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Ambrose Li

Danny Mok

Hong Kong will remain cloudy with patches of rain despite tropical depression Man-yi moving away from the city, the weather forecaster has said.
In the past few hours, Man-yi continued to weaken and depart from the Pearl River Estuary. The Observatory will cancel all tropical cyclone warning signals at 10.10pm on Tuesday.
“Tropical Cyclone Man-yi will move towards the vicinity south of Hainan island today and tomorrow and dissipate gradually,” the forecaster said.
But it added the weather would remain cloudy with a few rain patches, while temperatures would range between 18 and 21 degrees Celsius (64.4 and 69.8 Fahrenheit) on Wednesday.
Under the influence of a replenishment of the monsoon, the weather would be windy over the coast of Guangdong with a few rain patches over the weekend, the forecaster added.
Another surge of the northeast monsoon was expected to reach southern China midweek next week, it said, causing temperatures to fall again over the region.
Earlier on Tuesday, the forecaster said the No 1 typhoon signal will remain in force until 10pm on Tuesday adding that Man-yi has weakened further.
The city also logged its lowest temperature this autumn so far at 19.4 degrees Celsius on Tuesday morning.
As of 9am, Man-yi, now a tropical storm, was estimated to be about 370km (230 miles) south of Hong Kong and is forecast to move west at about 18km/h (11mph) across the northern part of the South China Sea.
According to the forecaster, there will also be swells. It reminded the public to stay away from the shoreline and not engage in water sports.
The No 1 warning is issued when a tropical cyclone is centred 800km away from Hong Kong and likely to affect the city.

Typhoon signal No 1 for Man-yi, which refers to Hong Kong’s High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung, was first issued at 6.40am on Monday.
Coastal areas and riverbanks in Hong Kong flooded that day, as Man-yi and a spring tide pushed sea levels up.
In Tai O on Lantau Island, residents on Tuesday night waded through ankle-deep waters at the main market and elsewhere, while sandbags were stacked around homes to keep the flooding at bay.
Parts of the pier at Discovery Bay were flooded, and a makeshift platform was put in place to enable ferry passengers to leave the pier without wading through the water.
The impact extended to other areas, with flooding seen along the Shing Mun River in Sha Tin, where about 10cm (4 inches) of water covered popular cycling tracks.
Similar conditions were observed near the Lam Tsuen River in Tai Po and the Sam Ka Tsuen seafood bazaar in Lei Yue Mun, a black spot for flooding, where waters rose nearly to knee height.
Spring tides happen twice each lunar month throughout the year, according to the National Ocean Service in the United States.


The Drainage Services Department has implemented a variety of storm surge measures in low-lying coastal areas such as Lei Yue Mun, Tai O and Sha Tau Kok. These include inspection of drains, installation of removable flood barriers, setting up temporary pumps and the provision of sandbags to minimise the impact of possible flooding.
The department has also deployed emergency response teams to provide immediate help to residents in 15 low-lying or windy areas along the coastline who may be affected by high tides.
According to the department, the maximum depth of flooding in Lei Yue Mun, Tai O and Sha Tau Kok was about 30cm, and the maximum depth of flooding along Shing Mun River was about 50cm on Monday night.
An emergency coordination centre at the Tai O Rural Committee Office was set up and began running at 7pm on Monday and was helping to coordinate evacuation, rescue and emergency relief efforts for Tai O.
Temporary shelters at the Tai O Rural Committee Office and the Hong Kong Young Women’s Christian Association Tai O Community Work Office, as well as the Lung Tin Transit Centre, were also opened for those in need from Monday 7pm.


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Tourists enjoy a breezy stroll along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront.    Photo: May Tse

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Weather will remain cloudy with a few rain patches even as Man-yi weakens and departs, Observatory says


Weather will remain cloudy with a few rain patches even as Man-yi weakens and departs, Observatory says.
