Flights have been cancelled, schools and businesses shut in Hong Kong and Guangdong province. Read more at straitstimes.com.
swept towards the megacities of Hong Kong and Shenzhen, forcing the cancellations of hundreds of flights, shutting business and closing schools.
Chief Secretary Chan Kwok-ki warned at a press briefing on Thursday: “This can be a very destructive typhoon. We hope to minimise the damage.” A woman walking past a closed fast-food outlet with windows taped up for protection on Lantau island in Hong Kong on Friday. PHOTO: AFP Businesses and homes around Hong Kong duct-taped glass displays and windows, while office buildings near the harbour barricaded their entrances to prevent water damage.
Hong Kong’s airport authority said the morning departing flights were “mostly normal”, but from 2pm, arriving and departing flights have “basically been cancelled”.
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