Joint Working Group Meeting on Marine Science and Technology Cooperation with the State Oceanic Administration
Joint Working Group Meeting on Marine Science and Technology Cooperation with the State Oceanic Administration
Lam Ching-chi
A five-member delegation from the State Oceanic Administration, led by Mr Wang Antao, Deputy Director-General of the International Cooperation Department (Marine) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China, visited the Hong Kong Observatory on 30 October 2025, to attend the 7th Joint Working Group Meeting on Marine Science and Technology Cooperation.
The meeting covered a wide range of areas for cooperation, including the joint setup of marine observation platforms, forecasting and early warning of marine hazards such as storm surges and tsunamis, the operation of the Backup South China Sea Tsunami Advisory Center (Hong Kong), sea level study, data and technology sharing, and the development of marine weather services for the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area. After the meeting, the delegation visited the meteorological facilities at the Hong Kong Observatory Headquarters and the tide stations at Tai Po Kau and Tsim Bei Tsui, to learn about the Observatory’s latest developments in marine meteorology.
The Joint Working Group meeting is held every two years, for both parties to report on the status of cooperation in marine science and technology and discuss future work. The meeting is held under the framework of the Agreement on Cooperation in Marine Science and Technology, which was first signed between the Hong Kong Observatory and the State Oceanic Administration in 2007 and subsequently updated in 2012.
Dr Chan Pak-wai, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory (front row, centre); Mr Wang Antao, Deputy Director-General of the International Cooperation Department (Marine) of the Ministry of Natural Resources of China (front row, third from left); and participants of the 7th Joint Working Group Meeting on Marine Science and Technology Cooperation
On 30 October 2025, Hong Kong Observatory staff accompanied the delegation from the State Oceanic Administration to Tsim Bei Tsui Tide Station, and introduced the remote-sensing water level gauge being tested at the station
