Everything tagged: 1979 typhoon Hope

Mean maximum average wind speed 38 knots (70km/h), maximum gusts 94 knots (174 km/h). 14 people were killed and 260 injured. 29 ocean-going vessels and 374 fishing boats were damaged or destroyed.

In Nga Choi Hang of North Point, over 50 wooden huts were blown down. In Shau Kei Wan, wooden huts of the Holy Cross Path Village were buried by sand and mud. In Yau Ma Tei, 16 huts on building roof tops were blown down. In Pak Tin Pa Tsuen of Tsuen Wan and the Han Shui Lung Tsuen of Tai Po, more than 10 huts were covered by floodwaters.