YPEC2026
Arrangements during Bad Weather Conditions

Dear Participants

# YPEC2026: Arrangements during Bad Weather Conditions

**Effective Date: 24 February 2026**

Dear Participants,

This document outlines the **official contingency arrangements** for YPEC2026 (originally scheduled for 19 July 2026) in response to adverse weather conditions. All decisions will be made in accordance with warnings from the Hong Kong Observatory and guidelines from City University of Hong Kong, with the safety of all participants, judges and guests as the top priority.

In the event that YPEC2026 is postponed due to any of the weather conditions specified below:

1. The Organising Committee will announce the rescheduled date via official channels as soon as possible;
2. Participants are welcome to revise and re-submit updated presentation posters, materials or videos to **submission@ietypec.org**;
3. All preliminary marks (if applicable) will be retained and re-assessed in line with the rescheduled event arrangements.

For enquiries, please contact the Organising Committee at **iethk.ypec@gmail.com**. —

Best regards,
YPEC Organising Committee

Updated 24 February
2026 17:00

Under the situations as listed below:

(a) Pre-No. 8
Special Announcement (i.e. T8 will be
issued within 2 hours as announced by the Hong Kong Observatory); or

(b) Tropical
Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 (T8) (or above)
is hoisted after 6:00am; or

(c) Extreme
conditions after super typhoons are in
force (announced by the Government before the Hong Kong Observatory replaces T8
with T3); or

(d) Black Rainstorm
Signal is in force,

the following
special arrangements on YPEC will be
implemented as follows, unless otherwise specified:

(a) Pre-No. 8 Special Announcement

(b) Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above

(c) Extreme Conditions After Super Typhoons

 
(d) Black Rainstorm Warning Signal

Note: If Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above is issued, or the Hong Kong Observatory announces that Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal No. 8 or above will be issued within 2 hours when activities are already in progress, YPEC will be terminated as soon as practicable following the City University of Hong Kong Guidelines. All YPEC guests, judges and participants are advised to leave as soon as practicable, or stay until the relevant warning signal has been cancelled and traffic conditions have improved. Announcements made by the Government’s Education Bureau relating to suspension of classes for schools, post-secondary colleges and technical institutes etc. do not apply to YPEC 2026. Under certain extreme conditions caused by super typhoons, such as serious disruption of public transport services, extensive flooding, major landslides or large-scale power outage, the YPEC Organising Committee will review the situation (including public transportation and other aspects).

Important: Apart from on-day bad weather conditions,
Weather conditions one day before the event will also be considered to
determine whether the event will be postponed, as they affect the logistics of
setting up the YPEC 2026 venue and impact the integrity, fairness, and
smoothness of YPEC2026. A preliminary announcement regarding the postponement
of the event will be made before 5:00 PM on Saturday, 18 July 2026.

Updated 24 February 2026
17:00