A family walks past the seaside in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

HONG KONG - Hong Kong Observatory raised the typhoon signal to No. 8, the third-highest on its scale, at 5:40 am on Tuesday as Typhoon Nangka skirted the coast of the financial hub. The No. 8 signal is expected to remain in force throughout the day. China Daily photographers captured how residents braved the wind. 

Windows of a building in Tseung Kwan O are taped on Oct 13, 2020.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A man and a woman walk past a sign alerting shoppers to the latest typhoon warning in a shopping mall in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A couple brave the wind as they cross the road in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, Oct 13, 2020. (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

A woman in raincoat checks her phone in Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020.  (CALVIN NG / CHINA DAILY)

Sea waves hit the rocks in Shek O beach, Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

A man surfs in Shek O beach amid strong winds and big waves, Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)

A man and two children walk along Shek O beach, in Hong Kong, on Oct 13, 2020, amid Typhoon Nangka. (EDMOND TANG / CHINA DAILY)