When tropical cyclones and "extreme conditions" affect Hong Kong, the following arrangements will apply:
| Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal / “Extreme Conditions” |
Programme Arrangements |
| No. 1 | To operate as normal. |
| No. 3 | To operate as normal. |
| Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement^ / Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above / "Extreme Conditions" Annoucement
(a) In force or issued at 6:15 a.m. or before 11:00 a.m |
Morning Session (classes and assessments* scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (b) In force or issued at 11:00 a.m. or before 4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Session (classes and assessments* scheduled between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (c) In force or issued at 4:00 p.m. or thereafter | Evening Session (classes and assessments* that start at or after 6:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (d) Issued when classes or assessments* are in session | All classes or assessments* will be immediately suspended for the session. |
| (e) Issued before start of assessments* | Assessments* to be held in that particular session should be postponed. |
| Lowering to No. 3 or below or lowering all signals or cancellation of "Extreme Conditions", at any time | All classes or assessments* to resume with the next session unless road or other conditions remain adverse. |
^Where possible, the Hong Kong Observatory will issue an early alert (i.e. a “Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement”) within 2 hours of the hoisting of the Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8.
*Assessments refer to internal assessments of campuses.
When rainstorm warning signal is issued, the following arrangements will apply:
| Rainstorm Warning Signal | Programme Arrangements |
| AMBER | To operate as normal. |
| RED / BLACK (a) In force or issued at 6:15 a.m. or before 11:00 a.m |
Morning Session (classes and assessments* scheduled between 8:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (b) In force or issued at 11:00 a.m. or before 4:00 p.m. | Afternoon Session (classes and assessments* scheduled between 1:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (c) In force or issued at 4:00 p.m. or thereafter | Evening Session (classes and assessments* that start at or after 6:30 p.m.) to close. |
| (d) Issued when classes or assessments* are in session | All classes or assessments* should continue until the end of the session, and if it is the end of the school day where RED / BLACK signal is still in force, learners should be advised to return home only when conditions are safe. |
| (e) Issued before start of assessments* | Assessments* to be held in that particular session should be postponed. |
| Lowering to AMBER signal or lowering all signals at any time | All classes or assessments* to resume with the next session unless road or other conditions remain adverse. |
*Assessments refer to internal assessments of campuses.
