The Hong Kong Observatory issued the Standby Signal No 1 at 2:20pm on Tuesday, as a tropical depression is expected to move towards Leizhou Peninsula and Hainan Island.
However, the forecaster said the chances of Hong Kong being affected by strong winds are “relatively low”.
“According to the present forecast, the tropical depression will maintain a distance of about 400 kilometres or more from Hong Kong [on Wednesday and Thursday],” it said.
“Unless the tropical depression adopts a track closer to the Pearl River Estuary or intensifies significantly, the chance of generally strong winds over the territory will be relatively low.”
Nevertheless, local weather conditions are expected to deteriorate on Thursday, with rain and thunderstorms.
