Affected by the residual low pressure trough of typhoon "Haikui", the weather in Hong Kong was bad from the night of 7th to the morning of 8th, with rainstorm and lightning weather in many regions. At 23:00 on the 7th, the Hong Kong Observatory issued the second black rainstorm signal of this year. According to the Hong Kong Observatory, the precipitation between 23:00 and 24:00 on the 7th was 158.1 millimeters, the highest recorded amount since 1884. On the evening of the 7th, the Hong Kong Observatory first issued a yellow rainstorm warning signal at 21:25, then changed to a red rainstorm warning signal 25 minutes later, and changed to a black rainstorm warning signal at 23:05. Under the rainstorm weather, many places in Hong Kong experienced serious flooding, especially the northern New Territories and the eastern Hong Kong Island. Severe flooding has occurred near Chai Wan and Shau Kei Wan in the eastern part of Hong Kong Island, making it impossible for trams to travel. During the operation of a bus, rainwater suddenly poured into the carriages, and multiple vehicles drowned and stalled on the roadside. There was a large area of flooding in the lobby of Chai Wan Subway Station, and passengers had to wade through the water. At the Wong Tai Sin Port Railway Station in Kowloon, the yellow mud water brought by the rainstorm poured into the station like a waterfall along the elevator and stairs, and the accumulated water was once deep to the calf. In the New Territories, there was flooding on the Sha Tau Kok Road in Fanling, and the streets of Sha Tau Kok were also flooded and turned into "Tse Kwok". Some residents were trapped on buses. On the early morning of the 8th, the Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, Li Jiachao, posted on social media that he was very concerned about the severe flooding situation in multiple regions of Hong Kong. The disciplinary forces are handling urgent cases of seeking help, and multiple government departments in the Special Administrative Region are making every effort to take response actions and go to the affected areas to handle various situations. Affected by rainstorm, many public services in Hong Kong were suspended on the 8th. On the same day, all daytime schools were closed, and the SAR government also called on employers to refer to the work arrangements under "Wind Ball No. 8". The committee meeting of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on that day will not be held, and public services in the Legislative Council Complex will also be suspended. The judiciary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region announced that all court and tribunal hearings on that day would be postponed. Hong Kong Exchanges and Clearing Limited (HKEx) announced that it would suspend trading in the morning if the black rainstorm warning or extreme situation warning still took effect at 9:00 a.m. Hong Kong Post announced the suspension of all post offices and delivery services. Except for some clinics, clinics under the jurisdiction of the Department of Health will also be closed on the morning of the same day. In addition, multiple road sections in Hong Kong have been temporarily closed, and all tram services and multiple daytime bus routes have been suspended; There are also multiple subway line adjustment services, including the Tsuen Wan Line, Hong Kong Island Line, Tseung Kwan O Line, and the South Island Line. By 8:15 on the 8th, the black rainstorm signal was still in effect, and the signal had been in effect for more than 9 hours. According to data, the longest effective black rainstorm warning signal was recorded on August 23, 1999, which lasted for 5 hours and 47 minutes. (New News Agency)