Hong Kong Observatory

Hong Kong Observatory
Hong Kong Observatory
Chinese	香港天文台
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xiānggǎng Tiānwéntái
Yue: Cantonese
Yale Romanization	Hēung góng tīn màhn tòih
Jyutping	Hoeng1 gong2 tin1 man4 toi4

Hong Kong Observatory
香港天文台
Agency overview
Formed	2 March 1883
Headquarters	134A Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Employees	315 (March 2018)
Annual budget	381.4m HKD (2019–20)
Agency executive	Dr. Cheng Cho-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory;
Parent agency	Environment and Ecology Bureau
Website	www.hko.gov.hk; www.weather.gov.hk

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.

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

[hkohistory-1] "History of the Hong Kong Observatory". Hong Kong Observatory. 20 May 2011. Retrieved 7 August 2011.

[hkbudget-2] "Head 168 – HONG KONG OBSERVATORY" (PDF). Hong Kong Observatory. Brand Hong Kong. Retrieved 14 October 2019.

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Agency overview
香港天文台

Formed	2 March 1883; 141 years ago (1883-03-02)^[1]
Headquarters	134A Nathan Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon, Hong Kong
Employees	315 (March 2018)^[2]
Annual budget	381.4m HKD (2019–20)^[2]
Agency executive	Dr. Cheng Cho-ming, Director of the Hong Kong Observatory
Parent agency	Environment and Ecology Bureau
Website	www.hko.gov.hk www.weather.gov.hk