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Secretary for Security Wong Sio Chak said yesterday that the various tasks to respond to typhoons and other disasters that the government has prepared since last year have enabled the authorities to obtain a “relatively ideal” achievement in its tackling of Super Typhoon Mangkhut that pummelled Macau on Sunday.Wong made the remarks during a press conference at the S. Francisco Barracks summarising the government’s tasks in preparation for Severe Typhoon Mangkhut and its disaster

The Macau Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) issued the Strong Wind Signal No. 3 at 3:30 p.m. today, as Tropical Storm Higos edged closer to the city and gained strength.The bureau said in a statement that "the signal No.3 will remain in effect for a period of time. The local winds will strengthen.”According to the statement, at 3 p.m. Higos was located about 290 km south-east of Macau and was moving toward the western coast of Guangdong province. The statement warned that as