Currently , a list of 140 tropical cyclone names for identifying tropical cyclones affecting the western north pacific and the south china sea is maintained by the typhoon committee - a body consisting of 14 countriesterritories under the joint auspices of the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific and the world meteorological organisation 联合国亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会及世界气象组织属下的台风委员会订立了一套由14个亚太国家和地区提供的140个具地方色彩的名字，供西北太平洋及中国南海的热带气旋命名。现时使用的热带气旋名单可参阅天文台网页
" dolphin " and " lionrock " would replace " yanyan " and " tingting " as tropical cyclone names , according to a decision made in the recent 38th session of the typhoon committee of the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific and the world meteorological organization 在刚结束的联合国亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会及世界气象组织属下的台风委员会第三十八届会议上，台风委员通过采纳以白海豚和狮子山代替现时的欣欣和婷婷作为日后热带气旋的名字。
" dolphin " and " lionrock " would replace " yanyan " and " tingting " as tropical cyclone names , according to a decision made in the recent 38th session of the typhoon committee of the united nations economic and social commission for asia and the pacific and the world meteorological organization 在刚结束的联合国亚洲及太平洋经济社会委员会及世界气象组织属下的台风委员会第三十八届会议上，台风委员通过采纳以白海豚和狮子山代替现时的欣欣和婷婷作为日后热带气旋的名字。
