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July 16, 2004

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The current Hong Kong Observatory warning states:

THE NO. 8 NORTHWEST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL WAS ISSUED AT 2:45 P.M. IT REPLACED THE NO. 8 NORTHEAST GALE OR STORM SIGNAL.

THIS MEANS THAT WINDS WITH MEAN SPEEDS OF 63 KILOMETRES PER HOUR OR MORE ARE EXPECTED FROM THE NORTHWEST QUARTER.

AT 3 P.M. TROPICAL STORM KOMPASU WAS CENTRED AROUND 30 KILOMETRES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY (NEAR 22.2 DEGREES NORTH 114.4 DEGREES EAST) AND IS FORECAST TO MOVE WEST-NORTHWEST AT ABOUT 16 KILOMETRES PER HOUR TOWARDS THE PEARL RIVER ESTUARY.

KOMPASU WILL COME VERY CLOSE TO HONG KONG IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH GALE FORCE.

So what the hell was the guy in the picture thinking? It was taken at 3:30pm.

swimmer2.jpg

This city is really full of crazy people.

 posted by Simon on 07.16.04 at 05:04 PM in the




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Damp squib
Excerpt: Hong Kong had its first no.8 typhoon signal of the year today. Almost everyone leaves work and rushes home, and some people join long queues in supermarkets. Wait an hour or two and the streets are clear, public transport is
Weblog: OrdinaryGweilo.com
Tracked: July 16, 2004 09:22 PM

TYPHOON!
Excerpt: Look at this fine lunatic.
Weblog: CHASE ME LADIES, I'M IN THE CAVALRY
Tracked: July 18, 2004 11:01 AM


Comments:

"Hmm, tropical storm, I think a swim would be nice..."

 posted by: pylorns on 07.16.04 at 11:11 PM [permalink]

"If I'm gonna get wet, I might as well enjoy it"

 posted by: Kevin on 07.17.04 at 01:27 AM [permalink]

"hey, I can go for a swim and get blown. I love this hotel!

 posted by: Wind Rider on 07.17.04 at 06:44 AM [permalink]

How's things in post-storm HK? Give us a shout out so we can party in comfort.

 posted by: Jim on 07.17.04 at 10:34 PM [permalink]




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