The Hong Kong Observatory has cancelled an earlier issued amber rainstorm warning but cautioned that squally showers and thunderstorms would continue to affect the city in the coming days.
The amber alert, the lowest in the three-tier rainstorm warning system, was lifted at 11.30am on Saturday, 90 minutes after it was issued. It indicates that more than 30mm (1.2 inches) of rain has fallen, or is expected to fall, within an hour across Hong Kong.
“Though [the] rainstorm warning has been…