Typhoon York kills 2 people and injures hundreds in Hong Kong in 1999 – from SCMP archive

This article was first published on September 17, 1999. By Glenn Schloss Typhoon York, the most powerful storm to hit Hong Kong for 16 years, killed one man, left another missing and caused a trail of destruction on Thursday, September 16, 1999. More than 490 people were hurt, windows were blown out of offices and hundreds of power cuts reported.

The storm forced the hoisting of the No 10 hurricane signal for the first time since Typhoon Ellen killed 10 people in 1983. Security guard Chu Siu-wai, 66, was killed on Thursday when he was hit on the head by an object in King Lam Estate, Tseung Kwan O, at 6am on his way to work. He bled to death.



A windsurfer, 22, was missing on Thursday night after disappearing off Cheung Chau..