Race to ready improved heat work code by end of August
Secretary for Labour and Welfare Chris Sun on Tuesday said authorities would try and release an improved Heat Stress at Work Warning system before the end of this month. The three-tiered system came under public and expert criticism after remaining at its lowest amber level during a record-breaking heat wave this month, even when an all-time high of 36.9 degrees Celsius was recorded at the…
The Labour and Welfare Secretary for Hong Kong, Chris Sun, announced on Tuesday that the government aims to launch an enhanced Heat Stress at Work Warning system by the close of this month. This three-tiered system faced criticism from the public and experts after it remained at its lowest amber level during a scorching heatwave in the month, despite registering an all-time high temperature of 36.9 degrees Celsius at the Observatory headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui.
When questioned about the progress of the system review, Sun stated that experts from the Labour Department and the Observatory have been engaged in close discussions. The focus areas for improvement include optimizing the parameters to better suit Hong Kong's conditions, and examining trigger thresholds which determine when an alert escalates from amber to red.
The department is keen to complete this work as swiftly as possible, to enable any necessary adjustments to be implemented promptly and put into practice. Sun also emphasized that any updates to the system must be adaptable to face the increasing climate change challenges that Hong Kong is facing.
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