Wanda formed on August 27 as a tropical depression over the Pacific about 1300 miles to the east-southeast of Hong Kong. Moving west-northwest towards the Luzon Strait at fifteen knots it gradually intensified and by the next day was a severe tropical storm. (The track of Typhoon "WANDA" is shown in Fig.I)
Symposium on natural disaster planning and preparedness
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The Hong Kong Observatory conducted a symposium on natural disaster planning and preparedness on March 29 and 30 where world-renowned experts were invited to give lectures (Figure 1).