Weather Chit Chat Issue 93 - Focus (June 2024)
Director of the Observatory elected co-Vice-President of WMO Technical Commission
The Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Dr Chan Pak-wai, was elected with a high vote as a co-Vice-President of the Commission for Observation, Infrastructure and Information Systems (INFCOM) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) at the third session of INFCOM held in Geneva, Switzerland in April. (More……)
Hong Kong Observatory Open Day 2024
There was an overwhelming public response to the two-day Hong Kong Observatory Open Day 2024, with about 10,000 visitors attending. Also, the Observatory launched an online open day, where the public can enjoy virtual tours of the Observatory’s headquarters. (More……)
Director’s Press Briefing
The Director of the Hong Kong Observatory, Dr Chan Pak-wai, summarised the weather in the past year and elaborated on the weather outlook for Hong Kong this year as well as the Observatory’s latest developments, in a press conference held on 21 March. (More……)
Updated MOU between HKO and WMO
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. (More……)
The Observatory wins award in 13th Guangdong-Hong Kong IoT Competition
The Hong Kong Observatory was awarded the Best IoT Innovation Award in the 13th Guangdong-Hong Kong IoT Competition for its project "Estimation of Standing Water Conditions at Airport Runways". (More……)