Hong Kong has been all doom and gloom lately. Two weekends ago, the observatory hoisted the first black rainstorm warning in three years. Last Saturday, a typhoon battered the city.
The weather gods must have heard our complaining. Yesterday, after a noon downpour, a stunning double rainbow lit up still-stormy skies. The touch of color was a sight for us—and our smartphones—to behold.
Here are some of the best captures of the phenomenon:
In the New Territories town of Sham Tseng, the light reflected in the surrounding waters created the illusion of an almost 270-degree rainbow. The arch framed a four-lane highway, the iconic Tsing Ma bridge and towering apartment blocks blessed with a view.
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Another photo taken in Ma Wan shows the double rainbow over the Tsing Ma Bridge…
… which still managed to filter through overcast skies in Yuen Long.
On Cheung Chau island, a rainbow overlooked the village’s fishing port and brought light to a hazy sky.
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In Tsim Sha Tsui, home to tourist icons like museums, the Avenue of Stars and countless luxury malls, it was the rainbow across the Victoria Harbor that stole the show.
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A ferry ride away in Central, a double rainbow proved a symbol of hope for pro-democracy protesters gathered at IFC shopping mall, where they were marking the anniversary of a major march against an unpopular extradition bill last summer. Between singing protest songs and chanting slogans, they stopped to take a picture of the rainbow through the mall’s floor-to-ceiling windows.
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In Aberdeen, ominous skies severed the ends of the rainbow.
