The Hong Kong Observatory issued the first typhoon warning signal No 8 of this year early Monday as Typhoon Talim bore down on Hong Kong, bringing strong winds and rainfall. 

China Daily's Andy Chong and Edmond Tang took the photos at different places in the city on Monday.

A man jogs along the shore at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, as the Hong Kong Observatory raised the typhoon signal No 8 on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

People walk in the rain in Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

People use an umbrella to shield themselves from the wind as they walk along Salisbury Road in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

Dark rain clouds hover over Victoria Harbour in Hong Kong on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

People sit by the shore at Hong Kong Cultural Centre Promenade in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

A sign that reads "Typhoon Signal T8 is hoisted" is seen alongside a service suspension notice for the Star Ferry, at the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier, in Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

A man takes photos of the waves at in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

A man walks past shop windows marked with masking tape on Salisbury Road, in Tsim Sha Tsui as a precaution for Typhoon Talim in Hong Kong on July 17, 2023. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY)

A person stares down the waves as the Hong Kong Observatory raised its No 8 Tropical Cyclone Warning Signal, at Shek O Beach, Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

Waves hit Shek O Beach, in Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

People take photos of the waves by the shore near Heng Fa Chuen, in Hong Kong, on July 17, 2023. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)