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This catalogue contains all the publications,
reports, articles and information materials prepared by the Hong Kong Observatory
from the date of its establishment in 1883. The catalogue is classified
into nine categories. These nine categories are described below.
- General Publications
include popular publications, publicity publications and information leaflets.
- Data Summaries
include weather summaries, climatological data, tropical cyclone reports, astronomical tables,
radioactivity data and other geophysical data.
- Technical Memoirs
are technical publications in meteorology published before 1975. This category has
been replaced by Technical Notes or Technical Notes (Local).
- Technical Notes
are occasional publications containing results of research work carried out by staff of the Observatory. They are distributed to other meteorological organizations for exchange purposes.
- Technical Notes (Local)
are publications similar to those of the Technical Note series but contain results of research done in a less rigorous way
or of a lesser scale. The distribution is limited mainly to local libraries.
- Technical Reports on Environmental Radiation Monitoring in Hong Kong
are reports published since 1989 on the environmental radiation monitoring programme.
- Papers and Articles Prepared by Hong Kong Observatory Staff
are papers and articles prepared by staff of the Observatory.
- Historical Publications
are publications with great historical values. They are mainly published before 1940. They include climatological summaries, reports on major weather events and other papers in the early years.
- Occasional Papers
are miscellaneous publications, whether technical in nature or of general interest, that not grouped under
the other eight categories.
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