PHOTO: REUTERSEach of the committee’s 14 members – including the US, China, North and South Korea, Hong Kong and Malaysia – contributes 10 names. Some processes open to the publicMembers of the Typhoon Committee pushed to replace American names with regional ones in the 1990s. He said the Typhoon Committee rejected names that were indecent or carried negative connotations in other languages. Names reflect regional cultureAside from Dim-sum and Dolphin, Hong Kong has submitted Banyan, named for the tree, and Lionrock, for a mountain overlooking the city. Deadly storms’ names often droppedSome names are retired after becoming associated with particularly devastating or deadly storms.