3 w. ago Ragasa’s wake brings pride and important lessons for Hong Kong

Last week, Hong Kong braved the strongest storm of the year in the world as Super Typhoon Ragasa ripped through the city as well as the Philippines, Taiwan, Macau and coastal mainland China, causing havoc. Compared with the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Mangkhut in 2018, Hong Kong did well this time. Mangkhut sank boats, damaged infrastructure, left roads strewn with debris, injured hundreds of people and caused economic losses estimated at HK$4.6 billion (US$591.3 million). Economist...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong at T3 soon in wake of Ragasa, back to business tomorrow as schools reopen

Hong Kong at T3 soon in wake of Ragasa, back to business tomorrow as schools reopen  South China Morning Post

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4 w. ago All Hong Kong flights to gradually resume from 6am in wake of Ragasa

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. Hong Kong woke up to a storm that triggered the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km (62 miles) south of the city. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the T10 signal at 2.40am on Wednesday before lowering it to T8 at 1.20pm. The No 8 warning...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong at T3 soon in wake of Ragasa, back to business on Thursday as schools reopen

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. Hong Kong woke up to a storm that triggered the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km (62 miles) south of the city. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the T10 signal at 2.40am on Wednesday before lowering it to T8 at 1.20pm. The No 8 warning is...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong at T3 in wake of Ragasa, back to business on Thursday as schools reopen

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. Hong Kong woke up to a storm that triggered the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km (62 miles) south of the city. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the T10 signal at 2.40am on Wednesday before lowering it to T8 at 1.20pm. The No 8 warning...

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4 w. ago Hong Kong T3 signal in force until 7am with businesses, most schools set to reopen

This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing now for 50 per cent off during our two-day flash sale. Hong Kong woke up to a storm that triggered the highest-level No 10 warning, which shut down the city, as Super Typhoon Ragasa edged as close as 100km (62 miles) south of the city. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the T10 signal at 2.40am on Wednesday before lowering it to T8 at 1.20pm. The No 8 warning...

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