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 is being lashed by hurricane-force winds and heavy rain as Super Typhoon Ragasa edges closer to the city, with the Observatory upgrading the storm warning to the highest-level No 10 signal at 2.40am on Wednesday, just one hour after issuing the No 9 alert. Maximum sustained wind speeds near...