Education Bureau says students attending morning and whole-day schools are not required to go to class
1-MIN READ1-MIN ListenJeffie LamPublished: 8:16am, 16 Jul 2026Updated: 8:24am, 16 Jul 2026Hong Kong suspended classes on Thursday morning after the city’s weather forecaster issued a red rainstorm warning.
The Education Bureau said students attending morning and whole-day schools were not required to go to class after the signal was raised at 7.40am.
02:14Hong Kong Observatory’s warning system for heavy rain and what you should do to stay safeSchools should nevertheless keep their premises open to care for students who have already arrived, the bureau added.
The Hong Kong Observatory warned that further rainfall could cause, or might have already caused, serious road flooding and traffic congestion, and urged residents to take necessary precautions.
