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Forecasting and Warning Services Branch

 

 

 

 

 

Central Forecasting Office (1)

 

 

 

 

Senior Scientific Officer :  Mrs LAM KWONG Si-lin, Hilda

(Tel. No. :  2926 8371)

 

Forecasting and Warning Services Branch

 

Assistant Director :

        Mr WAI Hon-gor

 

(Tel. No. :  2926 8232)

 

 

-  Forecast and warning operations for the public and mariners;

-  Setting up and management of weather warning systems;

-  Provision of meteorological services to government departments;

-  Development of weather services to the public and mariners

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Central Forecasting Office (2)

 

 

 

 

Senior Scientific Officer :  Dr TAM Cheuk-ming

(Tel. No. :  2926 8336)

 

 

 

 

-  Forecast and warning operation support;

-  Development and management of support facilities;

-  Development of backup Central Forecasting Office;

-  Provision of meteorological services to special clients.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Forecast Development

 

 

 

 

Senior Scientific Officer :  Mr LAI Sau-tak

(Tel. No. :  2926 8461)

 

 

 

 

-  Development of numerical forecasting techniques;

-  Operation of mesoscale models;

-  Operation of nowcasting systems;

-  Rainstorm and severe weather studies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Meteorological Computing and Telecommunications

 

 

 

 

Senior Scientific Officer :  Mr MA Wai-man

(Tel. No. :  2926 8416)

 

 

 

 

-  Computer systems and networks;

-  Support for operations and forecasting;

-  Local and international communication networks

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

System Development

 

 

 

 

Senior Scientific Officer :  Mr NG Ping-wing

(Tel. No. :  2926 3661)

 

 

 

 

-  Development of diversified forecast products;

-  Development of meteorological information services on the Internet;

-  Application of information technology to enhance data assimilation and dissemination;

-  Coordination of automation activities in Central Forecasting Office

 

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