Observatory Delegation Visits Beijing to Strengthen Collaborative Ties
Observatory Delegation Visits Beijing to Strengthen Collaborative Ties
Lam Ching-chi
Chan Pak-wai, Director of the Observatory, led a delegation with three other Observatory representatives to Beijing, for meetings on 2 and 3 July 2023. During the trip, the delegation visited four national authorities that have close ties with the Observatory: the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), the China Meteorological Administration (CMA), the China Earthquake Administration (CEA), and the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC) of the Ministry of Natural Resources (MNR). The parties discussed the directions for future collaboration.
In the spirit of sharing and win-win cooperation, the national authorities are pleased to collaborate with the Observatory in their respective areas of responsibility, to address challenges brought by extreme weather, marine hazards, earthquakes, tsunamis, and climate change. Collaboration will be actively promoted at the international level and for the Greater Bay Area, contributing to disaster prevention and mitigation, while promoting high-quality development through technological innovation.
The Hong Kong Observatory signed the “Arrangements for Long-term Co-operation in Meteorological Science and Technology” with the CMA as early as 1996, and updated them in 2001; the “Memorandum on Long-term Technical Cooperation in Aviation Meteorological Services” with the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the CAAC in 1999; the “Co-operation Arrangements in Seismological Science and Technology” with the CEA in 2000; and the “Marine Science and Technology Co-operation Agreement” with the State Oceanic Administration (SOA) in 2007 (SOA was integrated into the MNR in 2018); the latter was updated in 2021.
This visit was conducted in accordance with these co-operation arrangements and agreements. It was also Chan Pak-wai’s first visit to Beijing since he took up the position of the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory in March 2023.
The Hong Kong Observatory delegation met with the CAAC. Pictured here are Chan Pak-wai (second from the left), Director of the Observatory, Zhang Zhongfeng (second from the right), Acting Director-General of the Civil Aviation Meteorological Center of the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the CAAC, Shi Bujiu (left), Director of the Meteorology Division of the Air Traffic Management Bureau of the CAAC, and Chan Sai-tick (right), Assistant Director of the Observatory.
The Hong Kong Observatory delegation met with the CMA. The third from the left and the fourth from the right are Chan Pak-wai, Director of the Observatory, and Chen Zhenlin, Administrator of the CMA, respectively.
The meeting between the Hong Kong Observatory delegation and the CEA. The two in the middle are Chan Pak-wai (left), Director of the Observatory, and Wang Kun (right), Deputy Director of the CEA.
The Hong Kong Observatory delegation visited the NMEFC of the MNR. Pictured here are Chan Pak-wai (left), Director of the Observatory, and Yu Fujiang (right), Director-General of the NMEFC.
