Updated MOU between HKO and WMO
Updated MOU between HKO and WMO
Lam Hok-yin
In March, the Director of the Hong Kong Observatory and Permanent Representative of Hong Kong, China with the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Dr Chan Pak-wai, and the Secretary-General of the WMO, Professor Celeste Saulo, signed an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to further strengthen meteorological co-operation.
Under the updated MOU, the Observatory will continue to develop and operate two WMO global weather information websites1 . Both websites are core components of the WMO Global Multi-hazard Alert System framework for increasing the availability of authoritative warnings and information related to extreme and potentially high-impact weather, water, and climate events, and thus contribute to the implementation of the United Nations Early Warnings for All initiative2.
1The World Weather Information Service and the Severe Weather Information Centre 3.0.
2Early Warnings for All is a United Nations initiative to ensure everyone on Earth is protected from hazardous weather, water or climate events through life-saving early warning systems by 2027.
The Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Dr Chan Pak-wai (left), and the Secretary-General of the WMO, Professor Celeste Saulo (right), signed an updated MOU.
