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Dr. C.M.Cheng, Senior Scientific Officer of the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) was elected the vice-chairman of a sub-group of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) at its meeting held in Jakarta in July 2010. This position has been undertaken by Mr. C.M. Shun, Assistant Director of HKO, since 2003. It is the first time that two HKO officers take up vice-chairmanship of an international meeting in a row. This reflects the recognition of the contribution of Hong Kong in the development of aviation weather services in the world.
Dr. Cheng, together with the other vice-chairman, Mr. Keith Mackersy of New Zealand, chaired a meteorological working group meeting of the sub-group. Attended by 102 representatives from 24 countries and 2 international organizations, the sub-group discussed on the planning and implementation of communications, navigation, surveillance and meteorology for aviation in the Asia Pacific region.
"I am very honoured to be elected vice-chairman of the sub-group", said Dr. Cheng. "I am much grateful for the support rendered by many countries in the Asia Pacific region. Based on the solid ground laid by my predecessor, I will endeavour to furthering the development of aviation weather services in the region". Apart from the sub-group, Dr. Cheng also joins the work of an international study group of ICAO on aviation meteorological observation and forecasting.
Commencing work in aviation meteorology at the Observatory in 1996, Dr. Cheng has been responsible for the installation of aerodrome meteorological observing system and the world-first operational LIght Detection and Ranging (LIDAR) as well as the operation of the Terminal Doppler Weather Radar. He has also been involved in the development of the Aircraft Meteorological DAta Relay (AMDAR) programme in Hong Kong.
 Dr. C.M.Cheng (first from left) having a picture with Mr. C.M.Shun (second from left), Mr. Keith Mackersy (second from right) and Mr. Chris Keohan (ICAO Regional Officer, MET; first from right). |
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