The National Meteorological Center of China issued a Red Alert on Thursday, the most serious level of its four-tier warning system, as Typhoon Saola is predicted to cause heavy rainfall and gales in coastal regions of the country, China-based Global Times reported. China has banned manufacturing, business, and public transportation. In addition, the start of the school day was postponed. Typhoon Saola, which will move northwest at a speed of about 10 kilometres per hour, is slowly approaching the coastal regions of Guangdong province. China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters in Fujian and Guangdong has sent working groups to Fujian and Guangdong to carry out relevant work for typhoon prevention, Global Times reported. On Friday, China's National Meteorological Center said typhoon Saola is forecast to make landfall in the coastal regions of Guangdong Province and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region. Typhoon Haikui, along with Saola, is predicted to move from west to north at a speed of 15 to 20 kilometres per hour, gradually approaching the coastal areas of East China and gradually increasing in intensity, China's national meteorological authorities said on Thursday. Kirogi, another typhoon, was seen approaching from the northwestern Pacific Ocean at 8 am on Thursday. Considering the typhoon situation, several areas have taken precautions such as postponing the first day of school and discontinuing production, business and transportation to reduce the potential risks. All kindergartens and primary schools in the Shenzhen region of Guangdong province delayed the first day of the new semester from Friday to Monday. The airport at Shenzhen Bao'an International Airport was closed on Friday due to the effect of Typhoon Saola, the airline said. Shenzhen added a yellow warning level to the current typhoon warning system on Thursday night. Guangdong's drought, province flood, drought and typhoon control headquarters increased its emergency response to Level I on Thursday, the report said. Some ferry services in Fujian province, including the ferry services under themini three links, have been suspended due to the effects of the typhoon, Global Times reported. On Friday, all schools -kindergartens, primary and secondary schools in the HKSAR will remain suspended due to Typhoon Saolo, Global Times reported. Considering the effect of the typhoon, the railway authorities on Thursday said that 121 passenger trains are due to discontinue services from Thursday to September 6. China's Ministry of Natural Resources on Thursday revised its emergency response to Level II for marine disasters. The National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center asked all ships to be careful and avoid risks.