Key facts
- A tropical depression has formed within 800km of Hong Kong.
- The Hong Kong Observatory is monitoring the depression.
- The depression is unlikely to result in a typhoon warning signal.
- The depression is forecast to move northeast towards Taiwan.
Hong Kong's weather forecaster is monitoring a tropical depression that has formed within 800km (497 miles) of the city. The Hong Kong Observatory stated on Thursday that an area of low pressure over the northeastern part of the South China Sea had intensified into a tropical depression. This depression is centered approximately 530km south-southwest of Kaohsiung and is expected to move towards the vicinity of Taiwan. The forecaster indicated that it is unlikely to issue a typhoon warning signal. The depression is forecast to move northeast.