Well, this is interesting. SCMP was reporting that the strong likelihood of El Nino would delay the onset of the typhoon season. Apparently not, as we have T1 today (or not yet...as El Nino is still developing and not yet reaching full strength, the effects will be more pronounced later this year and next).
Tropical Storm Hagibis as this storm is called, was formed relatively close to us, from a monsoon trough to the southeast of HK over the South China Sea. Its about 300 km away and not likely to impact HK too much based on present track (so those looking for a T8 to watch World Cup, sorry to disappoint you guys).
Speaking of which, I do wonder if this T1 is a good or bad omen for the upcoming England vs Italy match?