yes
Tropical Cyclone Lionrock: Hong Kong raises T3 storm signal, though T8 unlikely
The Hong Kong Observatory hoisted the T3 storm signal at 4:40am on Friday as Tropical Cyclone Lionrock closed in.
https://hongkongfp.com/2021/10/08/tropical-cyclone-lionrock-hong-kong-raises-t3-storm-signal-though-t8-unlikely/
I think that is going to happen naturally.