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Technical Memoirs

This table lists the technical memoirs published by the Hong Kong Observatory.
No. Title Author Year
1a Meteorological information for aviation purposes N. Lawrence 1948
1b Meteorological information for aviation purposes (second edition) P. Peterson 1964
2 A statistical survey of Hong Kong rainfall L. Starbuck 1950
3 Hong Kong typhoons G.S.P. Heywood 1950
4 A statistical survey of typhoons & tropical depressions in the Western Pacific & China Sea from observations & tracks recorded at the Royal Observatory Hong Kong from 1884 - 1947 L. Starbuck 1951
5a Hong Kong meteorological records & climatological notes 60 years 1884 - 1939, 1947 - 1950 J.E. Peacock 1952
5b Supplement - Hong Kong meteorological records 1884 - 1939, 1947 - 1962 P. Peterson 1963
6 Surface pressure-patterns & weather around the year in Hong Kong G.S.P. Heywood 1953
7 Tropical cyclones in the Western Pacific & China Sea area 1884 - 1953 P.C. Chin 1958
8 The effect of meteorological conditions on tide height at Hong Kong I.E.M. Watts 1959
9 Climatology of China & Korea (for internal distribution only) I.E.M. Watts 1967
10 The probable maximum rainfall in Hong Kong G.J. Bell & P.C. Chin 1968
11 Tropical cyclone climatology for the China Seas and Western Pacific from 1884 to 1970, Vol. 1 : Basic data P.C. Chin 1972
12 Monthly mean upper winds and temperatures over Southeast Asia and western North Pacific P.C. Chin & M.H. Lai 1974