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Hong Kong faces tropical storm

HONG KONG
Tue Aug 5, 2008 8:46pm EDT

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Hong Kong, where the Olympics equestrian events are scheduled to start on Saturday, raised a storm warning on Wednesday.

China

A tropical storm Kammuri is close to the city, Hong Kong Observatory said.

(Reporting by Sophie Taylor)

(editing by Jon Bramley)

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