Special Arrangements for Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or Above) & Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

Special Arrangements for Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above)

  1. Prior to Opening Hours
    • If a Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) or Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement is issued before 8am, the festival will temporarily closed. In the rare situation when a Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) is issued before 8am without a Pre-No. 8 (or above) Special Announcement, the same arrangement will apply.
    • Upon the announcement of a Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) or “Post-Super Typhoon Extreme Conditions” is cancelled at or before 2:30pm, the festival will re-open to the public two hours after the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or “Post-Super Typhoon Extreme Conditions” is cancelled.
    • The festival will remain closed upon the announcement of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) or “Post-Super Typhoon Extreme Conditions” is cancelled after 2:30pm.
       
  2. During Opening Hours
    • Once the Hong Kong Observatory issues a Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement, giving advance notice to the public that a Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 will be issued during the festival’s opening hours, the Organiser will make an announcement that, the festival will close in two hours. Exhibitors and visitors will be requested to leave the exhibition venue as soon as possible.
    • In the rare situation when a Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (or above) is issued without a Pre-No. 8 (or above) Special Announcement, the Organiser will make an announcement that, the festival will close immediately. Exhibitors and visitors will be requested to leave the exhibition venue immediately.
       

Special Arrangements for Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

  1. Prior to Opening Hours
    • If a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued before 8am, the festival will temporarily closed.
    • If a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is cancelled at or before 2:30pm, the festival will re-open to the public two hours after the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is cancelled.
    • The festival will remain closed if the Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is cancelled after 2:30pm.
       
  2. During Opening Hours
    • If a Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is issued during the festival’s opening hours, the festival will remain open. The Organiser will make an announcement that, exhibitors and visitors will be advised to stay in the exhibition venue for their own safety.


Remarks:
The above special arrangements may be adjusted subject to the actual situation. The Organiser will announce the changes, if any, as soon as possible.