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TROPICAL CYCLONES IN 2017

Table 4.10    Damage caused by tropical cyclones in Hong Kong in 2017

Tropical Cyclone Name
Mon
Damage in physical terms
Damage in monetary terms (million HK$)
The total amount of insurance claims (million HK$) (b)
Estimated direct economic loss (million HK$) (a) + (b)
Agri-culture
Public works facilities (site)
Public utilities (site)
Property (unit)
Landslip and collapse of slope (case)
Ships lost or damaged (number)
Agri-culture
Public works facilities
Public utilities
Private property
Industry
Total
(a)
Severe Tropical Storm Merbok 6 Farmland:360 hectares
Crops: 2547 tons
Road: 2
Footpath: 3 Cemetery: 2
Railway: 1
Road barrier: 1
2 9 2 39.78   0.00101   39.78101
Tropical Storm Roke 7 2 2  
Super Typhoon Hato 8 Farmland: 547 hectares
Crops: 3274 tons
Pond fish: 983 tons
Road: 1
Rain Shelter: 2
Railing: 25
Telecommunication facilities: 1
Substation: 1
66 1 36 78.6151 3.9816 4.8908 0.0035 9.5459 97.0369 1107.8445 1204.8813
Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar 8 Construction site: 1 Railway: 5
Substation: 4
VE Panels: 1
3 3 15   1.78846   1.78846
Severe Tropical Storm Mawar 8 8   0.0064   0.0064
Severe Typhoon Khanun 10 1 3  

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.
# The insurance claim figure is provided by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers (up to 16 March 2019). The data have been adjusted by the market shares (80%) of the companies participating in the survey. Note that the insurance claim figure is only available for Super Typhoon Hato in 2017.
* The data is provided by relevant government departments and public utility companies (up to 31 October 2019). Items with insurance claim made have been excluded.
@ The estimates are for reference only and may be subject to various uncertainties in the survey responses and analysis method. Please refer to Annex 1 for details of estimation and disclaimer.
The sum of figures may not add up to total due to rounding.