Hong Kong cancels rainstorm warnings, afternoon school sessions go ahead

Hong Kong’s weather forecaster cancelled its rainstorm warnings on Thursday, following spells of heavy rain that led to the suspension of morning and whole-day schools, with afternoon classes allowed to proceed.
The Observatory issued the red signal – the middle level in a three-tier system – at 5.05am, and soon after also sent out a special landslip advisory for Po Toi Island due to heavy rain.
The forecaster downgraded the red alert to amber at 9.20am and then cancelled that one at...