Hong Kong’s weather forecaster will lower the No 8 typhoon signal at 10.20am, as Tropical Storm Toraji is set to weaken gradually and education authorities announce that classes of afternoon schools will resume on Thursday. “Classes of PM primary and secondary schools and evening schools will resume today,” the Education Bureau said.

Hong Kong has issued its T3 typhoon warning for the second time within a week as Tropical Cyclone Toraji approached the territory.

Usagi is expected to maintain a distance of more than 500km from the city and then turn towards Japan’s Ryukyu Islands

The Observatory is expected to issue a No 3 warning this afternoon, urging residents to stay away from the shoreline and avoid water sports.

The T8 storm signal was issued at 11.10 pm on Wednesday, with the Hong Kong Observatory saying it would remain in force until at least 10 am on Thursday.

Hong Kong awoke to an unexpected quiet on Thursday morning as the city’s usually bustling financial and commercial districts slowed under the shadow of Typhoon Toraji. After authorities raised the third-highest typhoon warning overnight,

Schools and businesses in Hong Kong closed this morning following a high-level typhoon warning issued at midnight as Tropical Storm Toraji passed near the southern part of the island, November 14. The Hong Kong Observatory forecasted that Toraji,