Observatory colleague conducts on-site aviation meteorology training for Fiji Meteorological Service and Solomon Islands Meteorological Service

Observatory colleague conducts on-site aviation meteorology training for Fiji Meteorological Service and Solomon Islands Meteorological Service

Lee Yiu-fai

Mr Lau Dick-sum, Chief Experimental Officer of the Observatory and lead assessor of the Observatory’s aviation forecasting team, visited the Fiji Meteorological Service and the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service from 29 September to 3 October 2025, and conducted aviation meteorology training for the two organisations. This training was in accordance with the separate Memoranda of Understanding on Cooperation signed between the Observatory and the Fiji Meteorological Service and the Solomon Islands Meteorological Service in 2024.

Mr Lau Dick-sum (front row, third from right), Chief Experimental Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory, with Mr Misaeli Funaki (front row, third from left), Director of the Fiji Meteorological Service, and other meteorological staff

Mr Lau conducting training for weather forecasters of the Fiji Meteorological Service