HKO website won the Ruby Award of the Web Care Award 2010

14 February 2011

The Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) website ( http://www.hko.gov.hk and http://www.weather.gov.hk ) has won the Ruby Award of the Web Care Award 2010 organized by the Internet Professional Association (iProA).

The Web Care Award aims to encourage both public service organizations and private business corporations to build no-barrier websites, which provide needy communities with equal opportunities in sharing the benefits brought about by the development of Internet in Hong Kong.

Corporate social responsibility is fundamental to the HKO's culture and core value. The HKO website has been one of the most popular government websites since its launch in 1996. With continuous improvement, the website features audio webpages, alternative texts for images and banners, sufficient color contrast, etc. to facilitate browsing by physically impaired users.

The Chairman of Web Care Award 2010, Mr. Emil Chan (left) and Associate Counsel of Science and Technology Department, Liaison Office of the Central People's Government in the Hong Kong SAR, Mr. CAO Guo-ying (right) presented the Ruby Award to the Observatory's Acting Senior Scientific Officer, Mr. Leung Yin-kong (second left) and Scientific Officer, Mr. Choy Chun-wing (second right).