(1) Letter of Commendation

Awardee(s)	Remarks
Mr Ip Wing-sing, RSM Mr Lo Wai-hung, RSM Mr Lee Ho-yin, RSM Mr LUK Ka-lok, SA	These officers were commended for conducting maintenance works at the Radar Stations bravely under inclement weather during the passage of Severe Typhoon Vicente.
Mr WOO Wang-chun, SO Mr LAU Dick-shum, EO Mr CHAU Ming-sum, SSA Mr WONG Wai-kwong, SA Mr CHEE Shiu-chung, SA	These officers were commended for successfully webcasted the annular solar eclipse and transit of Venus in 2012 with the Hong Kong Space Museum and Ho Koon Nature Education cum Astronomical Centre, where the webcasts were well-received by the public and attracted more than 2.8 million page hits.
Mr SIN Kau-chuen, CSA Mr YU Choi-loi, SA	These officers were commended for conducting an experiment in relation to raingauges, where useful comparison results were obtained and presented in a Technical Conference organized by World Meteorological Organization.
Mr CHAN Kai-wing, John, SO Mr IP Chi-wing, RSM Mr YEUNG Yu-shin, RSM Mr LEUNG Man-yee, SSA Mr CHOW Chi-hung, SSA Mr YEUNG Sau-wai, SA Mr YIP Choi-hung, SA Mr WONG Kwong-wa, Driver	These officers were commended for successfully providing timely upper-level wind measurements to the People's Liberation Army in support of their Parachute Brigade's shows on 1.7.2012 & 2.7.2012.
Mr YEUNG Yu-shin, RSM Mr YIP Choi-hung, SA	These officers were commended for bravely made a manual launch of weather balloon under inclement weather by a number of attempts and eventually got the required meteorological data for HKO's provision of quality weather service.
Mr FONG Chung-fung, AP	Mr Fong was commended for developing a Geographic Information System independently, and he successfully incorporated relevant data from third party into the System for Central Forecasting Office's easy reference before a tropical cyclone approached.
Mr LEE Kwok-lun, SO	Mr Lee was commended for coordinating with other parties exceptionally well in the provision of weather services by understanding the clients' needs.
Mr CHAN Man-choi, AP Mr LO Chai-yuen, PROG Mr CHOU Wai-man, PROG	These officers were commended for developing new products or designs in the internet and mobile phone platform which were well appreciated by the public.

(2) Letter of Appreciation

Awardee(s)	Remarks
Mr LI Wai-ching, CSA Mr MA Chi-fai, CSA Mr CHOI Lap-man, SSA Mr TSANG Wing-kei, SA	These officers devoted to their work in assisting the Central Forecasting Office to prepare weather forecast and dissemination of meteorological information through various channels, and voluntarily provide relevant IT support to other colleagues from time to time.

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