IN A STATEMENT the government warned that more flooding might be seen in the New Territories as authorities in Shenzhen, which lies just north of Hong Kong, were continuing to discharge water from the bloated Shenzhen  reservoir.
 
Banks, exchanges and other financial institutions, closed in the morning due to the severe “black” rainstorm warning issued just before dawn, were expected to reopen in the afternoon after the warning was downgraded to “red” around 10 a.m.
 
There were 67 reports of flooding throughout the territory by 8 a.m. on Tuesday. On Hong Kong islandalone, there were 30 flooding cases, which forced the closure of some roads in the Central business district.
 
On Monday, a 53-year-old villager in Sham Tseng in the New Territories was killed when his house collapsed under the weight of heavy water pouring down from a slope.
 
The government on Tuesday also reported 61 landslips since Sunday evening, when typhoon Sam passed close to Hong Kong.