Flights cancelled as Hong Kong prepares for Tropical Storm Koinu

Travellers wait at the departures hall at Hong Kong International Airport (Emily Wang/AP/PA)

Scores of flights in Hong Kong have been cancelled on Sunday as Tropical Storm Koinu neared the southern Chinese city after leaving one dead and more than 300 injured in Taiwan.

Koinu was expected to skirt about 43 miles from Hong Kong on Sunday night, dumping heavy showers, the Hong Kong Observatory said.