With hagupit edging towards hong kong and intensified into a severe tropical storm before noontime , the hong kong observatory issued the no . 8 southeast gale or storm signal at 1 . 40 p . m . on 11 september 因黑格比逼近本港及在中午前增强为一个强烈热带风暴，天文台在该日下午1时40分改发八号东南烈风或暴风信号。
As york approached hong kong , local winds reached gale force offshore and the no . 8 northwest gale or storm signal was hoisted at 3 . 15 a . m . on 16 september . winds strengthened rapidly in the next few hours 随著约克的逼近，本港离岸地区风力达至烈风程度，八号西北烈风或暴风信号在九月十六日清晨3时15分悬挂。
If black rainstorm warning or gale storm signal no . 8 or above is cancelled before 7 : 00a . m . for morning meeting or before 12 : 30p . m . for afternoon meeting , the meeting will be held as scheduled 若黑色暴雨警告或8号或以上的烈风暴风信号在上午7时适用于上午举行的会议或下午12时30分适用于下午举行的会议仍然有效，会议将延至下一个工作天举行。
Unless directed otherwise by the chairmen concerned , all meetings shall be cancelled if storm signal no . 8 or rainstorm black warning is hoisted and or remains in force two hours before the appointed time of the meeting 若8号暴风信号或黑色暴雨警告在会议的原定时间两小时前悬挂及或仍然有效，则除非有关会议的主席另有指示，否则所有会议将予取消。
Unless directed otherwise by the chairmen concerned , all meetings shall be cancelled if storm signal no . 8 or rainstorm black warning is hoisted andor remains in force two hours before the appointed time of the meeting 若8号暴风信号或黑色暴雨警告在会议的原定时间两小时前悬挂及或仍然有效，则除非有关会议的主席另有指示，否则所有会议将予取消。
The approach of severe tropical storm hagupit necessitated the issuance of the no . 8 southeast gale or storm signal in hong kong . hagupit passed at about 150 km to the south - southwest of hong kong and made landfall near yangjiang 由于强烈热带风暴黑格比逼近本港，天文台发出了八号东南烈风或暴风信号，黑格比在本港西南偏南约150公里掠过，随后于阳江附近登陆。
These warnings are issued at hourly intervals once the tropical cyclone standby signal number 1 or a higher signal the strong wind signal number 3 , the gale or storm signal number 8 , the increasing gale or storm signal number 9 or the hurricane signal number 10 is issued 此项警告在发出一号戒备信号或更高信号（三号强风信号、八号烈风或暴风信号、九号烈风或暴风风力增强信号或十号飓风信号）时每小时发出一次。
