43 42 EMERGENCIES When you travel, please take the Emergency Contact Card with you. This is available from the HKUST Office of Global Learning. In case of an emergency, call the 24-hour emergency hotline: On Campus: Security Control Center on Campus Ext. 8999 or Direct Line: 2358 8999 Off Campus: Police/Fire/Ambulance: 999 When calling for help, always provide the following information: • Location of the accident/incident • The nature or severity of the accident (e.g. number of injured persons, seriousness of injuries, extent of property damage, gas leakages, etc.) • Your name and current location INTERNATIONAL SOS HKUST partners with International SOS, the leading travel health and safety assistance provider. Whether you are in Hong Kong or traveling abroad, International SOS provides HKUST students with a 24/7 resource on call, online and even on the ground to help with medical, security and logistical questions, concerns and situations that may arise. So if you need pre-travel advice, a medical referral, lose your medication, or experience a medical or security crisis, please call International SOS for assistance. We also advise that you download the ISOS Assistance App. The app will give you instant and real-time access to country-specific medical and security alerts wherever you are. Hong Kong Assistance Center: (+852) 2528 9900 https://www.internationalsos.com HKUST membership number: 07AYCA093635 https://apps.apple.com/us/app/international-sos-assistance/ id465662561 https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.infostretch. iSOSAndroid&hl=en&gl=US STAYING SAFE WEATHER WARNINGS Thunderstorm Warning, Typhoon Signals and Rainstorm Warnings When the Thunderstorm Warning, Typhoon Signal No.8 and/or Black Rainstorm Warning is hoisted, you should take necessary precautions as follows: • Stay indoors wherever you are and do not leave the building until the signal is lowered and it is safe to do so. • Stay away from large windows, structures and objects that are vulnerable to strong wind. • Do not swim or engage in any water sport activities. Leave the water and seek shelter. • Do not touch aerials, water pipes, wire fences and similar metal installations. • Do not handle inflammable materials in open containers. • Do not stand on hilltops or near any highly conductive object. Keep away from trees or masts that are likely to be struck by lightning. • You should listen to radio and TV broadcasts for weather updates Landslip Warning About three to four hundred landslides are reported each year, mostly in the rainy summer season. Occasionally, severe landslides can cause casualties, damage properties and block roads. Landslip warnings will be issued (by the Hong Kong Observatory in consultation with the Geotechnical Engineering Office) based on the latest weather information. When the Landslip Warning is issued, local radio and television stations are notified and are requested to broadcast the warning to the public at regular intervals, together with advice on precautions that should be taken. When the Landslip Warning is in force, you should stay in a safe shelter. Avoid walking or standing close to steep slopes and retaining walls. If you receive a notice to evacuate because of landslide danger, or if you believe that your home is endangered by an unstable slope or retaining wall, or overhanging boulders, you should make immediate arrangements to move to a safe shelter. Hong Kong Observatory Website https://www.hko.gov.hk
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