Introduction

Since 2000, the Typhoon Committee has been adopting a list of tropical cyclone names with local characteristics nominated by its 14 Members – including 10 names provided by Hong Kong, China – to designate tropical cyclones in the western North Pacific and the South China Sea.

When a tropical cyclone which incurred heavy casualties and economic losses is requested to be retired by the Typhoon Committee, the Member who provided the name will propose replacement names to the Typhoon Committee for consideration.

The Hong Kong Observatory organized the “Tropical Cyclone Name Collection Activity” in 2023 with a view to identify additional suitable names with Hong Kong characteristics to expand our “reserve list” of tropical cyclone names. Opportunity is also taken to raise public awareness and knowledge of hazards caused by tropical cyclones.

After consolidation and initial assessment of the suggested names collected from the public at the first stage of the activity, there were 40 shortlisted names for online public voting at the second stage.

Thank you for your support. Impressive response with over 20,000 votes were received during the public voting stage. The following 20 tropical cyclone names with the highest number of votes will be incorporated into the “reserve list” of tropical cyclone names of Hong Kong, China. Winners will be notified via email regarding souvenir collection.