Weather Arrangement

Examination** Arrangement in Times of Typhoons and Rainstorms

Typhoon Signal/ Rainstorm Warning Signal
Action to be taken
No. 1 / AMBER Rainstorm
Examinations conducted as scheduled (unless specified by VTC otherwise)
No. 3 / RED Rainstorm
Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement# / Typhoon Signal No. 8 or above / BLACK Rainstorm (a) Issued or in force at 6:15 a.m. or before 11:00 a.m.
Examinations scheduled to commence within 9:00 a.m. – 12:00noon

Cancelled
(b) Issued or in force at 11:00 a.m. or before 4:00 p.m.
Examinations scheduled to commence within 12:00noon – 6:00 p.m.

Cancelled
(c) Issued or in force at 4:00 p.m. or thereafter
Examinations scheduled to commence within 6:00 p.m. – 10:00 p.m.

Cancelled

**Examinations include Insurance Intermediaries Qualifying Examination, Mandatory Provident Fund Schemes Examination, LOMA I*STAR Examination, Leveraged Foreign Exchange Trading Examination, Trade Test for Security Guards, Estate Agents / Salespersons Qualifying Examinations. # Where possible, the Hong Kong Observatory will issue an early alert (i.e. a "Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement") two hours prior to the hoisting of the No. 8 Typhoon Warning Signal.