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| Court hearings were cancelled in the morning but resumed this afternoon |
People have begun going back to work after the Observatory downgraded its T8 signal to Strong Wind Signal No 3 at 9:20am earlier Thursday, as Severe Tropical Storm Ma-on moved away from Hong Kong.
It has since been dowgraded further to T1 shortly before 4pm, and about an hour later, all storm signals were canceled.
As forecasted, the storm came to within 200 kilometres of the
city early this morning but left it relatively unscathed.
The feared storm surge off Quarry Bay reached only half a
meter, and there was no widespread flooding in low-lying areas.
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Only one flooding case was reported, along with four reports
of fallen trees.
The Hospital Authority said one person was injured during the
storm and was treated at a public hospital.
However, all schools were closed and financial markets
and court hearings scheduled in the mornings were cancelled.
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Afternoon classes from primary grades up resumed in the afternoon, along with most government services, including community testing and vaccination for Covid-19. All offices, both government and private, were likewise opened in the afternoon.
Shortly after the storm passed, bus services resumed normal services and the MRT increased the frequency of trains to meet the anticipated rush to get to work in the afternoon.
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| Trains were packed with people rushing to get to work in the afternoon (RTHK photo) |
The Labour Department called on employers to consider
allowing staff to work from home or give them more time to get to the office.
"For staff who have practical difficulties
in resuming work on time upon the cancellation of a tropical cyclone or
rainstorm warning, employers should give due consideration to the situations of
individual employees and handle each case flexibly,” a statement from the
Department said.
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It added employers should not punish staff by withholding wages or sack them because of their failure to get to work on account of weather conditions.
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Most commuters who rushed to get to work in the afternoon
said the situation was not as chaotic as it had been in past storms.
But there were others who had difficulty getting to the MTR
as only a few shuttle buses resumed services on time.
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