Hong Kong issues amber rainstorm alert for 2 hours as downpours dampen Mid-Autumn Festival
Observatory forecasts showers will ease off on Wednesday
The alert, in force between 9.50pm and 11.50pm, signifies that heavy rain exceeding 30mm (1.2 inches) in an hour has fallen or is expected to fall generally over the city and is likely to continue.
The Observatory had earlier warned that isolated thunderstorms could affect the plans of Hongkongers hoping to go moon-gazing for the Mid-Autumn Festival.
Thousands of spectators who had gathered on Tuesday evening to watch a spectacular fire dragon dance in Causeway Bay and a drone show over the Wan Chai harbourfront were not left disappointed.
But heavy rain later in the evening caught many spectators off guard, thinning out the crowds for the fire dragon dance, which had moved on to Victoria Park.
