Talks are also organised in primary schools during the winter time, when officials are less busy in the severe climate issues and watchouts. This outreach programme was extended to primary school students, the elderly and community groups in recent years. The Observatory regularly organises visits for secondary school students. Voluntary docents from this interest group lead a "HKO Guided Tour" to let the public who applied for visit in advance to visit the headquarters of the Observatory, and learn about the history, environment and meteorological science applied by the Observatory. Newsletters (named 談天說地) were also published for members once every four months. Activities organised for the Friends of the Observatory include regular science lectures and visits to Observatory's facilities.
The Friends of the Observatory, an interest group set up in 1996 to help the Observatory to promote Hong Kong Observatory and its services to the public, provide science extension activities in relation to the works of the Observatory and foster communication between the Observatory and the public, now has more than 7,000 individual and family members in total. In 1981, the logo was changed to the old coat of arms, and in 1997, with the transfer of sovereignty over Hong Kong, the current logo was introduced to replace the colonial symbols. #įrom 1885 to 1948, the HKO used the coat of arms of the United Kingdom in various styles for its logo but in 1949, this was changed to a circular escutcheon featuring pictures of weather observation tools, with the year 1883 at the bottom and a St Edward's Crown at the top.
Signs of Hong Kong Observatory in different years. In 2002, the Observatory opened a resource centre on the 23rd Floor of the nearby Miramar Tower, where the public can buy Hong Kong Observatory publications and access other meteorological information. This was demonstrated by the considerable increase in average temperatures recorded by the Observatory between 19. As a result of high greenhouse gas emissions, the reflection of sunlight from buildings and the surfaces of roads, as well as the reduced vegetation, it suffers from a heat island effect. However, due to rapid urbanisation, it is now surrounded by skyscrapers. Observatory Road in Tsim Sha Tsui is so named based on this landmark. The Hong Kong Observatory was built in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon in 1883. The Observatory adopted the current name and emblem in 1997 after the transfer of Hong Kong's sovereignty from the UK to China. The Observatory was renamed the Royal Observatory Hong Kong ( Chinese: 皇家香港天文台) after obtaining a Royal Charter in 1912. Early operations included meteorological and magnetic observations, a time service based on astronomical observations and a tropical cyclone warning service. The Observatory was established on 2 March 1883 as the Hong Kong Observatory by Sir George Bowen, the 9th Governor of Hong Kong, with William Doberck (1852–1941) as its first director.
Constitutional and Mainland Affairs Bureau.Joint Secretariat for the Advisory Bodies on Civil Service and Judicial Salaries and Conditions of Service.Government Secretariat and Government agencies.Committee for Safeguarding National Security of the HKSAR.
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