HKO - Under the Same Sky 130 Years - Display Area 13
Display Area 13 : Post-war Changes - Partnership
Introduction of Display Area
The Observatory has established good partnerships with various local institutions, regional and international meteorological counterparts over the years. As early as 1930, the Observatory hosted "A Conference of Directors of Far Eastern Weather Services" to kick off meteorological collaboration at the international arena. In 1948, the Observatory joined the International Meteorological Organization, the predecessor of today's World Meteorological Organization, actively promoting international collaboration.
At the same time, the Observatory cooperated closely with a number of neighbouring meteorological counterparts, such as establishing a dedicated meteorological communication line with the China Meteorological Administration in 1975, which greatly increased the amount of meteorological data received by the Observatory and helped in weather analysis by the forecasters.
In Hong Kong, the Observatory cooperates with different institutions to provide new meteorological services for disaster prevention and mitigation. For instance, since 2011, the Observatory and the Government Flying Service joined hands in employing ed-wing aircraft to into typhoons to collect meteorological data. This service is effective in enhancing typhoon forecast and warning services.
A group photo of the participants taken during the st "Conference of Directors of Far Eastern Weather Services" organised by the Observatory. Standing th from the left in a white suit is the then Observatory's Director, Mr Thomas Folkes Claxton, photographed on 28 April 1930.
In 1984, Mr John Edgar Peacock, the Observatory's Director (upper left), signed an agreement with Mr Xie Guotao, Director of the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau (upper right) that involved the subsequent installation of automatic weather observation instruments by technicians from the two sides on Huangmao Zhou, an island to the south of Hong Kong.
The Observatory organises various activities to engage different user groups when developing services. These photographs show activities from the "Friends of Observatory", "Weather Information for Senior Citizens" and "Community Weather Information Network" projects.
In July 2005, the Lightning Location Network in the Pearl River Estuary, a joint effort between the Guangdong Meteorological Bureau, Hong Kong Observatory and Macao Meteorological and Geophysical Bureau, became operational, enhancing public safety during thundery weather conditions.
The Observatory and the Government Flying Service collaborate in the meteorological data collection program.
