Hong Kong issues No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday morning

South China Morning Post Thursday 02 July 2026, 00:23 UTC By Natalie Wong 1 min read

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This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. The Hong Kong Observatory issued the No 1 typhoon signal at 7.40am on Thursday as an approaching tropical cyclone moved south of the city. The centre of the tropical cyclone was about 800 kilometres (497 miles) from Hong Kong, according to the weather forecaster, which said it would assess whether to issue the No 3 strong wind signal on Friday. “The tropical...

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Hong Kong issues No 1 typhoon signal on Thursday morning

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