This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Hong Kong readers now get 50% off their first year of subscription until September 21, 2025. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon warning signal at 7.10pm on Thursday, marking the eighth storm to trigger an alert for the city in the first eight months of 2025, the most for the January-to-August period since records began nearly 80 years ago. The...