Liaison Group for the Shipping Community met to prepare for the typhoon season

12 May 2011

This summer is the first typhoon season since the Hong Kong Observatory Liaison Group for the Shipping Community was established late last year. Representatives from shipping companies, container terminal operators, the Hong Kong Pilots Association, the Marine Department and the Observatory attended the second meeting of the group on 9 May 2011 to prepare for the upcoming typhoon season. In addition to tropical cyclone warning services and development of new weather services of the Observatory, the group also discussed about enhancement of tsunami preparedness in the shipping community. All participants agreed that the group provided a forum for direct exchange of views among stakeholders and would facilitate the enhancement of weather services to better suit the needs of the local shipping community.

Participants of the second meeting of the Liaison Group for the Shipping Community of the Hong Kong Observatory