The Bad Weather and Air Pollution Arrangements for HKGGA activities

The Hong Kong Girl Guides Association

The Bad Weather and Air Pollution Arrangements

_{Extracted from “Safety Rules and Guidelines for Activities”- Chapter One Section 1.1 (General Safety Rules)}

Refer to the weather report released by the Hong Kong Observatory 2 hours before the activity starts: (Guider-in-charge/Organiser could decide to cancel the activity according to the weather condition even earlier to secure the safety of the participants.)

Categories		Indoor Activities (Remark 1)	Outdoor Activities (excluding water activities)	Holiday/Camp (Remark 2)	Water Activities (Remark 3)
Cold Weather Warning / Very Hot Weather Warning / Landslip Warning / Frost Warning		Carry On	Guider-in-charge should pay attention to the situations of the venue and participant. If needed, she may arrange for the participants to stay indoors or leave the activity venue.
Thunderstorm Warning		Carry On	Guider-in-charge should ensure that the participants stay at a safe place until the signal is cancelled.
Strong Monsoon Signal		Carry On	Carry On	Carry On	Cancel / Postpone
Typhoon	Signal No. 1	Carry On	Carry On	Carry On
	Signal No. 3	Carry On	Cancel / Postpone	Cancel / Postpone (Guider-in-charge should ensure that the participants stay at a safe place until the signal is lowered/cancelled)
	Signal No. 8 & Above	Cancel / Postpone	Cancel / Postpone	Cancel / Postpone
Rainstorm Warning Signal	Amber	Carry On	Cancel / Postpone (If activity is in progress, Guider-in-charge should arrange for the participants to stay indoors)	If activity is in progress, Guider-in-charge should arrange for the participants to stay indoors
	Red	Cancel / Postpone (Guider-in-charge should ensure that the participants stay at a safe place until the signal is lowered/cancelled)
	Black
Air Quality Health Index	High (7)	Carry On	Should reduce outdoor physical exertion and the time of staying outdoors. Guider-in-charge should advise participants with existing heart or respiratory illness not to join the activities held in the areas of serious air pollution.
	Very High (8-10)	Carry On
	Serious (10+)	If the activity is held in the areas of serious air pollution, it should be stopped, cancelled or postponed.

Remarks:

Indoor Activities mean all activities and trainings held indoors, including Unit Meetings which are held indoors but not at the usual meeting place. The Guider-in-charge must strictly observe the regulations issued by the venue and the arrangements under bad weather conditions.
If Typhoon Signal No. 3, Red or Black Rainstorm Warning Signal is hoisted during a Holiday/Camp, the Guider-in-charge must take into consideration all of the safety factors, including road safety, and discuss with the District Commissioner, Division Commissioner and the Deputy Chief Commissioner to decide whether to send the participants home.
When doing water activities, regulations issued by the venue, arrangements under bad weather conditions or instructions from the instructors must be strictly followed.

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Guidelines

Last Update Date: 2017-09-05

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The Bad Weather and Air Pollution Arrangements for HKGGA activities