This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Observatory replaced the No 8 storm signal with the No 3 alert on Sunday evening after earlier issuing the No 10…
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. New users who download our updated app get a seven-day free trial. The Hong Kong Observatory says it is assessing the need for issuing the No 10 hurricane signal, minutes after raising the alert…
Tropical Storm Toraji may have seemed largely a non-event to those braced for violent weather. What set it apart is that the city’s stock exchange broke with past practice by trading normally. By contrast, the Jockey Club abandoned the last three races of a nine-race card at Happy Valley on Wednesday night ahead of a…