More bad weather on the way as another tropical storm threatens Hong Kong

News comes just days after Typhoon Hato and Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar caused chaos in the region

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Hongkongers could be in for more bad weather. Photo: Sam Tsang

Published: 11:00pm, 29 Aug 2017Updated: 2:49pm, 1 Sep 2017

Another tropical storm is brewing near the South China Sea but it is still too early to tell whether it will hit Hong Kong head-on, forecasters say.

What is clear however is that Hongkongers can expect another weekend of poor weather due to the storm, according to the Hong Kong Observatory.

Last week, Hong Kong Observatory issued a No 10 signal for Typhoon Hato – the strongest in the city’s typhoon warning system – bringing the city to a standstill. In nearby casino hub Macau, 10 people were killed and at least 240 were injured by the typhoon.

Over the weekend, the observatory issued a No 8 warning for Severe Tropical Storm Pakhar, which forced hundreds of flights to be cancelled or delayed as it smashed the city.

Now, the new area of low pressure is currently near the northern Philippines, and is expected to move into the northern part of the South China Sea later this week where it is forecast to develop into a tropical cyclone, observatory forecaster Andy Lai Wang-chung said.

“At the moment its path is still uncertain,” Lai said, when asked if it would hit Hong Kong. “Closer to the weekend we will have a better picture.”