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Danny Mok

Lo Hoi-ying

Coastal areas and riverbanks in Hong Kong flooded on Monday, as an approaching Severe Tropical Storm Man-yi and a spring tide helped push up sea levels.
In Tai O on Lantau Island, residents waded through ankle-deep waters at the main market and elsewhere, while sandbags were stacked around homes to keep the flooding at bay.
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 blackspot of flooding, where waters rose nearly to people’s knees.
A pedestrian tunnel was nearly half submerged in Tai Po.
The Observatory earlier warned that the spring tide and combined effects of the northeast monsoon and Man-yi could result in sea levels rising to 3.3 metres (10.3 feet) above chart datum at around 10pm.
Spring tides happen twice each lunar month all year long, according to the National Ocean Service in the United States.
The forecaster said a No 1 typhoon warning would stay in force until 10am on Tuesday, when Man-yi would skirt about 400km (249 miles) to the south of the city.
“Unless Man-yi adopts a more northerly track or edges closer to the coast of Guangdong with a higher intensity, the chance of issuing strong wind signal No 3 is relatively low,” the forecaster said.
It issued the No 1 signal at 6.40am on Monday.
Man-yi made landfall in the Philippines on Sunday. It is expected to move northwest or west-northwest at about 22km/h (13.7mph) and enter the northern parts of the South China Sea.
The forecaster also said Man-yi had weakened.
“There will be occasional rain on Tuesday and Wednesday. Temperatures will fall progressively, with the minimum temperature falling to 18 degrees Celsius [64.4 Fahrenheit] or below,” it said.

Man-yi, which refers to Hong Kong’s High Island Reservoir in Sai Kung, was earlier listed as a super typhoon, but weakened to a typhoon on Sunday evening.
It is expected to further weaken to a tropical depression as it approaches Hainan Island on Wednesday.
The region was also expected to face windy weather as Man-yi edged closer to the coast of Guangdong province on Tuesday and under the combined effect of the monsoon, the Observatory said.




In light of the forecast of a spring tide on Monday and the following day, the Islands District Office announced that an emergency coordination centre at the Tai O Rural Committee Office would be activated at 7pm on Monday.
It would coordinate any necessary evacuation, rescue and emergency relief efforts in the area.
The Observatory earlier warned temperatures were likely to gradually fall in the next couple of days.
Four tropical cyclones – Toraji, Yinxing, Usagi and Man-yi – appeared in the northwest Pacific and the South China Sea at the same time last week, marking the first such occurrence in November since the Observatory began keeping records in 1961.
Toraji means “beautiful flower that blooms unnoticed” in Korean, while Usagi is named after the Japanese word for the Lepus constellation. Yinxing is “ginkgo seeds” in Chinese.
The Observatory last week kept the No 8 typhoon signal in force for 11 hours as Toraji edged closer to the city.


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A flooded tunnel in Tai Po. Photo: Handout

Flooding along the Shing Mun River. Photo: Handout 

Tourists take pictures in Tsim Sha Tsui while the number 8 warning signal was in effect last week. Photo: May Tse

Foggy conditions in August. The Observatory has warned the weather will remain windy, with temperatures likely to progressively fall in the next couple of days. Photo: Jelly Tse

Hongkongers can expect more rainy conditions next week. Photo: Jonathan Wong

High winds at Victoria Harbour earlier in the week amid a No 8 typhoon warning. Photo: May Tse

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Observatory says No 1 warning will be in place until 10am on Tuesday, and likelihood of issuing higher signal is ‘relatively low’


Observatory says No 1 warning will be in place until 10am on Tuesday, and likelihood of issuing higher signal is ‘relatively low’.
