Tropical Cyclones in 2023 > Table 4.10
Table 4.10 Damage caused by tropical cyclones in Hong Kong in 2023
| Name of tropical cyclone | Month | 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) |
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| Agriculture | Public works facilities (site) |
Public utilities (site) | Property (unit) | Landslip and collapse of slope (case) | Ships lost or damaged (number) | Report(s) of fallen trees (case) | Agriculture | Public works facilities | Public utilities | Private property | Industry | Total (a) |
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| Typhoon Talim | 7 | Tree Failure: 2 tons |
Railing: 5 Scaffolding: 1 |
Power transmission cable: 1 Public bus: 10 Railway: 1 Telecommunication facilities: 19 |
7 | 5 | 539 | 0.0250 | 0.7316 | 0.7566 | 11.0073 | 11.7639 | ||||
| Super Typhoon Doksuri | 7 | Lamppost: 21 | Public bus: 3 Telecommunication facilities: 26 |
0.3410 | 0.3410 | |||||||||||
| Super Typhoon Saola | 8-9 | Farmland: 431 hectares Crops: 3,863 tons Tree Failure: 34 tons |
Bench: 18 Bridge: 1 Lamppost: 37 Life boat: 1 Minor footpath: 3 Noise barrier: 1 Notice board: 3 Park lighting: 27 Pavilion/Arbour: 13 Public toilet: 1 Railing: 13 Rain Shelter: 7 River embankment: 1 Road: 9 sites, 1 km Scaffolding: 3 Solar panel: 17 |
Electric supply: 5 Gas supply facilities: 3 Public bus: 36 Railway: 6 Telecommunication facilities: 57 Treatment works: 2 Water supply: 2 |
188 | 7 | 19 | 4,046 | 60.6452 | 0.6532 | 5.2678 | 0.2426 | 2.3800 | 69.1888 | 410.4960 | 479.6848 |
| Severe Typhoon Haikui and rainstorm associated with its remnant | 9 | Farmland: 199.4 hectares Livestock(pig): 1,557 heads Freshwater fish: 1,478 tons Tree Failure: 2 tons |
Bridge: 1 Lamppost: 2 Lift: 3 Minor footpath: 51 Open area: 23 Railing: 5 River embankment: 7 Road: 33 sites, 14.5 km Others: 16 |
Electric supply: 11 Fire alarm system: 1 Gas supply facilities: 4 Public bus: 67 Railway: 6 Telecommunication facilities: 66 Treatment works: 45 Water supply: 3 |
584 | 214 | 2 | 28.7595 | 9.2035 | 96.9961 | 1.9260 | 0.7370 | 137.6220 | 1601.6622 | 1739.2842 | |
| Severe Typhoon Koinu | 10 | Tree Failure: 1 ton |
Lamppost: 1 Minor footpath: 6 Open area: 4 Railing: 2 Road: 7 sites, 4 km Road barrier: 1 |
Public bus: 6 Telecommunication facilities: 41 Water supply: 1 |
8 | 35 | 6 | 205 | 0.0481 | 1.2407 | 0.0189 | 1.3077 | 140.9883 | 142.2961 | ||
# The insurance claim figure is provided by the Hong Kong Federation of Insurers. The data have been adjusted by the market shares of the companies participating in the survey. Note that the insurance claim figure is only available for Typhoon Talim, Super Typhoon Saola, Severe Typhoon Haikui and rainstorm associated with its remnant, and Severe Typhoon Koinu in 2023.
* The data is provided by relevant government departments and public utility companies (up to 31 May 2024). 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.
* The data is provided by relevant government departments and public utility companies (up to 31 May 2024). 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.