Observatory Officer Gains Further Recognition in International Aviation

The Observatory Gains International Recognition (July 2003)

Mr. C.M. Shun, Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory, was elected Vice Chairman of the ICAO Asia/Pacific Communications/ Navigation/ Surveillance and Meteorology (CNS/MET) Sub-group in its meeting held in Bangkok, Thailand from 14-18 July 2003. Currently, Mr. Shun also continues to serve as the Chairman of the Asia/Pacific World Area Forecast System (WAFS) Implementation Task Force under the Sub-group, a successor to the WAFS Transition Task Force.

Left to right: Mr. K.P. Rimal (Regional Officer, CNS), Mr. Jeffrey Bollard (Chairman of CNS/MET Sub-Group), Mr. C.M. Shun, and Mr. Dimitar Ivanov (Regional Officer, MET)