Residents brave the strong winds of Typhoon Saola as Storm Signal No 9 was issued at Tsim Sha Tsui in Hong Kong on Sept 1, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG – The Hong Kong Observatory said Sunday that it will consider raising the typhoon signal No. 1 on Monday morning as a new cyclone moved towards the direction of eastern Guangdong.

The HKO said in an advisory that Tropical Cyclone Haikui had entered within 800 kilometers of Hong Kong, and was expected to move across the southern part of Taiwan region on Sunday before going towards the vicinity of eastern Guangdong to southern Fujian. 

The advisory came a day after Typhoon Saola skirted south of Hong Kong, leaving 86 city residents injured and 520 people seeking refuge in temporary shelters  

“The Observatory will consider issuing the Standby Signal, No. 1 tomorrow morning. Members of the public please take note of the latest weather forecast,” the HKO said.

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The advisory came a day after Typhoon Saola skirted south of Hong Kong, leaving 86 city residents injured and 520 people seeking refuge in temporary shelters.

In Taiwan region, flights were cancelled and almost 4,000 people were evacuated as Haikui barreled into southeastern part of the island on Sunday, bringing torrential rain and strong winds.

Haikui made landfall in the mountainous and sparsely populated far southeast of Taiwan mid-Sunday afternoon, the first typhoon to directly hit the island in four years. Counties and cities in the region cancelled classes and declared a day off for workers.

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Haikui is a much weaker storm than Typhoon Saola, according to meteorologists.

With Reuters inputs