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Hong Kong expands heat stress monitoring to better protect outdoor workers

Hong Kongโ€™s labour authorities have expanded heat stress monitoring to include data from 10 sites, enabling faster alerts to better safeguard outdoor workers. Deputy Commissioner for Labour Vincent Fung Hao-yin said on Monday that the department would incorporate data from the Hong Kong Observatoryโ€™s newly added monitoring stations at eight sites across the city. The move is intended to provide a more accurate picture of local heat stress levels and to issue warnings when outdoor workers should...