Hong Kong has largely returned to normality after torrential rain: HKSAR gov't official

HONG KONG -- Hong Kong has largely returned to normality after a rainstorm, and there shouldn't be a problem for people to return to work or go to school on Monday, Chan Kwok-ki, chief secretary for administration of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government, said on Sunday.

Chan told a joint press conference that certain schools will continue to clean up after the torrential rain due to the surrounding environment or campus needs.

Due to the impact of Typhoon Haikui, Hong Kong experienced widespread flooding, public transport disruption and mudslides from Thursday evening to Friday. The relevant departments of the HKSAR government did their utmost to handle the relief work to ensure that people's daily lives could be fully resumed as early as possible.

John Lee, chief executive of the HKSAR, said on Sunday morning that all departments should maintain the best in dealing with the aftermath of the torrential rain as there are still roads and landslip control works to be addressed.

Chan said the HKSAR government will pay close attention to the road surface conditions on Monday, and the Transport Department of the HKSAR government will activate the Emergency Transport Coordination Center to closely monitor the traffic situation and public transport services.

He added that the emergency and aftermath work of various departments has not stopped. In terms of road transport, apart from the diversion, shortening or suspension of certain franchised bus routes, day routes have been restored, and railway services have largely resumed normal operation.