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The Hong Kong Observatory is a government department responsible for monitoring and forecasting weather, as well as issuing warnings on weather-related hazards.
Oct 9, 2023 · Hong Kong Observatory actively participates in the activities of the Intergovernmental Coordination Group for the Pacific Tsunami Warning and Disaster Mitigation System. 9 October 2023. Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO), Ms Queenie Lam, joined the Chinese delegation consisting of representatives from the ...
May 21, 2024 · Leung Yan-Yu Christy, Cheung Ping, Kok Mang-Hin Marco. Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 departed London for Singapore on 20 May 2024 and encountered severe turbulence while passing over Myanmar during its en-route phase on 21 May. The aircraft then diverted to Bangkok for emergency landing.
Jun 3, 2024 · The Summer Placement Programme of the Hong Kong Observatory is a training programme for full-time post-secondary students to learn and acquire work experience in their fields of study or interest through undertaking of a short-term project or research study at the Observatory.
Such situation will occur on the new moons on 28 September 2057, 4 September 2089 and 7 August 2097, the Winter Solstice of 2021, Vernal Equinox of 2051, Spring Commences of 2083 and Vernal Equinox of 2084. Gregorian-Lunar Calendar Conversion Table.
Sep 28, 2024 · Ultraviolet (UV) radiation information. User guide. Set alert. UV Index and protective measures.
DD stands for the day of month, HH represents the hour while MM indicates the minute in UTC. Map showing the 10 forecast areas. Tidal Information. Weather Information for the Marine Community.
The Hong Kong Observatory was first established in 1883 to provide a time service and to make meteorological and magnetic observations. Weather forecasts for the public first appeared in the daily publication, "China Coast Meteorological Register", in January 1895. Broadcasting of weather information to the public was introduced in the 1930's.
HKO is ready to provide nowcasting services to international users in accordance with the standard and requirements for Regional Specialized Meteorological Centre (RSMC) for nowcasting as described in the Manual on the WMO Integrated Processing Prediction System (WIPPS) (WMO-No. 485).
This report provides an overview of all the tropical cyclones over the western North Pacific and the South China Sea in 2021, and individual accounts of the life history of tropical cyclones affecting Hong Kong including their statistics.
