Hong Kong open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease: labour chief

Hong Kong's Commissioner for Labour, Sam Hui Chark-shum, has indicated that the city's labor authorities are open to classifying heatstroke as an occupational disease. This statement comes after retrospective modeling of a revamped heat warning system revealed it would have issued stronger alerts on two exceptionally hot days last month. Specifically, the revised system would have triggered a black warning on August 8 and a red alert on August 9, when temperatures reached 36.9 degrees Celsius. The highest temperature recorded since 1884 occurred on August 8. This suggests a potential shift in how heat-related illnesses are recognized and managed in the workplace.