Li's field

[10] Observatory Chief Lam Chiu-ying later said the decision was based on the fact that wind speeds in Kai Tak, near the Victoria Harbour, did not reach the level required for issuing Signal Number 8.

[8] Nevertheless, humorous speculation arose that Li Ka-shing was behind the decision, in an effort to maximize productivity from his workers and prop up the economy.

Media reports in 2010, citing research by the Observatory, revealed the reason behind the fewer occurrences of Signal Number 8.

[11] Li's force field has been mentioned in local cultural media, and has been the subject of many Internet memes.

[12] A similar urban legend spread in Macau after Tropical Storm Nida (2016), when the Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau (SMG) only issued a No.

In 2010, Severe Tropical Storm Lionrock is clearly shown to have peculiarly avoided Hong Kong.
Typhoon Cimaron (2006) was seemingly repelled away from Hong Kong.
Some people blamed Li Ka-shing for Hong Kong Observatory 's insistence of not issuing a single No. 8 Storm Signal from 2005 to 2006.
A track map of all storms in the 2010 Pacific typhoon season. No typhoons came across Hong Kong that year.