CONTINGENCY PLAN FOR NATURAL DISASTERS
(INCLUDING THOSE ARISING FROM SEVERE WEATHER CONDITIONS)
Emergency Support Unit Security Bureau Government Secretariat July 2009
File Ref. SEC 8/2/12 Part 30
Hong Kong Contingency Plan for Natural Disasters
Contents
Section Subject
List of Annexes and Appendices List of Abbreviations 1 2 3 Introduction Alerting System and Co-ordination Tropical Cyclones - Warnings and Action to be Taken Rainstorm - Warnings and Action to be Taken Flooding - Warnings and Action to be Taken Other Natural Hazards - Warnings and Action to be Taken Other General Warnings Controlling Authorities Non-Government Organisations’ Responsibilities Bureaux’s and Departments’ Responsibilities Training Exercises Revision of the Plan
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Hong Kong Contingency Plan for Natural Disasters
List of Annexes and Appendices
Annex A Title Hong Kong’s Tropical Cyclone Warning Signals Appendix A - Warning Message - No. 8 Signal likely within 2 hours Appendix B - Warning Message - No. 8 Signal issued Appendix C - Warning Message - Precautionary Announcements with No. 8 Signal (Sample) Appendix D - Warning Message - Precautionary Announcements with No. 9 or No. 10 Signal (Sample) B Rainstorm Warning System Appendix A - Rainstorm Warning System - Sample Rainstorm Warning Signal Messages Appendix B - Rainstorm Warning System - Sample Special Announcement C Thunderstorm, Rainstorm, Flood and Landslip Warning Services in Hong Kong Monthly Normals of Rainfall Parameters and Thunderstorm Activity at the HKO for the 30 years 1971 - 2000 and Extreme Values for 1884-1939 & 1947 - 2005 Appendix A - Landslip Special Announcement (Sample) Appendix B - Special Announcement on Flooding in the northern New Territories (Sample) Appendix C - Thunderstorm Warning Announcement (Sample) Appendix