becky struck china to the west of macau at full force. the offshore waters in the southern and southwestern part of hong kong recorded hurricane-force winds where its hourly mean winds reached 122 km/h with gusts up to 176 km/h at waglan island. in cheung chau, winds increased significantly to 115 km/h hourly before under going maintenance; privately recorded its hourly winds of up to 128 km/h during its first hour of maintenance there in cheung chau, and up to 139 km/h 60-minute mean wind just before under going maintenance. in tai mo shan, its hourly mean winds reached 155 km/h.