Hong Kong may issue T1 on Friday night, assess need for higher warning on Saturday

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The Hong Kong Observatory has said it will consider issuing the No 1 typhoon standby signal on Friday night and assess the need for a higher one the next day as Tropical Cyclone Matmo moves nearer to the city.

Matmo could also be the 12th tropical cyclone to trigger a typhoon warning in Hong Kong this year, setting a new record since 1946, it added.

According to the latest forecast, Matmo will move across Luzon on Friday and enter within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong later.

It will then move over the eastern part of Hainan Island in the direction of the Leizhou Peninsula during the weekend and intensify gradually.

“The Observatory will consider issuing the No 1 standby signal [on Friday night],” the forecaster said.

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