Typhoon and the MTR
Last week, typhoon Vicente blew Hong Kong down. It caused the first signal No. 10 in the millennium. When the signal No. 8 is in effect, most bus routes stop operation while the MTR still gives limited service after the peak period. However, when the signal is raised to No. 9, for safety reasons, the above-the-ground lines have to stop service. In the night between 23 and 24 July, when the signal No. 9 came to effect, MTR announced that…