Authorities say flooding will hit low-lying areas such as Lei Yue Mun in eastern Kowloon, Tai O on Lantau Island and Tai Po in New Territories.

Several airlines have offered free rebooking of air tickets for journeys between Tuesday and Thursday.

Forecaster issues T3 signal at 9.40pm, with warning to be upgraded to T8 at 2.20pm on Tuesday.

Shops ‘as busy as Lunar New Year’ with residents scrambling to stockpile food, sparking busy queues and empty shelves.

Authorities say flooding will hit low-lying areas such as Lei Yue Mun in eastern Kowloon, Tai O on Lantau Island and Tai Po in New Territories.

Chief executive stresses government’s primary goal is to ‘ensure the safety of all people in Hong Kong’.

Hong Kong is bracing for hurricane force winds from Super Typhoon Ragasa as southern China prepares for heavy flooding.

Ragasa is the strongest storm anywhere on Earth so far this year.

Hongkongers scramble to move cars out of flood-prone areas, with coastal water levels expected to rise as high as five metres in Tolo Harbour.

Cyclone expected to come closest to city on Wednesday morning, with hurricane-force winds of at least 118km/h.

Super Typhoon Ragasa hits Hong Kong, causing panic buying, evacuations, and closures as residents brace for powerful winds and rain.

Chinese businesses and schools shut and residents in high-rises ordered to evacuate as storm makes landfall on Guangdong coast

In China, nearly two million people have already been evacuated from flood-prone areas as the typhoon approaches.

Authorities say they received 22 reports of flooding as of late afternoon.

City does not have special building regulations to guard against waves and floods, but planners have many ways to improve protection, they say.