Meteorologists and other people with a crystal ball view of the weather are predicting Hong Kong will be hit by typhoon weather late Sunday night, early Monday, as a typhoon brushes the city. They’re not predicting a direct hit. The severe weather is currently a tropical storm but is expected to intensify to typhoon level over the coming hours.

There are not currently any typhoon warnings in place, but if you’re travelling to or from the city on Sunday or planning an excursion late Monday, you should keep an eye on the weather. We’ll post updates as they come in.

Taking snaps of rock formations might sound about as interesting as cleaning the lint out from your tumble dryer, but Hong Kong does boast some jaw dropping natural rock shapes. The most famous is Amah Rock, a 15m high formation that looks like a woman bearing a child.

Known as Mong Fu Shek in Chinese, which translates as the somewhat unromantic “rock gazing out for husband”, legend has it that the stone is that of a wife who scrambled through the forest and up the hills of Sha Tin each day trying to watch for the return of her Fisherman husband, not knowing he had drowned at sea. To reward the wife’s loyalty, the Goddess of the Sea struck the women in stone allowing her spirit to join her husbands and leaving her statue to watch over the bay’s fishermen. It’s also Hong Kong’s only entry for the New Seven Wonders of the World competition and while it’s hardly a match for Mount Everest or Wadi Rum, also listed in the competition, it is an impressive sight.

The rock is well placed along a number of hiking trails and offers breathtaking views over both Sha Tin and the South China Sea. Amah Rock is in Lion Rock Country Park, another famous rock formation, and the Park management has some suggestions on hikes and transport to see both the rock and the region.

Bedding down at a Hong Kong hotel can come with a formidable price tag attached, so each week we try and bring you the best deals on hotel stays in the city.

This week, you’ll find the Metro Park hotel, a four star in Causeway Bay slashing 20% off its prices, the Kowloon Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui offering 10% off and, over in Macau, the MGM Grand throwing in free food and money off spa services for guests.

Check out our weekly Best Hong Kong Hotel Deals for full details, including booking dates.

It seems Hong Kongers just can’t get enough horse racing. In the face of increasingly stiff competition from the bright lights and casinos in Macau, the Hong Kong Government is letting the Hong Kong Jockey Club throw five extra horse racing meets into its yearly schedule. This means the gee gee crazy Hong Kong public can enjoy a day at the track from September to July. It also means an extra HK$500 million in the pockets of the Hong Kong government from tax revenue.

If you haven’t been to the Hong Kong horse races at Happy Valley, it really is a must, whether you like a flutter or not. This is one of the world’s greatest sporting spectacles, with a heaving mass of manic punters screaming on their chosen horse, while spilling plastic cup beers and ripping up their race form guides into confetti. The real attraction, however, is the location. Buried amongst a sea of skyscrapers, the night time races at Happy Valley shine under this urban spotlight and you’ll want a fully loaded camera to capture the experience.

More About Horse Racing in Hong

• Happy Valley Horse Racing Guide
• Hong Kong Horse Racing Schedule
• Betting Guide to the Hong Kong Races