hong kong typhoon hato maximum category 10 storm slam hong kong wednesday lash asian financial hub wind rain uproot tree force businesses close place big wave flood seaside streets report 34 people injure hong kong city macau across pearl river estuary three people kill authorities say hong kong 450 flight cancel financial market suspend school close hato bore first category 10 storm hit city since 2012. never see one like garrett quigley longtime resident lantau island west city say storm cars half submerge roads impassable flood huge tree crazy many skyscrapers usually teem streets hong kong empty dark office workers stay home hato mean sky pigeon japanese churn hong kong victoria harbor trigger large swell big wave city popular beach serious flood low-lying areas residential district heng fa chuen densely populate hong kong island wave smash side oceanfront build surge promenade sweep away wall bench swamp vehicles park nearby construction crane sway top skyscrapers windows implode nearly 200 tree uproot people use canoe venture flood streets authorities downgrade storm category three late-afternoon government service court financial market company set resume normal business thursday storm also cause power blackout across gamble hub macau two hours residents say disruption mobile phone internet network severe flood streets cars almost completely submerge water supply affect district three men die include 45-year-old chinese tourist hit heavy truck accord government statement former portuguese colony casinos however backup power two casino executives tell reuters storm also make landfall china guangdong province zhuhai city adjacent macau chinese state news agency xinhua report numerous flight train cancel guangdong province shenzhen international airport particularly badly hit thousands residents along chinese coast evacuate fish vessels call back port maximum wind near hato center record destructive 155 kph 95 mph continue move west across guangdong general direction hainan island senior scientific officer hong kong observatory warn sea level could rise several meter place government issue flood alert open 27 shelter across city trade hong kong financial market halt day stock exchange say typhoon nida august last year last storm close exchange whole day city flagship carrier cathay pacific hong kong airlines say majority flight hong kong 2200 gmt tuesday 0900 gmt wednesday would cancel transport service include ferry macau outlying islands hong kong suspend typhoon batter hong kong south china three dead macau