Typhoon No 1 standby signal issued as Hong Kong sees final day of sunshine ahead of tropical storm

The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 standby signal on Sunday night as Tropical Cyclone Merbok came within 510km of the city by 10pm. It was forecast to move at about 20km/h across the northern part of the South China Sea and was scheduled to make landfall within 200km of Hong Kong between Monday night and Tuesday morning. The Observatory said unless Merbok intensified markedly or takes on a more westerly track, it did not expect local winds to strengthen significantly on Monday...