Super-typhoon watching

The typhoon did not hit Hong Kong directly, passing by within 100 kilometers.  Yet it was felt keenly.   Several big panes of glass were blown off the office building opposite our window.  

The bus station next to the Hung Hom MTR station was completely empty. A rare sight. 

At the entrance to the cross harbour tunnel at Hung Hom, occasionally a taxi would drive through.  Otherwise it was devoid of vehicles.  It was so "quiet" it was eerily. A few people were bracing the wind and rain on the pedestrian walkway.  

At the Hotel ICON, guests watched the gusting wind, flapping advertising canvases, wild rain, and occasional ambulance flashing by, …, and the hotel staff straining to secure the glass door.  The staff worry about not being able to go home after finishing their shifts.  

Everyone seemed to be safe. 

I realised we were the fortunate ones.  We didn’t dare go near the water.  And we did pray for safety for everyone.  Now we have one more day to recover from the typhoon.