This live blog has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. Get faster notifications on the latest updates by downloading our app. A tropical depression has formed east of the Philippines and is expected to drift northwest, but it will not enter within 800km (497 miles) of Hong Kong, according to the city’s weather forecaster. The Hong Kong Observatory said it could strengthen into a severe tropical storm as early...