Hong Kong issues cyclone warning
Pastor Dale Morgan
Hong Kong issues cyclone warning*
Reuters
Friday, August 10, 2007; 4:17 AM
HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong closed schools and financial markets on
Friday in the face of an approaching tropical storm that also forced the
postponement of a soccer match between Spanish side Barcelona and a
local select team.
Tropical storm Pabuk targeted Hong Kong from the east earlier in the
week, then slipped down the Chinese coast -- only to do an about-turn
and advance back towards the former British colony.
The government advised people to "lock all windows and doors, fit bars
into position and insert reinforced shutters and gates if they are
available ... Do not stand near windows on the exposed side of your
home. Move all furniture and valuables away from these areas."
The Department of Health said that all clinics had been closed, except
eight methadone clinics. General out-patient clinics, evening clinics
and specialist clinics run by the Hospital Authority were shut.
At the airport, flight operations were normal for the time being, a
spokeswoman said at about 3:15 a.m. EDT.
The government cautioned against swimming at local beaches.
Pabuk lashed Taiwan and the Philippines earlier in the week.
Tropical storms in the region gather intensity from the warm ocean
waters and frequently develop into typhoons that hit Taiwan, Japan, the
Philippines and southern China during a season that lasts from early
summer to late autumn.