The Observatory organised jointly with the World Meteorological Organization and International Civil Aviation Organization a Workshop on "Aviation Meteorological Science and Service Development”

11 December 2024

During 3 to 6 December 2024, the Hong Kong Observatory (HKO) cooperated with the International Civil Aviation Organization Asia and Pacific Office (ICAO APAC) and organised an international workshop on "Aviation Meteorological Science and Service Development" under the Voluntary Cooperation Programme (VCP) of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The workshop is also the first activity of the Meteorological Training Centre for Belt and Road Countries newly established by the HKO.

Distinguished speakers from international organisations and meteorological services worldwide shared their expertise, including Mr Greg BROCK from WMO, Mr Peter DUNDA from ICAO APAC, Mr Junpeng WEN from the Civil Aviation Administration of China (CAAC), Ms Svenja KOOS from the Deutscher Wetterdienst (DWD), Ms Raehyun CHUNG from the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Mr Gerald LIM from the Meteorological Service Singapore (MSS), Captain Klaus SIEVERS from the International Federation of Air Line Pilots' Associations (IFALPA), Professor Jung-hoon KIM from Seoul National University, as well as Mr Boon Leung CHOY, Mr Marco Mang Hin KOK, Ms Christy Yan Yu LEUNG and Dr Danice Yin Lam NG from the HKO.

The four-day workshop covered extensive topics including the latest international developments in aviation weather services, artificial intelligence applications, System-Wide Information Management (SWIM) and space weather. Besides lectures, the programme featured interactive sharing sessions. Participants also visited the Airport Meteorological Office and Integrated Airport Centre at the Hong Kong International Airport.

The workshop attracted overwhelming responses with over 90 participants from more than 45 countries attending the workshop either online or in person. Participants spoke highly of the workshop, noting that the knowledge gained from the workshop would help enhance their aviation weather services. The workshop demonstrated HKO's commitment to advancing aviation meteorological services across the Asia-Pacific region and beyond.