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Eight months on, Hong Kong’s Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground has still not recovered from Typhoon Mangkhut
- The most intense typhoon in Hong Kong’s history severely damaged the power supply, roof, track and grass pitch at Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground
- Local residents are inconvenienced by its continued closure – and worried about the next typhoon season
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In September last year, Typhoon Mangkhut wreaked havoc in Hong Kong, felling at least 46,000 trees, smashing hundreds of windows and leaving more than 1,000 roads blocked.
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Eight months since the most intense typhoon in Hong Kong’s history, most things have returned to normal.
But over in Siu Sai Wan, Hong Kong’s second-largest stadium remains closed to both athletes and the public, its stands still surrounded by scaffolding.
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The extended closure has stirred up a storm among athletes and nearby residents in Hong Kong Island’s northeastern corner, with many concerned that Siu Sai Wan Sports Ground remains vulnerable as this year’s typhoon season nears.
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