Outstanding HKO officers commended by the Director (2021)
Letter of Commendation
| Awardee(s) | Remarks |
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Mr Kok Mang-hin, Ag. Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in presenting well-written weather facts via “Weather Note” articles during the passages of tropical cyclones and conveyed complicated scientific assessment to the public and media effectively. Their contribution has enhanced the public understanding on forecast challenges. |
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Mr Yeung Hon-yin, Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in liaison with government bureaux and departments during the passages of tropical cyclones, and serving themselves as an effective bridge between HKO and different bureaux and departments. Their meritorious act in coping with the governmental liaison was praise-worthy. |
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Mr Choy Chun-wing, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in close collaboration with volunteers and retired HKO colleagues to recover historical tropical cyclone signal records and develop a new webpage for accessing the records. Their contribution has received positive feedbacks from the public and weather fans and has enhanced the image of the department. |
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Mr Li On-di, Radar Specialist Mechanic |
The colleague was commended for his whole-hearted effort in dealing with the power failure incident occurred at a remote island during the passage of tropical cyclone. He liaised repeatedly with relevant parties and handled system problems expeditiously to reduce the impact of power outage to HKO’s operation to the minimum. His meritorious act in coping with emergency situation was praise-worthy. |
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Mr Yiu Kwok-leung, Executive Officer |
The team was commended for their substantial contribution in the relocation of Light Detection and Ranging system. They liaised with various bureaux and departments closely and provided reliable support in the project. Their meritorious act has enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Mr Lao Wing-kwan, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in securing the smooth relocation of Light Detection and Ranging system via close coordination and liaison with the Airport Authority Hong Kong and relevant parties. Their meritorious act has enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Dr Lam Hok-yin, David, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their substantial contributions in the major enhancements in King’s Park Upper-air Meteorological Station (the Station) for a more accurate measurement of the variation of water vapour content in the upper atmosphere. The Station was subsequently accepted by World Meteorological Organization Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) Secretariat as a candidate GCOS Reference Upper Air Network site. Their contributions have greatly enhanced the image of the department. |
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Mr Kok Mang-hin, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their substantial contribution in rendering prompt assistance in collecting operational meteorological data and manually transmitting the data to global aviation stakeholders quickly. Their contribution has greatly enhanced the image of the department. |
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Mr Lee Ho-yin, Senior Radar Specialist Mechanic |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in the successful installation of the Phased Array Weather Radar System, which enhanced the department’s capability in monitoring inclement weather including rainstorms and tropical cyclones. Their contribution has greatly enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Mr Fung Kwok-chu, Chief Scientific Assistant |
The team was commended for their whole-hearted effort in expeditiously and swiftly completing the repair work of the mattress covering the thermometer shed of the Observatory’s Headquarters, which helped ensured the accuracy of the temperature data of the Observatory’s Headquarters. Their meritorious act coping with the emergency situation was praise-worthy. |
Letter of Appreciation
| Awardee(s) | Remarks |
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Ms Lam Ching-chi, Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their effort in expeditiously conducting central briefing during the passages of tropical cyclones and presenting the complicated scientific assessment to the public in layman terms. Their contribution helped promote the image of the department. |
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Dr Lam Hok-yin, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their effort in providing invaluable support to colleagues conducting central briefing and Central Forecasting Office for long hours during the passages of tropical cyclones. Their contribution has enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Miss Lee Fung-ying, Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their effort in providing effective logistic support in arranging intensive central weather briefings during the passages of tropical cyclones. Their contribution has enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Mr Kong Wai, Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their unfailing support in serving as weather presenters in TV weather programme in addition to their own duties on a rotation basis, contributed to the successful enhancement of TV weather service and image of the department. |
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Mr Kwan Kam-lun, Ag. Senior Experimental Officer |
The team was commended for their effort in optimizing the spatial layout of meteorological station for installation of new off-site systems within a short period of time. Their contribution has strengthened the ability of HKO on data collection and assessment and enhanced the efficiency of the department. |
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Mr Yeung Hon-yin, Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for their effort in the timely publishing of the popular column “Weather Note” articles on the Observatory’s website in the past year. Their contributions have enhanced the image of the department.
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Mr Lee Tsun-sing, Leo, Executive Officer II |
The team was recognised for their effort in renovating the new office space at the Air Traffic Control Complex for a smooth relocation of staff. Their contributions have improved the efficiency of the department. |
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The team was commended for their effort in effectively discharging the ad hoc duties to support the operation of additional electronics consumption voucher scheme service centres. Their contribution has demonstrated the value of the Observatory in serving the public with heart. |
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Ms Tse Shuk-mei, Senior Scientific Officer |
The team was commended for serving as the mentors under the weather forecasting mentorship scheme, which facilitated knowledge transfer and experience sharing in weather forecasting. Their contribution has enhanced the efficiency of the department. |