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Hong Kong cuts emergency mobile alert activation time from an hour to 15 minutes

South China Morning Post 30 May 2026 54m ago
Hong Kong cuts emergency mobile alert activation time from an hour to 15 minutes
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Hong Kong authorities have slashed the time needed to send emergency mobile alerts to residents from an hour to 15 minutes under a HK$150 million (US$19 million) system, while messages can now be tailored to specific districts, the security chief has revealed. A hearing session into the deadly Wang Fuk Court fire in April had exposed the lengthy time needed to trigger the alert. But security chief
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