An employee of the Hong Kong Jockey Club off-course betting centre
tapes up a window as businesses prepare for the approaching typhoon
Dujuan in Hong Kong September 2, 2003. Typhoon Dujuan slammed into
southeastern Taiwan on Tuesday, cutting power to more than half a
million homes and forcing some offices and schools to close. The
fast-moving Dujuan - the azalia flower in Chinese - was packing
sustained winds of 155 kph (96 mph) and gusts of up to 190 kph (118
mph), the Central Weather Bureau said in a statement. It was moving
west towards the south China coast and Hong Kong at 30 kph (19 mph).
REUTERS/Kin Cheung

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