This winter’s unseasonably warm Christmas period came amid the fourth hottest December in the city on record, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.
A mean minimum temperature of 17.6 degrees Celsius (63 degrees Fahrenheit) was recorded last month – which was 1.7 degrees warmer than the normal figure of 15.9 degrees.
The hottest December was in 1968, when 21.3 degrees was recorded.
Dr Law Hiu-fai, a scientific officer at the Observatory, said the warm temperature had been expected...
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