Hong Kong experienced its hottest day so far this year, with temperatures reaching 31.6 degrees Celsius at the Hong Kong Observatory headquarters. High temperatures were widespread across the city and surrounding regions.

Hong Kong experienced its hottest day of the year so far on Tuesday, with the city’s forecaster reporting temperatures of 31.6 degrees Celsius (88.8 Fahrenheit) at its headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui in the afternoon. Data from the Hong Kong Observatory showed much of the city on Tuesday saw temperatures rising above 31 degrees, with some parts of the New Territories exceeding 33 degrees. “An anticyclone aloft is bringing generally fine weather to the coast of Guangdong,” the Hong Kong Observatory...