Many workers have stayed at home and pupils in various cities have seen the start of their school year postponed until next week.
Trading on Hong Kong’s stock market has been suspended and hundreds of people were stranded at the airport after about 460 flights were axed in the key regional business and travel hub.
The observatory said Saola — with maximum sustained winds of 121mph — came its closest to the financial hub at about 11pm , skirting about 19 miles south of the city’s Tsim Sha Tsui shopping district. The observatory has warned of serious flooding in coastal areas and said the maximum water level might be similar to when Mangkhut felled trees and tore scaffolding off buildings in the city.
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