As the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 is now in force, the flag-raising ceremony to be conducted at Golden Bauhinia Square, Wan Chai at 8am today (November 14) will be cancelled.

TV/Radio Announcers please broadcast the following as soon as possible:
 
     As Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is now in force, the Hong Kong Wetland Park is closed. The Park will re-open two hours after the signal is lowered. The Park will remain closed today if the signal No. 8 or above remains hoisted at 2pm. Any person or organisation who has paid a deposit for visiting today can contact the Park's ticket office for refund arrangements or to change the visit date.

Attention TV/Radio Announcers:

Please broadcast the following as soon as possible: 

     The Environmental Protection Department announced today (November 14) that due to typhoon, the South East New Territories (SENT) Landfill Extension at Tseung Kwan O is now closed until further notice.

     The Transport Department (TD) today (November 14) announced that as the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 is now in force, services of the Driving Test Centres, the Written Test Centre, the Driving Test Appointment Office, the Government Vehicle Examination Centres, the Licensing Offices, the Public Vehicles Unit, the Driving-offence Points Office, the Vehicle Inspection & Records Unit and the Cross Boundary Unit will be suspended.

     Driving tests (including road tests and written tests) scheduled at or before 1pm will be cancelled. Candidates will be individually informed of the rescheduled test appointment. If the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 is still in force at 11.30am, all driving tests today will be cancelled. Candidates will be individually informed of the rescheduled test appointment.
      
     Vehicle examination services for appointments at or before 12.20pm will be cancelled. If the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 is still in force at 11.30am, all vehicle examinations will be cancelled. Members of the public who have made an appointment for vehicle examination services can make a new appointment after the Vehicle Examination Centres reopen.
      
     Besides, while the Gale or Storm Signal No. 8 is in force or within two hours after its cancellation, appointments of driving licence-related services, renewal of vehicle licence, transfer of vehicle ownership, application for a duplicate vehicle registration document/duplicate vehicle licence, an international driving permit, retention, transfer or assignment of vehicle registration mark will be cancelled. Applicants who have made an appointment may proceed to the originally scheduled Licensing Offices to submit their applications during service hours (9am to 5pm from Monday to Friday) on or before November 21 without the need to make another appointment.

     Classes of kindergartens (including PM classes of kindergartens), schools for children with physical disability and schools for children with intellectual disability, AM and whole-day primary and secondary schools are suspended today.

     Meanwhile, classes of PM primary and secondary schools and classes of evening schools will resume today.