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MONDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1977
OBSERVATORY DIRECTOR ATTENDS TYPHOON MEETING IN TOKYO *****
MR. GORDON BELL, DIRECTOR OF THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, WILL BE LEAVING THIS (MONDAY) AFTERNOON TO ATTEND THE 10TH ANNUAL SESSION OF THE TYPHOON COMMITTEE TO BE HELD IN TOKYO STARTING TO- MORROW (TUESDAY).
THE MEETING, SPONSORED BY THE WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION AND THE ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL COMMISSION FOR ASIA AND THE PACIFIC, WILL REVIEW THE PROGRESS ACHIEVED DURING THE PAST YEAR IN THE IMPLEMENTATION AND IMPROVEMENT OF OBSERVATIONAL AND TELECOMMUNICATION FACILITIES IN SOUTHEAST ASIA AND THE PACIFIC.
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DURING THE WEEK-LONG MEETING IT WILL ALSO DISCUSS THE ACTIVITIES OF THE MEMBER COUNTRIES IN RESEARCH, TRAINING AND DISASTER PREVENTION AND THEIR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS SEVERAL INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMMES SUCH AS THE MONEX (MONSOON EXPERIMENT).
IN ADDITION, DISCUSSIONS WILL BE HELD ON THE OPERATIONAL AND EQUIPMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR THE RECEPTION OF DATA FROM THE JAPANESE GEOSTATIONARY METEOROLOGICAL SATELLITE (GMS) WHICH WAS LAUNCHED IN JULY THIS YEAR AND EXPECTED TO BECOME OPERATIONAL BY EARLY 1978.
DURING THE YEAR HONG KONG HAS BEEN MAKING A VALUABLE CONTRIBUTION TO THE COMMITTEE BY DISSEMINATING TO ITS MEMBERS RADAR OBSERVATIONS AND OBJECTIVE FORECASTS OF TROPICAL CYCLONES UNDER OPERATIONAL CONDITIONS, WHICH HAVE BEEN WELL RECEIVED.
HONG KONG IS ALSO PLAYING THE LEADING ROLE IN THE COMMITTEE'S REGIONAL JOINT STUDY PROGRAMME ON TROPICAL CYCLONE MOVEMENT PREDICTION.
FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THIS PROGRAMME, THE THAI METEOROLOGICAL DEPARTMENT SENT ITS CHIEF RESEARCH OFFICER TO THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY LAST JULY FOR THREE MONTHS UNDER A WORLD METEOROLOGICAL ORGANISATION FELLOWSHIP FOR TRAINING IN THE LATEST FORECASTING TECHNIQUES.
MR. BELL WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY DR. P.C. CHIN OF THE OPERATIONAL DIVISION.
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