With Ragasa moving away from Hong Kong, the special administrative region government said on Wednesday evening that total 905 people sought refuge, as at 8:00 pm, at 50 temporary shelters opened by the Home Affairs Department across the city.

According to the Hospital Authority, 59 males and 42 females have been injured during the typhoon and received medical treatment at the Accident and Emergency department of the city's public hospitals.

The government's 1823 Call Centre, the Fire Services Department, and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department received 718, 498, and eight reports of fallen trees, respectively, while the Drainage Services Department received 22 confirmed flooding cases.

The Civil Engineering and Development Department received four reports of landslides.

The Hong Kong International Airport will gradually restore full-capacity operations starting from 6:00 am on Thursday, with about 1,000 flights expected to be handled throughout the day, according to the Airport Authority Hong Kong.

There will be no passenger flight services before midnight due to safety concerns, the AAHK said in the afternoon, adding that although Super Typhoon Ragasa is moving away from Hong Kong, the airport is still affected by strong winds.

With local winds weakening gradually, the Hong Kong Observatory issued the Strong Wind Signal, No. 3 at 8:20 pm, replacing No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal, as Super Typhoon Ragasa further moved away from Hong Kong and weakened gradually.

The T3 signal, which means that winds with mean speeds of 41 to 62 kilometers per hour are expected, will remain in force at least until 7:00 am on Thursday.

"Strong winds are still blowing. Please do not relax taking precautions," the forecaster said in an 8:23 pm bulletin, adding that it is not yet safe for small vessels to leave typhoon shelters.

With the situation improving, the amber rainstorm warning signal, issued at 3:20 pm for the second time in the day, was cancelled at 8:00 pm.

There is an exceptionally severe rainstorm in Sai Kung, the observatory said at 6:20 pm, adding that hourly rainfall is expected to exceed or has exceeded 140 millimetres over the district.

Rain is also particularly heavy in Tai Po district and the North District of the New Territories, where hourly rainfall may exceed 70 mm, it added.

Ragasa has made landfall over Yangjiang, Guangdong, and is departing from Hong Kong gradually, the HKO said in a bulletin at 5:45 pm.

"Local winds are weakening progressively, but gale-force southeasterly winds are still affecting parts of the territory. Winds occasionally reach storm force offshore and on high ground," reads the bulletin.

As of 4:00 pm, three landslides occurred in Sai Ying Pun, Tuen Mun, and Stanley, the Geotechnical Engineering Office said on social media. Two of the incidents involved uprooted trees, damaging slopes and retaining walls.

Residents were warned to steer clear of the slopes due to further possible landslides.

Meanwhile, the government's 1823 Call Centre, the Fire Services Department and the Leisure and Cultural Services Department received 498, 393, and five reports of fallen trees, respectively, as at 5:00 pm.

As at 5:00 pm, 90 people -53 males and 37 females - were injured during Wednesday's typhoon. The injured people took medical treatment at the Accident and Emergency departments of various public hospitals in the city, according to the Hospital Authority.

Total 885 people sought refuge at 50 temporary shelters opened by the Home Affairs Department in various districts till 4:00 pm.

While T8 signal is in force, Citybus will gradually resume a limited level of service on Route B3X starting at 4:30 pm. Route S1 provides a limited level of service, while service on other daytime routes will remain suspended.

"The recent super typhoon has resulted in road damage and obstructions, including fallen trees, and we expect that it may require some time before we can fully restore services across the whole bus network," Citybus said at 4:00 pm, adding that it is currently conducting inspections and assessments of key roads in various districts.

Customers have been advised to stay tuned to the Citybus mobile app or Facebook page for the latest information.

With Ragasa departing gradually, local winds are weakening progressively, the HKO said at 4:45 pm. But gale force southeasterly winds are still affecting parts of the territory, and winds occasionally reach storm force offshore and on high ground, it added.

There will be occasional squally showers and thunderstorms on Wednesday and Thursday, said the observatory.

The MTR Corp, the city's sole rail operator, said on Wednesday afternoon that subway services will gradually resume. Service on the Tsuen Wan Line, Kwun Tong Line and Island Line, and the Tsuen Wan West - Diamond Hill section on Tuen Ma Line have already been fully restored, it added.

"Initial frequencies may be limited as MTR staff work to clear debris from tracks, repair damaged equipment, and arrange trains for service resumption," it said in an online notification.

Due to the longer stretches of open track, full service on the East Rail Line, including cross-boundary sections, Tuen Ma line, Tung Chung Line, Airport Express and Light Rail, is expected to take quite a long time to resume, it added.

High-speed railway services will remain closed for the rest of Wednesday. The MTR bus service also remains suspended.