Hong Kong Observatory

Hong Kong Observatory
香港天文台
Agency overview
Formed2 March 1883; 141 years ago (1883-03-02)[1]
Headquarters134A Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Employees315 (March 2018)[2]
Annual budget381.4m HKD (2019–20)[2]
Agency executive
  • Dr. Cheng Cho-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory
Parent agencyEnvironment and Ecology Bureau
Websitewww.hko.gov.hk
www.weather.gov.hk
Hong Kong Observatory
Chinese香港天文台
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinXiānggǎng Tiānwéntái
Yue: Cantonese
Yale RomanizationHēung góng tīn màhn tòih
JyutpingHoeng1 gong2 tin1 man4 toi4
The 1883 building
The Hong Kong Observatory Centenary Building

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.

  1. ^ "History of the Hong Kong Observatory". Hong Kong Observatory. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Head 168 – HONG KONG OBSERVATORY" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. Brand Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 October 2019.