Hong Kong was expected to see strong winds and rain on Sunday with the approach of severe tropical storm Khanun, prompting authorities to issue the typhoon warning signal No 3 on Saturday night.
The Observatory issued the strong wind signal at 7.10pm, 8½ hours after the standby signal No 1 came into effect.
Khanun was forecast to move northwest across the South China Sea and intensify, heading in the direction of the Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island.
On Saturday winds were...
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