The Administrative Committee of the Guangdong-Macao Intensive Cooperation Zone in Hengqin held a coordination meeting this afternoon to prepare authorities for Typhoon Ragasa. André Cheong, Executive Deputy Director of the Cooperation Zone’s Administrative Committee and Secretary for Administration and Justice of the Macau SAR government, led the session. According to the committee’s statement, officials projected a path and potential impacts, including strong winds, heavy rain, and tidal surges. He explained that seawater backflow worsens flooding, delays drainage and hampers emergency response efforts throughout the zone. To protect public safety during severe weather events, the committee reaffirmed that it had enforced the “five stops” plan, which suspends transport, schools, businesses, markets, and public work operations.