Fireworks that were scheduled to take place tomorrow night as a part of the 31st Macao International Fireworks Display Contest have been cancelled with the approach of Typhoon Koinu.
Arts performances and a night market, scheduled for tonight at the Rua da Felicidade, have also been scrapped, while Mid-Autumn Festival-themed lighting displays at Mount Fortress will be taken down.
Neighbouring Hong Kong is meanwhile battening down the hatches and has cancelled two high-profile night markets due to take place along its waterfront.
At 2:00 pm, Typhoon Koinu was located some 360 kilometres east of Macao and is forecast to continue its westward track toward the coast of Guangdong and the Pearl River Estuary.
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Typhoon signal no. 1 is currently in force. The Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) says there is a “relatively high” probability of a no. 3 signal being issued during the early hours of Saturday morning.
Wet weather is predicted for the weekend, along with strong northerly winds, but the SMG says the chance of a storm surge warning is low.
Macao was last impacted by typhoons in late August and early September, when Soala and Haikui caused significant flooding.
