HONG KONG (Reuters) -Hong Kong hunkered down for Super Typhoon Ragasa on Tuesday, one of the strongest storms in years, shutting schools and some businesses, while most passenger flights from the city’s airport are to be suspended later in the day until early on Thursday.

Ragasa, packing hurricane-force winds of up to 220km/h (137 mph) is edging closer to the coast of neighbouring southern Guangdong province in China, the Hong Kong Observatory said.

Authorities in the financial hub are set to raise the typhoon signal to 8, its third highest, on Tuesday afternoon, which will prompt most businesses and transport services to shut down. About 700 flights have been disrupted.

The observatory said it will assess if it needs to issue a higher warning later on Tuesday or early Wednesday.

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