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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2003

TABLE 4.10    

DAMAGE CAUSED BY TROPICAL CYCLONES IN HONG KONG IN 2003

Name of
tropical
cyclone
Month Damage in physical terms Damage in monetary terms (million HK$)
Agriculture Public works facilities Public utilities Property Landslip
and
collapse
of slope
Agriculture Public
works facilities
Public utilities Private property Others Total
T. Imbudo 7 farmland: 1.8 hectares
crops: 23.4 tons
fruit plants: 1.7 hectares
ferry pier: 1 site - 1 - 0.069 - - - - 0.069
T. Dujuan 9 farmland: 2.41 hectares
fish: 14.9 tons
crops: 29.9 tons
- - 1 - 0.955 - - - - 0.955
N.B.:     Based on information supplied by relevant government departments and public utility companies. Damage reports in the local press were also examined and collated.

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