safety if conditions are unsafe for travel. I am pleased they keep them running even if some slackers use the weather as an excuse for a lie-in.

[dengxi]

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?

[Proplus]

... 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.

[TheBrit]

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.

I think that says more about the quality of Hong Kong buildings than it does about the weather. Windows fall out of HK buildings all the time, even in calm conditions. Threads on the Arch and Larvotto on Geoexpat if you search.

[kimwy66]

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