Hong Kong Observatory

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Information for Authority record

Name (Latin)
Hong Kong Observatory
Other forms of name
Hong Kong (China). Observatory
Hong Kong. Observatory
Xianggang tian wen tai
香港天文台
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 128433935
Wikidata: Q1537282
Library of congress: no 00009852
Sources of Information
  • Jen kung pao pʻo yü tʻien jan ti chen ti shih pieh, 1999:t.p. (Hsiang-kang tʻien wen tʻai; Hong Kong Observatory)
  • Hong Kong Observatory WWW home page, Dec. 17, 1999introduction (Hong Kong Observatory, est. 1883; in 1912, King George V granted the title Royal Observatory, Hong Kong; the original name was restored on 1 July, 1997)

Wikipedia description:

The Hong Kong Observatory is a weather forecast agency of the government of Hong Kong. The observatory forecasts the weather and issues warnings on weather-related hazards. It also monitors and makes assessments on radiation levels in Hong Kong and provides other meteorological and geophysical services to meet the needs of the public and the shipping, aviation, industrial and engineering sectors.

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