Nuri's Passage

The worst of the storm is over for Hong Kong, although we are under signal 3, meaning there are still some strong winds. Apparently the signal 9 conditions that prevailed yesterday are relatively rare for Hong Kong and this was the strongest typhoon to hit Hong Kong in years. Read this Reuters story for an account of the damage. We were quite insulated from the storm in our building, but could hear the winds and see the chop in Victoria Harbor. The winds were strong enough to bring down the bamboo scaffolding that is used even in high rise construction here in Hong Kong.