When there is a thunderstorm

When there is a thunderstorm :
1. DO NOT try to get into trains and buses with the stupid crowd.
2. DO NOT keep re-trying your cell phone to make phone calls.
3. DO NOT rush to supermarket for can foods, that you cannot finish in months.

When there is a thunderstorm :
1. It is a perfect excuse for not going to school
2. It is a perfect excuse for not going back to office if you were out already.
3. It is a perfect excuse for not coming back home, and you play majong all night long.

Good luck!

雷暴中注意事項
留在室內。在室外工作的人，應躲入建築物內。
切勿游泳或進行其他水上運動。離開水面及找尋地方躲避。
避免使用電話或其他帶有插頭的電器，包括電腦等。
切勿接觸天線、水龍頭、水管、鐵絲網或其他類似金屬裝置。
避免用花灑淋浴。
切勿處理以開口容器盛載的易燃物品。
切勿站立於山頂上或接近導電性高的物體。樹木或桅杆容易被閃電擊中，應盡量遠離。閃電擊中物體後，電流會經地面傳開，因此不要躺在地上，潮濕地面尤其危險。應該蹲著並盡量減少與地面接觸的面積。
遠足及其他戶外活動人士，應隨身帶備收音機，不斷留意天文台發出的最新天氣消息。
留意暴雨可能隨時出現，切勿在河流、溪澗或低窪地區逗留。
駕車人士如駛經高速公路或天橋，應提防強勁陣風吹襲。
海上的小艇應小心提防狂風或水龍捲襲擊。
如遇上龍捲風，應立即躲入堅固的建築物內。要遠離窗戶、蹲伏在地上並用手或厚墊保護頭部。如在室外，應遠離樹木、汽車或其他可被龍捲風吹起的物件。

Points to note in thunderstorms

Stay indoors. Seek shelter in buildings if you are working outdoor.
Do not swim or engage in other water sports. Leave the water and seek shelter.
Avoid using telephone or other plugged-in electrical appliances, including computers.
Do not touch aerials, water taps, pipes, wire fences and similar metal installations.
Do not take shower.
Do not handle inflammable materials in open containers.
Do not stand on hill tops or near any highly conductive objects. Keep away from trees or masts which are likely to be struck by lightning. Since lightning current is conducted away through the ground, you should not lie down especially when the ground is wet. Instead you should crouch down to minimise the area in contact between you and the ground.
Hikers and people engaging in outdoor activities should bring along their radios and listen to the latest weather information issued by the Observatory.
Be alert to outbreaks of heavy rain. Stay away from river courses or low-lying areas.
Drivers using highways and flyovers should be alert to intense gusts.
People on small boats on the open sea should watch out for the approach of squalls or waterspouts.
If you encounter a tornado, seek shelter in a sturdy building. Stay away from windows, crouch to the floor and protect your head with your arms or thick padding. In the outdoors, stay away from trees, cars and other things that can be blown up by the tornado.