Delegation from Aviation Meteorological Centre of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) visited the Hong Kong Observatory

Delegation from Aviation Meteorological Centre of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB) visited the Hong Kong Observatory

Kok Mang-hin

Mr Zhang Hongtai, the Deputy Director-General of the Aviation Meteorological Centre of Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC) Air Traffic Management Bureau (ATMB), led a delegation including ATMB meteorologists from different regions in the Mainland to visit the Observatory from 5 to 7 December 2023. The two parties introduced their recent operations and services in aviation meteorology, and exchanged views on the current state of international aviation meteorological development. They also discussed plans to strengthen collaboration in various areas such as techniques for forecasting weather that is hazardous for aviation, forecast verification methods, and meteorological data exchanges.

Dr Chan Pak-wai, Director of the Observatory (front row, centre) with Mr Zhang Hongtai, Deputy Director-General of Aviation Meteorological Center of CAAC ATMB (front row, second from the left), members of the delegation and Observatory colleagues at the Observatory Headquarters

The delegation visited the Observatory’s Airport Meteorological Office