May, 77, said in a video on his website that he was doing 'OK' but was advised not to drive, fly or do any activity which raises his heart rate too high.
A man looks up on a promenade at Victoria harbour in Hong Kong on Sept 5, 2024, as super typhoon Yagi tracked across the South China Sea towards the southern China coast. - AFP
Packing maximum sustained winds of 209 kph near its eye, Yagi registers as the world's second-most powerful tropical cyclone in 2024 so far, after the Category 5 Atlantic hurricane Beryl. It is expected to move at a speed of 10-15 kmh bringing torrential rains to the southern coastal areas of Guangdong and Hainan island. Yagi is due to further strengthen and make landfall along the coast from Qionghai in Hainan to Dianbai, Guangdong from the afternoon to the night of Sept 6.
The city's weather observatory said intense rain bands would affect the territory later on Thursday with heavy showers to continue on Friday. Several flights due to leave and arrive from Hong Kong's international airport on Friday have been cancelled.Guangdong province upgraded its emergency response level to the highest for strong wind, while the nearby gambling hub of Macau said it would raise its typhoon signal, like Hong Kong, between 8pm-11pm on Thursday.
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