Transport companies will gradually resuming services when the Hong Kong Observatory downgrades Super Typhoon Yagi to a No 3 signal at 12.40pm on Friday, with people expected to head back to the office for a typhoon-shortened workday. The MTR said it was ramping up rail services, which have been running at a limited capacity, while its bus services will resume after the No 3 warning is issued. The cut-off time for in-town check-in services at Airport Express stations will be 120 minutes before flight departure until further notice, the railway firm said, adding that the Hong Kong section of the high-speed railway would continue to operate as normal. Most franchised bus routes are set to resume as the typhoon moves away from the territory. Citybus said it would again operate most of its bus routes and airport buses. "Some routes will need to be suspended due to road conditions," it said. "Citybus will continue to deploy our frontline colleagues to assess the road conditions of main routes." Operators Kowloon Motor Bus and Long Win Bus also announced the resumption of a majority of its routes from 12.40pm onwards.
