A thermometer reads 0'C, on the top Kowloon peak, as temperatures dipped below freezing, in Hong Kong on January 25, 2016.
A cold snap gripped Hong Kong on January 2, 2015, with residents shivering as temperatures plunged to the lowest point in nearly 60 years and frost dusted the mountaintops of a city accustomed to a subtropical climate. Weather officials issued a frost warning saying an "intense cold surge" was in place, coupled with chilling monsoon winds. Morning temperatures dropped to Celsius (38 Fahrenheit) in urban areas of the southern Chinese city, where most buildings lack central heating, and below freezing on the hills. It is the coldest weather in 59 years, senior scientific officer Wong Wai-kin said.
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Location: Fei Gno Shan, Kowloon Peak, Hong Kong
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