Hong Kong Observatory prepares to issue T1 on Monday morning as tropical cyclone, Haikui approaches

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The second typhoon in less than a week - a tropical cyclone Haikui which will be moving within 800km (497 miles) of the city has prompted the Hong Kong Observatory to prepare to issue a No.1 typhoon warning signal on Monday morning.

Haikui is the Chinese name for sea anemones, a flowerlike type of marine animal.

Super typhoon Saola departed Hong Kong City recently after two days of gradually raised typhoon signals till No.10 with damage and flood effects. It was anticipated to move across the southern part of Taiwan on Sunday and towards the vicinity of the eastern coast of Guangdong province to

southern Fujian.

However, the Haikui’s movement remains uncertain,” the Observatory on Sunday said.

Economists said that the disruptions Typhoon Saola caused to the business in two days cost Hong Kong between HK$3.3 billion and HK$12 billion (US$1.53 billion) losses.

The forecaster said that Haikui had a maximum wind speed of 165km/h (102mph) on Sunday and it would enter the Taiwan Strait on Monday. In comparison, Saola clocked wind speeds of more than 200km/h when it struck Hong Kong on Friday.

The Observatory said Hong Kong’s weather would be very hot due to the influence of the outer subsiding air of Haikui. The temperatures in Hong Kong were expected to hit 34°C on Monday and the city would see showers during the middle of the week, while offshore winds would pick up.

熱帶氣旋“海葵”逼近，香港天文台準備週一早上發布T1

不到一周內的第二次颱風——熱帶氣旋“海葵”將在距離香港800公里（497英里）範圍內移動，促使香港天文台準備在周一早上發布一號颱風警告信號。

海葵是海葵的中文名稱，是一種像花一樣的海洋動物。

超強颱風“沙烏拉”近日離開香港市區，兩天后逐漸提升颱風信號至十號，造成破壞和水浸影響。 預計週日將穿過台灣南部，向廣東省東海岸附近移動至福建南部。

然而，海葵號的動向仍不確定，”天文台週日表示。

經濟學家表示，颱風“莎拉”在兩天內對業務造成的干擾給香港造成了 33 億港元至 120 億港 元（15.3 億美元）的損失。

預報員稱，週日海葵的最大風速為165公里/小時（102英里/小時），週一將進入台灣海峽。 相比之下，“中烏”週五襲擊香港時的風速超過 200 公里/小時。

天文台表示，受海葵外圍沉降氣流影響，香港天氣將會十分炎熱。 預計香港週一氣溫將達到 34°C，本周中會有陣雨，離岸風力將會增強。